King James Version

1 Corinthians 4:9

For I think that God hath set forth us the apostles last, as it were appointed to death: for we are made a spectacle unto the world, and to angels, and to men.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “because” (ὅτι) before spectacle here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

δοκῶdokōI thinkδοκέω (dokeō)verb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “I think”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1380I think, seem, appear, it seems.This verse uses “think”.I thinkγάρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.ὁhotheὁarticle, 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”.GodἡμᾶςhēmasIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “I”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).usτοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἀποστόλουςapostolousapostlesἀπόστολος (apostolos)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “apostles”, the object formG652a messenger, envoy, delegate, one commissioned by another to represent him in some way, especially a man sent out by Jesus Christ Himself to preach the Gospel; an apostle.the apostlesἐσχάτουςeschatouslastἔσχατος (eschatos)adjective, accusative, plural, masculine — “last”, the object formG2078last, at the last, finally, till the end.This verse uses “last”.lastἀπέδειξενapedeixento displayἀποδείκνυμι (apodeiknumi)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to display”, a single actionG584I show by proof, demonstrate, set forth, proclaim to an officer.ὡςhōsasὡςconjunction — “as”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.asἐπιθανατίουςepithanatiousit were appointed to deathἐπιθανάτιος (epithanatios)adjective, accusative, plural, masculine — “it were appointed to death”, the object formG1935at the point of death, condemned to death.it were appointed to deathὅτιhotiforὅτιconjunction — “for”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.forθέατρονtheatrona spectacleθέατρονnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “a spectacle”, the subject formG2302(a) a theatre, a semi-circular stone building, generally open to the sky, (b) a spectacle, show.This verse uses “spectacle”.a spectacleἐγενήθημενegenēthēmento beγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, aorist passive indicative, 1st person plural — “to be”, a single actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.τῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.κόσμῳkosmōunto the worldκόσμος (kosmos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “unto the world”, the to- or for-formG2889the world, universe; worldly affairs; the inhabitants of the world; adornment.This verse uses “the world”.unto the worldκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἀγγέλοιςangeloisto angelsἄγγελος (angelos)noun, dative, plural, masculine — “to angels”, the to- or for-formG32a messenger, generally a (supernatural) messenger from God, an angel, conveying news or behests from God to men.to angelsκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoisto menἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos)noun, dative, plural, masculine — “to men”, the to- or for-formG444a man, one of the human race.to men

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

for I think that God did set forth us the apostles last — as appointed to death, because a spectacle we became to the world, and messengers, and men;

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American Standard Version (1901)

For, I think, God hath set forth us the apostles last of all, as men doomed to death: for we are made a spectacle unto the world, both to angels and men.

Young’s Literal Translation

for I think that God did set forth us the apostles last — as appointed to death, because a spectacle we became to the world, and messengers, and men;

World English Bible

For I think that God has displayed us, the apostles, last of all, like men sentenced to death. For we are made a spectacle to the world, both to angels and men.

Darby Translation

For I think that God has set us the apostles for the last, as appointed to death. For we have become a spectacle to the world, both to angels and men.

Douay-Rheims

For I think that God hath set forth us apostles, the last, as it were men appointed to death: we are made a spectacle to the world, and to angels, and to men.

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