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SoτοίνυνIἐγὼrunτρέχωin this way:οὕτωςnotοὐκas one who runsὡςaimlessly;ἀδήλωςI boxπυκτεύωin this way:οὕτωςnotοὐκas oneὡςbeatingδέρωνthe air.ἀέρα
1 Corinthians 9:26
Study it in the app“So I run in this way: not as one who runs aimlessly; I box in this way: not as one beating the air.”
With the Greek beneath
1 Corinthians 9:26, word by word
- Soτοίνυνtoinyn
therefore
Therefore, well then.
Where else “toinyn” appears- runτρέχωtrechō
strive
To strive to reach the goal of faith.
Where else “trechō” appears- aimlesslyἀδήλωςadēlōs
aimlessly
Aimlessly, uncertainly, without knowing where one is going.
Where else “adēlōs” appears- I boxπυκτεύωpykteuō
box
Box: fight with the fists.
Where else “pykteuō” appears- beatingδέρωνderōn
beat, strike
Beat, strike, flog.
Where else “derōn” appears- the airἀέραaera
air
Air, the air around the earth.
Where else “aera” appears
The context
25And everyone who competes exercises self-control in all things; they then do it to receive a perishable crown, but we an imperishable one.
26 · This verse (above)
27But I pummel my body and enslave it, for fear that somehow, after preaching to others, I myself should become disqualified.