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1 Corinthians 10:6

Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted.

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Ταῦταtautathese thingsοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, nominative, plural, neuter — “these things”, the subject formG3778this; he, she, it.these thingsδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.τύποιtupoiexamplesτύπος (tupos)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “examples”, the subject formG5179(originally: the mark of a blow, then a stamp struck by a die), (a) a figure; a copy, image, (b) a pattern, model, (c) a type, prefiguring something or somebody.examplesἡμῶνhēmōnIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).ἐγενήθησανegenēthēsanto beγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person plural — “to be”, a single actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.εἰςeisto the intentεἰςpreposition — “to the intent”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.to the intentτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.μὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.notεἶναιeinaito existεἰμί (eimí)verb, present active infinitive — “to exist”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.Strong’s files this form under G1511 (εἶναι, exist).ἡμᾶςhēmasIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “I”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).ἐπιθυμητὰςepithumētasthingsἐπιθυμητής (epithumētēs)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “things”, the object formG1938an eager desirer of.thingsκακῶνkakōnevilκακός (kakos)adjective, genitive, plural, neuter — “evil”, the of-formG2556bad, evil, in the widest sense.This verse uses “evil”.καθὼςkathōsasκαθώςconjunction — “as”G2531according to the manner in which, in the degree that, just as, as.asκἀκεῖνοιkakeinoiand that oneκἀκεῖνος (kakeînos)demonstrative pronoun, nominative, plural, masculine — “and that one”, the subject formG2548Strong’s files this form under G1565 (ἐκεῖνος).they alsoἐπεθύμησανepethumēsanlustedἐπιθυμέω (epithumeō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “lusted”, a single actionG1937I long for, covet, lust after, set the heart upon.lusted

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and those things became types of us, for our not passionately desiring evil things, as also these did desire.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted.

Young’s Literal Translation

and those things became types of us, for our not passionately desiring evil things, as also these did desire.

World English Bible

Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things as they also lusted.

Darby Translation

But these things happened [as] types of us, that we should not be lusters after evil things, as they also lusted.

Douay-Rheims

Now these things were done in a figure of us, that we should not covet evil things as they also coveted.

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