1 Corinthians 9:10
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©GreekStrong'sOrigin
Or
(ē)
2228: or, thana prim. conjunction used disjunctively or cptv.
is He speakingλέγει
(legei)
3004: to saya prim. verb
altogetherπάντως
(pantōs)
3843: altogether, by all meansadverb from pas
for our sake?δι’
(di)
1223: through, on account of, because ofa prim. preposition
Yes,γὰρ
(gar)
1063: for, indeed (a conjunc. used to express cause, explanation, inference or continuation)a contr. of ge ara (verily then)
for our sakeδι’
(di)
1223: through, on account of, because ofa prim. preposition
it was written,ἐγράφη
(egraphē)
1125: to writea prim. verb
becauseὅτι
(oti)
3754: that, becauseconjunction from neut. of hostis,
the plowmanἀροτριῶν
(arotriōn)
722: to plowfrom arotron
oughtὀφείλει
(opheilei)
3784: to owea prim. word
to plowἀροτριᾶν
(arotrian)
722: to plowfrom arotron
in hope,ἐλπίδι
(elpidi)
1680: expectation, hopefrom the same as elpizó
and the thresherἀλοῶν
(aloōn)
248: to threshfrom halón
[to thresh] in hopeἐλπίδι
(elpidi)
1680: expectation, hopefrom the same as elpizó
of sharingμετέχειν
(metechein)
3348: to partake of, share infrom meta and echó
[the crops]. 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
η  particle
e  ay:  disjunctive, or; comparative, than -- and, but (either), (n-)either, except it be, (n-)or (else), rather, save, than, that, what, yea.
δι  preposition
dia  dee-ah':  through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional)
ημας  personal pronoun - first person accusative plural
hemas  hay-mas':  us -- our, us, we.
παντως  adverb
pantos  pan'-toce:  entirely; specially, at all events, (with negative, following) in no event -- by all means, altogether, at all, needs, no doubt, in (no) wise, surely.
λεγει  verb - present active indicative - third person singular
lego  leg'-o:  ask, bid, boast, call, describe, give out, name, put forth, say(-ing, on), shew, speak, tell, utter.
δι  preposition
dia  dee-ah':  through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional)
ημας  personal pronoun - first person accusative plural
hemas  hay-mas':  us -- our, us, we.
γαρ  conjunction
gar  gar:  assigning a reason (used in argument, explanation or intensification; often with other particles)
εγραφη  verb - second aorist passive indicative - third person singular
grapho  graf'-o:  to grave, especially to write; figuratively, to describe -- describe, write(-ing, -ten).
οτι  conjunction
hoti  hot'-ee:  demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because -- as concerning that, as though, because (that), for (that), how (that), (in) that, though, why.
επ  preposition
epi  ep-ee':  meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e. over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.
ελπιδι  noun - dative singular feminine
elpis  el-pece':  expectation (abstractly or concretely) or confidence -- faith, hope.
οφειλει  verb - present active indicative - third person singular
opheilo  of-i'-lo:  to owe (pecuniarily); figuratively, to be under obligation (ought, must, should); morally, to fail in duty
ο  definite article - nominative singular masculine
ho  ho:  the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) -- the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
αροτριων  verb - present active participle - nominative singular masculine
arotrioo  ar-ot-ree-o'-o:  to plow -- plough.
αροτριαν  verb - present active infinitive
arotrioo  ar-ot-ree-o'-o:  to plow -- plough.
και  conjunction
kai  kahee:  and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
ο  definite article - nominative singular masculine
ho  ho:  the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) -- the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
αλοων  verb - present active participle - nominative singular masculine
aloao  al-o-ah'-o:  to tread out grain -- thresh, tread out the corn.
της  definite article - genitive singular feminine
ho  ho:  the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) -- the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
ελπιδος  noun - genitive singular feminine
elpis  el-pece':  expectation (abstractly or concretely) or confidence -- faith, hope.
αυτου  personal pronoun - genitive singular masculine
autos  ow-tos':  the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
μετεχειν  verb - present active infinitive
metecho  met-ekh'-o:  to share or participate; by implication, belong to, eat (or drink) -- be partaker, pertain, take part, use.
επ  preposition
epi  ep-ee':  meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e. over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.
ελπιδι  noun - dative singular feminine
elpis  el-pece':  expectation (abstractly or concretely) or confidence -- faith, hope.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Or is He speaking altogether for our sake? Yes, for our sake it was written, because the plowman ought to plow in hope, and the thresher to thresh in hope of sharing the crops.

King James Bible
Or saith he it altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, this is written: that he that ploweth should plow in hope; and that he that thresheth in hope should be partaker of his hope.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Or isn't He really saying it for us? Yes, this is written for us, because he who plows ought to plow in hope, and he who threshes should do so in hope of sharing the crop.

International Standard Version
Isn't he really speaking for our benefit? Yes, this was written for our benefit, because the one who plows should plow in hope, and the one who threshes should thresh in hope of sharing in the crop.

NET Bible
Or is he not surely speaking for our benefit? It was written for us, because the one plowing and threshing ought to work in hope of enjoying the harvest.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
But it is understood that he said it for our sake and for our sake it was written, because it is incumbent upon the plower to plow for hope, and whoever threshes, for the hope of a crop.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Isn't he speaking entirely for our benefit? This was written for our benefit so that the person who plows or threshes should expect to receive a share of the crop.

King James 2000 Bible
Or says he it altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, this is written: that he that plows should plow in hope; and that he that threshes in hope should be partaker of his hope.
Links
1 Corinthians 9:10
1 Corinthians 9:10 NIV
1 Corinthians 9:10 NLT
1 Corinthians 9:10 ESV
1 Corinthians 9:10 NASB
1 Corinthians 9:10 KJV

1 Corinthians 9:9
Top of Page
Top of Page