God & Savior

1 Corinthians 10:9

We should not test Christ, as some of them did, and were killed by snakes.
1 Corinthians 10:9
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Original language (Greek)

μηδὲ ἐκπειράζωμεν τὸν Χριστόν καθώς τινες αὐτῶν ἐπείρασαν, καὶ ὑπὸ τῶν ὄφεων ἀπώλλυντο.

  1. μηδὲmēde“Neither”
    Conjunction, nominative · from μηδέ · “nor” · Strong's G3366
  2. ἐκπειράζωμενekpeirazōmen“shall we test”
    Verb, present, active, subjunctive, 1st person plural · from ἐκπειράζω · “to test/tempt” · Strong's G1598
  3. τὸνton“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  4. ΧριστόνChriston“Christ”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from Χριστός · “Christ” · Strong's G5547
  5. καθώςkathōs“even as”
    Conjunction · “as/just as” · Strong's G2531
  6. τινεςtines“some”
    Indefinite pronoun, nominative, plural, masculine · from τις · “one” · Strong's G5100
  7. αὐτῶνautōn“of them”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  8. ἐπείρασαν,epeirasan“tested,”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from πειράζω · “to test/tempt” · Strong's G3985H
  9. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  10. ὑπὸhupo“by”
    Preposition · from ὑπό · “by/under” · Strong's G5259G
  11. τῶνtōn“<the>”
    Article, genitive, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  12. ὄφεωνopheōn“serpents”
    Noun, genitive, plural, masculine · from ὄφις · “snake” · Strong's G3789
  13. ἀπώλλυντο.apōllunto“were destroyed.”
    Verb, imperfect, passive, indicative, 3rd person plural · from ἀπολλύω · “to destroy” · Strong's G0622
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)