In 1 Corinthians 4 of 1 Corinthians .
What will ye? shall I come unto you with a rod, or in love, and in the spirit of meekness?
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τί ti What τί ti What τίς (tis) interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “What”, the object form G5101 who, which, what, why. This verse uses “what”. What θέλετε; thelete will ye θέλετε thelete will ye θέλω (thelō) verb, present active indicative, 2nd person plural — “will ye”, an ongoing or repeated action G2309 I will, wish, desire, am willing, intend, design. This verse uses “will”. will ye ἐν en with ἐν en with ἐν preposition — “with” G1722 in, on, among. with ῥάβδῳ rhabdō a rod ῥάβδῳ rhabdō a rod ῥάβδος (rhabdos) noun, dative, singular, feminine — “a rod”, the to- or for-form G4464 a rod, staff, staff of authority, scepter. This verse uses “a rod”. a rod ἔλθω elthō to come ἔλθω elthō to come ἔρχομαι (erchomai) Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms. verb, aorist active subjunctive, 1st person singular — “to come”, a single action G2064 I come, go. πρὸς pros to πρὸς pros to πρός preposition — “to” G4314 to, towards, with. ὑμᾶς, humas you ὑμᾶς humas you σύ (su) personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “you”, the object form G4771 you. ἢ ē or ἢ ē or ἤ conjunction — “or” G2228 or, than. or ἐν en in ἐν en in ἐν preposition — “in” G1722 in, on, among. in ἀγάπῃ agapē love ἀγάπῃ agapē love ἀγάπη noun, dative, singular, feminine — “love”, the to- or for-form G26 love, benevolence, good will, esteem; plur: love-feasts. love πνεύματί pneumati in the spirit πνεύματί pneumati in the spirit πνεῦμα (pneuma) noun, dative, singular, neuter — “in the spirit”, the to- or for-form G4151 wind, breath, spirit. This verse uses “spirit”. in the spirit τε te and τε te and τέ conjunction — “and” G5037 and, both. This verse uses “and”. πραΰτητος; prautētos gentleness πραΰτητος prautētos gentleness πραΰτης (praÿtēs) noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “gentleness”, the of-form G4240 mildness, gentleness. This verse uses “gentleness”. Strong’s files this form under G4236 (πρᾳότης). of meekness Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
what do ye wish? with a rod shall I come unto you, or in love, with a spirit also of meekness?
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American Standard Version (1901) What will ye? shall I come unto you with a rod, or in love and a spirit of gentleness?
Young’s Literal Translation what do ye wish? with a rod shall I come unto you, or in love, with a spirit also of meekness?
World English Bible What do you want? Shall I come to you with a rod, or in love and a spirit of gentleness?
Darby Translation What will ye? that I come to you with a rod; or in love, and [in] a spirit of meekness?
Douay-Rheims What will you? shall I come to you with a rod; or in charity, and in the spirit of meekness?
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