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1 Corinthians 16:15

I beseech you, brethren, (ye know the house of Stephanas, that it is the firstfruits of Achaia, and that they have addicted themselves to the ministry of the saints,)

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ΠαρακαλῶparakalōI beseechπαρακαλέω (parakaleō)verb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “I beseech”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3870(a) I send for, summon, invite, (b) I beseech, entreat, beg, (c) I exhort, admonish, (d) I comfort, encourage, console.I beseechδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ὑμᾶςhumasyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “you”, the object formG4771you.youἀδελφοίadelphoibrethrenἀδελφός (adelphos)noun, vocative, plural, masculine — “brethren”, the calling formG80a brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian.brethrenοἴδατεoidateto perceiveοἶδα (oida)verb, perfect active indicative, 2nd person plural — “to perceive”, a completed action with a present resultG6063to perceiveτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.οἰκίανoikianhouseοἰκία (oikia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “house”, the object formG3614a house, household, dwelling; meton: goods, property, means.the houseΣτεφανᾶstephanaof StephanasΣτεφανᾶς (stephanas)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of Stephanas”, the of-formG4734Stephanas, a Corinthian Christian.of Stephanasὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.thatἐστὶνestinit isεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “it is”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.it isἀπαρχὴaparchēfirstfruitsἀπαρχήnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “firstfruits”, the subject formG536the first-fruits, the earliest crop of the year, hence also met., for example, of the earliest converts in a district; there is evidence in favor of rendering in some passages merely by: sacrifice, gift.the firstfruitsτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.Ἀχαΐαςachaiasof AchaiaἈχαΐα (achaia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of Achaia”, the of-formG882the Roman Province Achaia, governed by a proconsul, and practically conterminous with modern Greece before 1912.of Achaiaκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andεἰςeistoεἰςpreposition — “to”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.toδιακονίανdiakonianministryδιακονία (diakonia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “ministry”, the object formG1248waiting at table; in a wider sense: service, ministration.the ministryτοῖςtoistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἁγίοιςhagioisof the saintsἅγιος (hagios)adjective, dative, plural, masculine — “of the saints”, the to- or for-formG40set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred.of the saintsἔταξανetaxanto appointτάσσω (tassō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to appoint”, a single actionG5021(a) I assign, arrange, (b) I determine; mid: I appoint.ἑαυτούςheautousmyἑαυτοῦ (heautou)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “my”, the object formG1438himself, herself, itself.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And I entreat you, brethren, ye have known the household of Stephanas, that it is the first-fruit of Achaia, and to the ministration to the saints they did set themselves —

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American Standard Version (1901)

Now I beseech you, brethren (ye know the house of Stephanas, that it is the firstfruits of Achaia, and that they have set themselves to minister unto the saints),

Young’s Literal Translation

And I entreat you, brethren, ye have known the household of Stephanas, that it is the first-fruit of Achaia, and to the ministration to the saints they did set themselves —

World English Bible

Now I beg you, brothers—you know the house of Stephanas, that it is the first fruits of Achaia, and that they have set themselves to serve the saints—

Darby Translation

But I beseech you, brethren, (ye know the house of Stephanas, that it is the first-fruits of Achaia, and they have devoted themselves to the saints for service,)

Douay-Rheims

And I beseech you, brethren, you know the house of Stephanas, and of Fortunatus, and of Achaicus, that they are the firstfruits of Achaia, and have dedicated themselves to the ministry of the saints:

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