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1 Corinthians 2:1

And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God.

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Κἀγὼkagōand Iκἀγώpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “and I”, the subject formG2504Strong’s files this form under G2532 (καί).And Iἐλθὼνelthōnwhen I cameἔρχομαι (erchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “when I came”, a single actionG2064I come, go.when I cameπρὸςprostoπρόςpreposition — “to”G4314to, towards, with.toὑμᾶςhumasyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “you”, the object formG4771you.youἀδελφοίadelphoibrotherἀδελφός (adelphos)noun, vocative, plural, masculine — “brother”, the calling formG80a brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian.ἦλθονēlthoncameἔρχομαι (erchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 1st person singular — “came”, a single actionG2064I come, go.cameοὐounotοὐadverb — “not”G3756no, not.notκαθ’kathwithκατά (kata)preposition — “with”G2596gen: against, down from, throughout, by; acc: over against, among, daily, day-by-day, each day, according to, by way of.withὑπεροχὴνhuperochēnexcellencyὑπεροχή (huperochē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “excellency”, the object formG5247superiority, excellence, preeminence, authority.excellencyλόγουlogouof speechλόγος (logos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of speech”, the of-formG3056a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy.This verse uses “speech”.of speechἢēorἤconjunction — “or”G2228or, than.orσοφίαςsophiasof wisdomσοφία (sophia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of wisdom”, the of-formG4678wisdom, insight, skill (human or divine), intelligence.of wisdomκαταγγέλλωνkatangellōndeclaringκαταγγέλλω (katangellō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “declaring”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2605I declare openly, proclaim, preach, laud, celebrate.declaringὑμῖνhuminunto youσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “unto you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.unto youτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.μαρτύριονmarturiontestimonyμαρτύριονnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “testimony”, the object formG3142witness, evidence, testimony, proof.This verse uses “testimony”.the testimonyτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θεοῦtheouof Godθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.of God

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And I, having come unto you, brethren, came — not in superiority of discourse or wisdom — declaring to you the testimony of God,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And I, brethren, when I came unto you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, proclaiming to you the testimony of God.

Young’s Literal Translation

And I, having come unto you, brethren, came — not in superiority of discourse or wisdom — declaring to you the testimony of God,

World English Bible

When I came to you, brothers, I didn’t come with excellence of speech or of wisdom, proclaiming to you the testimony of God.

Darby Translation

And I , when I came to you, brethren, came not in excellency of word, or wisdom, announcing to you the testimony of God.

Douay-Rheims

And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not in loftiness of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of Christ.

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