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1 Corinthians 11:21

For in eating every one taketh before other his own supper: and one is hungry, and another is drunken.

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ἕκαστοςhekastosevery oneἕκαστοςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “every one”, the subject formG1538each (of more than two), every one.This verse uses “every one”.every oneγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.τὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἴδιονidionother his ownἴδιος (idios)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “other his own”, the object formG2398one's own, belonging to one, private, personal; one's own people, one's own family, home, property.other his ownδεῖπνονdeipnonsupperδεῖπνονnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “supper”, the object formG1173a dinner, an afternoon or evening meal.supperπρολαμβάνειprolambaneito take beforehandπρολαμβάνω (prolambanō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to take beforehand”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4301I take before, anticipate; pass: I am caught or overtaken, taken by surprise.This verse uses “take before”.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.τῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.φαγεῖνphageinto eatἐσθίω (esthíō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active infinitive — “to eat”, a single actionG2068I eat, partake of food; met: I devour, consume (e.g. as rust does).Strong’s files this form under G5315 (φάγω, eat).καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andὃςhosoneὅςrelative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “one”, the subject formG3739who, which, what, that.oneμὲνmenon one handμένconjunction — “on one hand”G3303an untranslatable particle, generally answered by "de", each of the two introducing a clause intended to be contrasted with the other.πεινᾷpeinais hungryπεινάω (peinaō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “is hungry”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3983I am hungry, needy, desire earnestly.is hungryὃςhosanotherὅςrelative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “another”, the subject formG3739who, which, what, that.anotherδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.μεθύειmethueiis drunkenμεθύω (methuō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “is drunken”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3184I am intoxicated with wine, am drunk.is drunken

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

for each his own supper doth take before in the eating, and one is hungry, and another is drunk;

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American Standard Version (1901)

for in your eating each one taketh before other his own supper; and one is hungry, and another is drunken.

Young’s Literal Translation

for each his own supper doth take before in the eating, and one is hungry, and another is drunk;

World English Bible

For in your eating each one takes his own supper first. One is hungry, and another is drunken.

Darby Translation

For each one in eating takes his own supper before [others], and one is hungry and another drinks to excess.

Douay-Rheims

For every one taketh before his own supper to eat. And one indeed is hungry and another is drunk.

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