1 Corinthians 9:7

“Who ever serves as a soldier at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat its fruit? Who tends a flock and does not eat from the milk of the flock?”

1 Corinthians 9:7 · direct translation from the Greek
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1 Corinthians 9:7, word by word

everποτέpote

once, formerly

Once, formerly; ever, at some time.

Where else “pote” appears
serves as a soldierστρατεύεταιstrateuetai

serve as soldier

To serve in the army, to go to war.

Where else “strateuetai” appears
at his ownἰδίοιςidiois

own

What belongs to someone; their people, their family.

Where else “idiois” appears
expenseὀψωνίοιςopsōniois

wages

Wages, pay, a soldier's pay.

Where else “opsōniois” appears
plantsφυτεύειphyteuei

plant

Plant.

Where else “phyteuei” appears
a vineyardἀμπελῶναampelōna

vineyard

Vineyard.

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eatἐσθίειesthiei

eat

Eat.

Where else “esthiei” appears
fruitκαρπὸνkarpon

fruit

What a plant produces, which is harvested and eaten.

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tendsποιμαίνειpoimainei

tend

To tend a flock.

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a flockποίμνηνpoimnēn

flock

Flock.

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the milkγάλακτοςgalaktos

milk

Milk, the food of little children; also as an image of simple, first teaching.

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The context

6Or is it only I and Barnabas who do not have the right not to work?

7 · This verse (above)

8It is not from a human point of view that I say these things, is it? Or does the law not also say these things?

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