God & Savior

1 Corinthians 4:15

Even if you have ten thousand guardians in Christ, you do not have many fathers; for in Christ Jesus I became your father through the gospel.
1 Corinthians 4:15
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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)

ἐὰν γὰρ μυρίους παιδαγωγοὺς ἔχητε ἐν Χριστῷ ἀλλ᾽ οὐ πολλοὺς πατέρας· ἐν γὰρ Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ διὰ τοῦ εὐαγγελίου ἐγὼ ὑμᾶς ἐγέννησα.

  1. ἐὰνean“If”
    Conditional · from ἐάν · “if” · Strong's G1437
  2. γὰρgar“for”
    Conjunction · from γάρ · “for” · Strong's G1063
  3. μυρίουςmurious“ten thousand”
    Adjective, accusative, plural, masculine · from μύριοι · “myriad” · Strong's G3463
  4. παιδαγωγοὺςpaidagōgous“guardians”
    Noun, accusative, plural, masculine · from παιδαγωγός · “guardian” · Strong's G3807
  5. ἔχητεechēte“you shall have”
    Verb, present, active, subjunctive, 2nd person plural · from ἔχω · “to have/be” · Strong's G2192
  6. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  7. ΧριστῷChristō“Christ”
    Noun, dative, singular, masculine · from Χριστός · “Christ” · Strong's G5547
  8. ἀλλ᾽all᾽“yet”
    Conjunction · from ἀλλά · “but” · Strong's G0235
  9. οὐou“not”
    Particle, negative · “no” · Strong's G3756
  10. πολλοὺςpollous“many”
    Adjective, accusative, plural, masculine · from πολύς · “much” · Strong's G4183
  11. πατέρας·pateras“fathers;”
    Noun, accusative, plural, masculine · from πατήρ · “father” · Strong's G3962
  12. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  13. γὰρgar“for”
    Conjunction · from γάρ · “for” · Strong's G1063
  14. ΧριστῷChristō“Christ”
    Noun, dative, singular, masculine · from Χριστός · “Christ” · Strong's G5547
  15. ἸησοῦIēsou“Jesus”
    Noun, dative, singular, masculine · from Ἰησοῦς · “Jesus/Joshua” · Strong's G2424G
  16. διὰdia“through”
    Preposition · from διά · “through/because of” · Strong's G1223
  17. τοῦtou“the”
    Article, genitive, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  18. εὐαγγελίουeuangeliou“gospel”
    Noun, genitive, singular, neuter · from εὐαγγέλιον · “gospel” · Strong's G2098
  19. ἐγὼegō“I myself”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, nominative, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G1473
  20. ὑμᾶςhumas“you”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, accusative, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  21. ἐγέννησα.egennēsa“begot.”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 1st person singular · from γεννάω · “to beget” · Strong's G1080
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)