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Forγὰρthe one whoὁwas calledκληθεὶςinἐνthe Lordκυρίῳasa slaveδοῦλοςisἐστίνthe Lord’sκυρίουfreedman;ἀπελεύθεροςlikewiseὁμοίωςthe one whoὁwas calledκληθεὶςasfreeἐλεύθεροςisἐστινthe Messiah’sΧριστοῦslave.δοῦλός
1 Corinthians 7:22
Study it in the app“For the one who was called in the Lord as a slave is the Lord’s freedman; likewise the one who was called as free is the Messiah’s slave.”
With the Greek beneath
1 Corinthians 7:22, word by word
- was calledκληθεὶςklētheis
call to life
God inviting someone to a new life.
Where else “klētheis” appears- the Lordκυρίῳkyriōi
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyriōi” appears- a slaveδοῦλοςdoulos
slave
A person who belongs to a master and serves him.
Where else “doulos” appears- isἐστίνestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- freedmanἀπελεύθεροςapeleutheros
freedman
Freedman: a slave who has been given freedom.
Where else “apeleutheros” appears- likewiseὁμοίωςhomoiōs
likewise
In the same way, likewise.
Where else “homoiōs” appears- freeἐλεύθεροςeleutheros
free
A person who belongs to no master and is in charge of their own life.
Where else “eleutheros” appears- the Messiah’sΧριστοῦChristou
Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “Christou” appears
The context
21Were you called as a slave? Do not let it concern you. But if indeed you can become free, rather make use of it.
22 · This verse (above)
23You were bought at a price; do not become slaves of men.