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1 Corinthians 2:7

But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory:

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ἀλλὰallaButἀλλάconjunction — “But”G235but, except, however.This verse uses “but”.Butλαλοῦμενlaloumenwe speakλαλέω (laleō)verb, present active indicative, 1st person plural — “we speak”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2980(I talk, chatter in classical Greek, but in NT a more dignified word) I speak, say.This verse uses “speak”.we speakθεοῦtheouof Godθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.of Godσοφίανsophianwisdomσοφία (sophia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “wisdom”, the object formG4678wisdom, insight, skill (human or divine), intelligence.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inμυστηρίῳmustēriōa mysteryμυστήριον (mustērion)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “a mystery”, the to- or for-formG3466a mystery, secret, of which initiation is necessary; in the NT: the counsels of God, once hidden but now revealed in the Gospel or some fact thereof; the Christian revelation generally; particular truths or details of the Christian revelation.This verse uses “a mystery”.a mysteryτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἀποκεκρυμμένηνapokekrummenēneven the hiddenἀποκρύπτω (apokruptō)verb, perfect passive participle, accusative, singular, feminine — “even the hidden”, a completed action with a present resultG613I hide away, conceal, keep secret.even the hiddenἣνhēnwisdom, whichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, singular, feminine — “wisdom, which”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.wisdom, whichπροώρισενproōrisenordainedπροορίζω (proorizō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “ordained”, a single actionG4309I foreordain, predetermine, mark out beforehand.ordainedὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.θεὸςtheosGodθεόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “God”, the subject formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.πρὸprobeforeπρόpreposition — “before”G4253(a) of place: before, in front of, (b) of time: before, earlier than.beforeτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.αἰώνωνaiōnōnworldαἰών (aiōn)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “world”, the of-formG165an age, a cycle (of time), especially of the present age as contrasted with the future age, and of one of a series of ages stretching to infinity.the worldεἰςeisuntoεἰςpreposition — “unto”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.untoδόξανdoxangloryδόξα (doxa)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “glory”, the object formG1391honor, renown; glory, an especially divine quality, the unspoken manifestation of God, splendor.gloryἡμῶνhēmōnIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

but we speak the hidden wisdom of God in a secret, that God foreordained before the ages to our glory,

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American Standard Version (1901)

but we speak God’s wisdom in a mystery, even the wisdom that hath been hidden, which God foreordained before the worlds unto our glory:

Young’s Literal Translation

but we speak the hidden wisdom of God in a secret, that God foreordained before the ages to our glory,

World English Bible

But we speak God’s wisdom in a mystery, the wisdom that has been hidden, which God foreordained before the worlds for our glory,

Darby Translation

But we speak God's wisdom in [a] mystery, that hidden [wisdom] which God had predetermined before the ages for our glory:

Douay-Rheims

But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, a wisdom which is hidden, which God ordained before the world, unto our glory:

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