1 Corinthians 4:6

Brothers, I have applied these things to myself and Apollos for your benefit, so that you may learn from us not to go beyond what is written. Then you will not take pride in one man over another.
1 Corinthians 4:6
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Original language (Greek)

Ταῦτα δέ, ἀδελφοί, μετεσχημάτισα εἰς ἐμαυτὸν καὶ Ἀπολλῶν δι᾽ ὑμᾶς, ἵνα ἐν ἡμῖν μάθητε τὸ μὴ ὑπὲρ ἃ γέγραπται ἵνα μὴ εἷς ὑπὲρ τοῦ ἑνὸς φυσιοῦσθε κατὰ τοῦ ἑτέρου.

  1. ΤαῦταTauta“These things”
    Demonstrative pronoun, accusative, plural, neuter · from οὗτος · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
  2. δέ,de“now,”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  3. ἀδελφοί,adelphoi“brothers,”
    Noun, vocative, plural, masculine · from ἀδελφός · “brother” · Strong's G0080
  4. μετεσχημάτισαmeteschēmatisa“I have applied”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 1st person singular · from μετασχηματίζω · “to transform” · Strong's G3345
  5. εἰςeis“to”
    Preposition · “toward” · Strong's G1519
  6. ἐμαυτὸνemauton“myself”
    Reflexive pronoun, 1st person, accusative, singular, masculine · from ἐμαυτοῦ · “myself” · Strong's G1473
  7. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  8. ἈπολλῶνApollōn“Apollos”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from Ἀπολλῶς · “Apollos” · Strong's G0625
  9. δι᾽di᾽“on account of”
    Preposition · from διά · “through/because of” · Strong's G1223
  10. ὑμᾶς,humas“you,”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, accusative, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  11. ἵναina“so that”
    Conjunction · “in order that/to” · Strong's G2443
  12. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  13. ἡμῖνhēmin“us”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, dative, plural · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  14. μάθητεmathēte“you may learn”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, subjunctive, 2nd person plural · from μανθάνω · “to learn” · Strong's G3129
  15. τὸto“<the>”
    Article, accusative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  16. μὴmē“not”
    Particle, negative · from μή · “not” · Strong's G3361
  17. ὑπὲρhuper“beyond”
    Preposition · from ὑπέρ · “above/for” · Strong's G5228
  18. ἃha“what [things]”
    Relative pronoun, accusative, plural, neuter · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
  19. γέγραπταιgegraptai“has been written”
    Verb, perfect, passive, indicative, 3rd person singular · from γράφω · “to write” · Strong's G1125
  20. ἵναina“that”
    Conjunction · “in order that/to” · Strong's G2443
  21. μὴmē“not”
    Particle, negative · from μή · “not” · Strong's G3361
  22. εἷςheis“one”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · “one” · Strong's G1520
  23. ὑπὲρhuper“for”
    Preposition · from ὑπέρ · “above/for” · Strong's G5228
  24. τοῦtou“<the>”
    Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  25. ἑνὸςhenos“one”
    Adjective, genitive, singular, masculine · from εἷς · “one” · Strong's G1520
  26. φυσιοῦσθεphusiousthe“you be puffed up”
    Verb, present, passive, indicative, 2nd person plural · from φυσιόω · “to inflate” · Strong's G5448
  27. κατὰkata“over”
    Preposition · from κατά · “according to” · Strong's G2596
  28. τοῦtou“the”
    Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  29. ἑτέρου.heterou“other.”
    Adjective, genitive, singular, masculine · from ἕτερος · “other” · Strong's G2087
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)