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1 Corinthians 3:18

Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.

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Μηδεὶςmēdeisno manμηδείςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “no man”, the subject formG3367no one, none, nothing.no manἑαυτὸνheautonhimselfἑαυτοῦ (heautou)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “himself”, the object formG1438himself, herself, itself.This verse uses “himself”.himselfἐξαπατάτωexapatatōto deceiveἐξαπατάω (exapataō)verb, present active imperative, 3rd person singular — “to deceive”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1818I deceive thoroughly.εἴeiifεἰconjunction — “if”G1487if.τιςtisoneτιςinterrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “one”, the subject formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.δοκεῖdokeiseemethδοκέω (dokeō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “seemeth”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1380I think, seem, appear, it seems.seemethσοφὸςsophoswiseσοφόςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “wise”, the subject formG4680wise, learned, cultivated, skilled, clever.wiseεἶναιeinaito existεἰμί (eimí)verb, present active infinitive — “to exist”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.Strong’s files this form under G1511 (εἶναι, exist).ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inὑμῖνhuminyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.τῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.αἰῶνιaiōniworldαἰών (aiōn)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “world”, the to- or for-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.worldτούτῳtoutōthisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “this”, the to- or for-formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.μωρὸςmōrosa foolμωρόςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “a fool”, the subject formG3474(a) adj: stupid, foolish, (b) noun: a fool.a foolγενέσθωgenesthōhe may beγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, aorist middle imperative, 3rd person singular — “he may be”, a single actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.he may beἵναhinain order thatἵναconjunction — “in order that”G2443in order that, so that.This verse uses “in order that”.γένηταιgenētaito beγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, aorist middle subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “to be”, a single actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.σοφόςsophoswiseσοφόςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “wise”, the subject formG4680wise, learned, cultivated, skilled, clever.wise

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

Let no one deceive himself; if any one doth seem to be wise among you in this age — let him become a fool, that he may become wise,

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American Standard Version (1901)

Let no man deceive himself. If any man thinketh that he is wise among you in this world, let him become a fool, that he may become wise.

Young’s Literal Translation

Let no one deceive himself; if any one doth seem to be wise among you in this age — let him become a fool, that he may become wise,

World English Bible

Let no one deceive himself. If anyone thinks that he is wise among you in this world, let him become a fool that he may become wise.

Darby Translation

Let no one deceive himself: if any one thinks himself to be wise among you in this world, let him become foolish, that he may be wise.

Douay-Rheims

Let no man deceive himself: if any man among you seem to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

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