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Ifεἰto othersἄλλοιςI amεἰμὶnotοὐκan apostle,ἀπόστολοςyetἀλλάat leastγεto youὑμῖνI am;εἰμιforγὰρyouὑμεῖςareἐστεthe sealἡ σφραγίςof my apostleshipμου τῆς ἀποστολῆςinἐνthe Lord.κυρίῳ
1 Corinthians 9:2
Study it in the app“If to others I am not an apostle, yet at least to you I am; for you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord.”
With the Greek beneath
1 Corinthians 9:2, word by word
- to othersἄλλοιςallois
other, another
Other, another.
Where else “allois” appears- I amεἰμὶeimi
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “eimi” appears- an apostleἀπόστολοςapostolos
apostle
One of those Jesus chose and sent.
Where else “apostolos” appears- the sealσφραγίςsphragis
seal
Seal: a mark that confirms and guarantees something; also the signet that makes it.
Where else “sphragis” appears- of my apostleshipἀποστολῆςapostolēs
apostleship
Apostleship: the commission of being an apostle, one sent by Jesus.
Where else “apostolēs” appears- the Lordκυρίῳkyriōi
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyriōi” appears
The context
1Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are you not my work in the Lord?
2 · This verse (above)
3This is my defense to those who examine me: