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1 Corinthians 3:2-4

2I gave you milk, not solid food, for you were not yet ready for solid food. In fact, you are still not ready, 3for you are still worldly. For since there is jealousy and dissension among you, are you not worldly? Are you not walking in the way of man? 4For when one of you says, “I follow Paul,” and another, “I follow Apollos,” are you not mere men?
1 Corinthians 3:2-4
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Verse 2

Original language (Greek)

γάλα ὑμᾶς ἐπότισα, οὐ βρῶμα· οὔπω γὰρ ἐδύνασθε, ἀλλ᾽ οὐδὲ ἔτι νῦν δύνασθε·

  1. γάλαgala“Milk”
    Noun, accusative, singular, neuter · “milk” · Strong's G1051
  2. ὑμᾶςhumas“you”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, accusative, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  3. ἐπότισα,epotisa“I gave to drink,”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 1st person singular · from ποτίζω · “to water” · Strong's G4222
  4. οὐou“not”
    Particle, negative · “no” · Strong's G3756
  5. βρῶμα·brōma“solid food;”
    Noun, accusative, singular, neuter · from βρῶμα · “food” · Strong's G1033
  6. οὔπωoupō“not yet”
    Adverb, nominative · “not yet” · Strong's G3768
  7. γὰρgar“for”
    Conjunction · from γάρ · “for” · Strong's G1063
  8. ἐδύνασθε,edunasthe“were you able,”
    Verb, imperfect, middle or passive (deponent), indicative, 2nd person plural · from δύναμαι · “be able” · Strong's G1410
  9. ἀλλ᾽all᾽“In fact”
    Conjunction · from ἀλλά · “but” · Strong's G0235
  10. οὐδὲoude“not”
    Conjunction, nominative · from οὐδέ · “and not” · Strong's G3761
  11. ἔτιeti“still”
    Adverb · “still” · Strong's G2089
  12. νῦνnun“now”
    Adverb · “now” · Strong's G3568
  13. δύνασθε·dunasthe“are you able;”
    Verb, present, middle or passive (deponent), indicative, 2nd person plural · from δύναμαι · “be able” · Strong's G1410

Verse 3

Original language (Greek)

ἔτι γὰρ σαρκικοί ἐστε. ὅπου γὰρ ἐν ὑμῖν ζῆλος καὶ ἔρις οὐχὶ σαρκικοί ἐστε καὶ κατὰ ἄνθρωπον περιπατεῖτε;

  1. ἔτιeti“still”
    Adverb · “still” · Strong's G2089
  2. γὰρgar“for”
    Conjunction · from γάρ · “for” · Strong's G1063
  3. σαρκικοίsarkikoi“fleshly”
    Adjective, nominative, plural, masculine · from σαρκικός · “fleshly” · Strong's G4559
  4. ἐστε.este“you are.”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 2nd person plural · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  5. ὅπουhopou“Where”
    Conjunction · “where(-ever)” · Strong's G3699
  6. γὰρgar“for”
    Conjunction · from γάρ · “for” · Strong's G1063
  7. ἐνen“[are] among”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  8. ὑμῖνhumin“you”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, dative, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  9. ζῆλοςzēlos“jealousy”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “zeal” · Strong's G2205
  10. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  11. ἔριςeris“strife”
    Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · “quarrel” · Strong's G2054
  12. οὐχὶouchi“surely”
    Particle, negative · from οὐχί · “not” · Strong's G3780
  13. σαρκικοίsarkikoi“fleshly”
    Adjective, nominative, plural, masculine · from σαρκικός · “fleshly” · Strong's G4559
  14. ἐστεeste“are you”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 2nd person plural · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  15. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  16. κατὰkata“according to”
    Preposition · from κατά · “according to” · Strong's G2596
  17. ἄνθρωπονanthrōpon“man”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from ἄνθρωπος · “a human” · Strong's G0444
  18. περιπατεῖτε;peripateite“are walking?”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 2nd person plural · from περιπατέω · “to walk” · Strong's G4043

Verse 4

Original language (Greek)

ὅταν γὰρ λέγῃ τις· ἐγὼ μέν εἰμι Παύλου, ἕτερος δὲ ἐγὼ Ἀπολλῶ, οὐκ ἄνθρωποί ἐστε;

  1. ὅτανhotan“When”
    Conjunction · “when(-ever)” · Strong's G3752
  2. γὰρgar“for”
    Conjunction · from γάρ · “for” · Strong's G1063
  3. λέγῃlegē“may say”
    Verb, present, active, subjunctive, 3rd person singular · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
  4. τις·tis“one;”
    Indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · from τις · “one” · Strong's G5100
  5. ἐγὼegō“I myself”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, nominative, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G1473
  6. μένmen“indeed”
    Particle · “on one hand” · Strong's G3303
  7. εἰμιeimi“am”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 1st person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  8. Παύλου,Paulou“of Paul,”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from Παῦλος · “Paul” · Strong's G3972G
  9. ἕτεροςheteros“another”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · “other” · Strong's G2087
  10. δὲde“however”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  11. ἐγὼegō“I myself”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, nominative, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G1473
  12. Ἀπολλῶ,Apollō“of Apollos,”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from Ἀπολλῶς · “Apollos” · Strong's G0625
  13. οὐκouk“surely”
    Particle, negative · from οὐ · “no” · Strong's G3756
  14. ἄνθρωποίanthrōpoi“human”
    Noun, nominative, plural, masculine · from ἄνθρωπος · “a human” · Strong's G0444
  15. ἐστε;este“are you?”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 2nd person plural · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)