God & Savior

1 Corinthians 4:9

For it seems to me that God has displayed us apostles at the end of the procession, like prisoners appointed for death. We have become a spectacle to the whole world, to angels as well as to men.
1 Corinthians 4:9
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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.

Original language (Greek)

δοκῶ γάρ ὁ θεὸς ἡμᾶς τοὺς ἀποστόλους ἐσχάτους ἀπέδειξεν ὡς ἐπιθανατίους, ὅτι θέατρον ἐγενήθημεν τῷ κόσμῳ καὶ ἀγγέλοις καὶ ἀνθρώποις.

  1. δοκῶdokō“I think”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 1st person singular · from δοκέω · “to think” · Strong's G1380
  2. γάρgar“for”
    Conjunction · “for” · Strong's G1063
  3. ὁho“<the>”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  4. θεὸςtheos“God”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from θεός · “God” · Strong's G2316
  5. ἡμᾶςhēmas“us”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, accusative, plural · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  6. τοὺςtous“<the>”
    Article, accusative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  7. ἀποστόλουςapostolous“apostles”
    Noun, accusative, plural, masculine · from ἀπόστολος · “apostle” · Strong's G0652
  8. ἐσχάτουςeschatous“last”
    Adjective, accusative, plural, masculine · from ἔσχατος · “last/least” · Strong's G2078
  9. ἀπέδειξενapedeixen“has exhibited”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἀποδείκνυμι · “to display” · Strong's G0584
  10. ὡςhōs“as”
    Particle · “which/how” · Strong's G5613
  11. ἐπιθανατίους,epithanatious“appointed to death,”
    Adjective, accusative, plural, masculine · from ἐπιθανάτιος · “condemned to death” · Strong's G1935
  12. ὅτιhoti“because”
    Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754H
  13. θέατρονtheatron“a spectacle”
    Noun, nominative, singular, neuter · “theatre” · Strong's G2302
  14. ἐγενήθημενegenēthēmen“we have become”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, passive (deponent), indicative, 1st person plural · from γίνομαι · “to be” · Strong's G1096
  15. τῷtō“to the”
    Article, dative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  16. κόσμῳkosmō“world”
    Noun, dative, singular, masculine · from κόσμος · “world” · Strong's G2889
  17. καὶkai“both”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  18. ἀγγέλοιςangelois“to angels”
    Noun, dative, plural, masculine · from ἄγγελος · “angel” · Strong's G0032G
  19. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  20. ἀνθρώποις.anthrōpois“to men.”
    Noun, dative, plural, masculine · from ἄνθρωπος · “a human” · Strong's G0444
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)