King James Version

1 Corinthians 3:6

I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase.

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ἐγὼegōIἐγώpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “I”, the subject formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Iἐφύτευσαephuteusahave plantedφυτεύω (phuteuō)verb, aorist active indicative, 1st person singular — “have planted”, a single actionG5452I plant, set.have plantedἈπολλῶςapollōsApollosἈπολλῶςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Apollos”, the subject formG625Apollos, a Jew of Alexandria.Apollosἐπότισενepotisenwateredποτίζω (potizō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “watered”, a single actionG4222I cause to drink, give to drink; irrigate, water.wateredἀλλὰallabutἀλλάconjunction — “but”G235but, except, however.This verse uses “but”.butὁhotheὁarticle, 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”.Godηὔξανενēuxanengave the increaseαὐξάνω (auxanō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “gave the increase”, an ongoing action in the pastG837(a) I cause to increase, become greater (b) I increase, grow.gave the increase

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

I planted, Apollos watered, but God was giving growth;

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American Standard Version (1901)

I planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase.

Young’s Literal Translation

I planted, Apollos watered, but God was giving growth;

World English Bible

I planted. Apollos watered. But God gave the increase.

Darby Translation

I have planted; Apollos watered; but God has given the increase.

Douay-Rheims

I have planted, Apollo watered, but God gave the increase.

American Standard Version (1901)

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