King James Version

1 Corinthians 15:6

After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “and” (καὶ) before were fallen here.

ἔπειταepeitaAfter thatἔπειταadverb — “After that”G1899then, thereafter, afterwards.After thatὤφθηōphthēto seeὁράω (horáō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “to see”, a single actionG3708I see, look upon, experience, perceive, discern, beware.This verse uses “see”.Strong’s files this form under G3700 (ὀπτάνομαι, gaze).he was seenἐπάνωepanōof aboveἐπάνωadverb — “of above”G1883(a) adv: on the top, above, (b) prep: on the top of, above, over, on, above, more than, superior to.This verse uses “above”.of aboveπεντακοσίοιςpentakosioisfive hundredπεντακόσιοι (pentakosioi)adjective, dative, plural, masculine — “five hundred”, the to- or for-formG4001five hundred.five hundredἀδελφοῖςadelphoisbrethrenἀδελφός (adelphos)noun, dative, plural, masculine — “brethren”, the to- or for-formG80a brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian.brethrenἐφάπαξephapaxat onceἐφάπαξadverb — “at once”G2178once, once for all; at once.This verse uses “once”.at onceἐξexofἐκ (ek)preposition — “of”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.ofὧνhōnwhomὅς (hos)relative pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “whom”, the of-formG3739who, which, what, that.whomοἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.πλείονεςpleionesmuchπολύς (polýs)adjective, comparative, nominative, plural, masculine — “much”, the subject formG4183much, many; often.This verse uses “much”.Strong’s files this form under G4119 (πλείων).the greater partμένουσινmenousinremainμένω (menō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person plural — “remain”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3306I remain, abide, stay, wait; with acc: I wait for, await.This verse uses “remain”.remainἕωςheōsuntoἕωςpreposition — “unto”G2193(a) conj: until, (b) prep: as far as, up to, as much as, until.untoἄρτιartithis presentἄρτιadverb — “this present”G737now, just now, at this moment.this presentτινὲςtinessomeτις (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, plural, masculine — “some”, the subject formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.someδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ἐκοιμήθησανekoimēthēsanare fallen asleepκοιμάομαι (koimaomai)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person plural — “are fallen asleep”, a single actionG2837I fall asleep, am asleep, sometimes of the sleep of death.are fallen asleep

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καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

afterwards he appeared to above five hundred brethren at once, of whom the greater part remain till now, and certain also did fall asleep;

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American Standard Version (1901)

then he appeared to above five hundred brethren at once, of whom the greater part remain until now, but some are fallen asleep;

Young’s Literal Translation

afterwards he appeared to above five hundred brethren at once, of whom the greater part remain till now, and certain also did fall asleep;

World English Bible

Then he appeared to over five hundred brothers at once, most of whom remain until now, but some have also fallen asleep.

Darby Translation

Then he appeared to above five hundred brethren at once, of whom the most remain until now, but some also have fallen asleep.

Douay-Rheims

Then he was seen by more than five hundred brethren at once: of whom many remain until this present, and some are fallen asleep.

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