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1 Corinthians 12:23

And those members of the body, which we think to be less honourable, upon these we bestow more abundant honour; and our uncomely parts have more abundant comeliness.

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καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἃhathoseὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, plural, neuter — “those”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.thoseδοκοῦμενdokoumenwhich we thinkδοκέω (dokeō)verb, present active indicative, 1st person plural — “which we think”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1380I think, seem, appear, it seems.This verse uses “think”.which we thinkἀτιμότεραatimoteraless honourableἄτιμος (atimos)adjective, comparative, accusative, plural, neuter — “less honourable”, the object formG820without honor, despised.less honourableεἶναιeinaito existεἰμί (eimí)verb, present active infinitive — “to exist”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.Strong’s files this form under G1511 (εἶναι, exist).τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.σώματοςsōmatosbodyσῶμα (sōma)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “body”, the of-formG4983body, flesh; the body of the Church.This verse uses “body”.τούτοιςtoutoisupon theseοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, dative, plural, neuter — “upon these”, the to- or for-formG3778this; he, she, it.upon theseτιμὴνtimēnhonourτιμή (timē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “honour”, the object formG5092a price, honor.honourπερισσοτέρανperissoteranmore abundantπερισσότερος (perissoteros)adjective, comparative, accusative, singular, feminine — “more abundant”, the object formG4055greater, more, even more, more abundantly.This verse uses “more”.more abundantπεριτίθεμενperitithemento put onπεριτίθημι (peritithēmi)verb, present active indicative, 1st person plural — “to put on”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4060I place or put around, clothe; fig: I bestow, confer.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.τὰtatheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἀσχήμοναaschēmonaindecentἀσχήμων (aschēmōn)adjective, nominative, plural, neuter — “indecent”, the subject formG809unseemly, indecent.This verse uses “indecent”.ἡμῶνhēmōnIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).εὐσχημοσύνηνeuschēmosunēncomelinessεὐσχημοσύνη (euschēmosunē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “comeliness”, the object formG2157decorum, becomingness, embellishment.comelinessπερισσοτέρανperissoteranmore-abundantπερισσότερος (perissoteros)adjective, comparative, accusative, singular, feminine — “more-abundant”, the object formG4055greater, more, even more, more abundantly.This verse uses “more”.ἔχειecheito haveἔχω (echō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to have”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.This verse uses “have”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and those that we think to be less honourable of the body, around these we put more abundant honour, and our unseemly things have seemliness more abundant,

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American Standard Version (1901)

and those parts of the body, which we think to be less honorable, upon these we bestow more abundant honor; and our uncomely parts have more abundant comeliness;

Young’s Literal Translation

and those that we think to be less honourable of the body, around these we put more abundant honour, and our unseemly things have seemliness more abundant,

World English Bible

Those parts of the body which we think to be less honorable, on those we bestow more abundant honor; and our unpresentable parts have more abundant modesty,

Darby Translation

and those [parts] of the body which we esteem to be the more void of honour, these we clothe with more abundant honour; and our uncomely [parts] have more abundant comeliness;

Douay-Rheims

And such as we think to be the less honourable members of the body, about these we put more abundant honour; and those that are our uncomely parts, have more abundant comeliness.

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