God & Savior

1 Corinthians 4:14

I am not writing this to shame you, but to warn you as my beloved children.
1 Corinthians 4:14
Read chapter

Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Greek)

οὐκ ἐντρέπων ὑμᾶς γράφω ταῦτα, ἀλλ᾽ ὡς τέκνα μου ἀγαπητὰ νουθετῶν.

  1. οὐκouk“Not”
    Particle, negative · from οὐ · “no” · Strong's G3756
  2. ἐντρέπωνentrepōn“shaming”
    Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from ἐντρέπω · “to cause shame” · Strong's G1788
  3. ὑμᾶςhumas“you”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, accusative, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  4. γράφωgraphō“do I write”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 1st person singular · “to write” · Strong's G1125
  5. ταῦτα,tauta“these things,”
    Demonstrative pronoun, accusative, plural, neuter · from οὗτος · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
  6. ἀλλ᾽all᾽“but”
    Conjunction · from ἀλλά · “but” · Strong's G0235
  7. ὡςhōs“as”
    Particle · “which/how” · Strong's G5613
  8. τέκναtekna“children”
    Noun, accusative, plural, neuter · from τέκνον · “child” · Strong's G5043
  9. μουmou“of mine”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, genitive, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  10. ἀγαπητὰagapēta“beloved”
    Adjective, accusative, plural, neuter · from ἀγαπητός · “beloved” · Strong's G0027
  11. νουθετῶν.nouthetōn“admonishing [you].”
    Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from νουθετέω · “to admonish” · Strong's G3560
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)