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1 Corinthians 6:2

Do ye not know that the saints shall judge the world? and if the world shall be judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters?

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ἢēorἤconjunction — “or”G2228or, than.οὐκouknotοὐ (ou)adverb — “not”G3756no, not.notοἴδατεoidateto perceiveοἶδα (oida)verb, perfect active indicative, 2nd person plural — “to perceive”, a completed action with a present resultG6063to perceiveὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.thatοἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἅγιοιhagioisaintsἅγιος (hagios)adjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “saints”, the subject formG40set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred.the saintsτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.κόσμονkosmonworldκόσμος (kosmos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “world”, the object formG2889the world, universe; worldly affairs; the inhabitants of the world; adornment.the worldκρινοῦσινkrinousinshall be judgedκρίνω (krinō)verb, future active indicative, 3rd person plural — “shall be judged”, an action still aheadG2919(a) I judge, whether in a law-court or privately: sometimes with cognate nouns emphasizing the notion of the verb, (b) I decide, I think (it) good.shall be judgedκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.εἰeiifεἰconjunction — “if”G1487if.ἐνenbyἐνpreposition — “by”G1722in, on, among.byὑμῖνhuminyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.youκρίνεταιkrinetaito judgeκρίνω (krinō)verb, present passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “to judge”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2919(a) I judge, whether in a law-court or privately: sometimes with cognate nouns emphasizing the notion of the verb, (b) I decide, I think (it) good.This verse uses “judge”.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.κόσμοςkosmosworldκόσμοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “world”, the subject formG2889the world, universe; worldly affairs; the inhabitants of the world; adornment.ἀνάξιοίanaxioiunworthyἀνάξιος (anaxios)adjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “unworthy”, the subject formG370unworthy, inadequate.This verse uses “unworthy”.unworthyἐστεesteto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person plural — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.κριτηρίωνkritēriōnto judgeκριτήριον (kritērion)noun, genitive, plural, neuter — “to judge”, the of-formG2922criterion; a law-court; a law-case before an arbiter; a cause, controversy.to judgeἐλαχίστωνelachistōnsmallest mattersἐλάχιστος (elachistos)adjective, superlative, genitive, plural, neuter — “smallest matters”, the of-formG1646least, smallest, but perhaps oftener in the weaker sense: very little, very small.This verse uses “smallest”.the smallest matters

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

have ye not known that the saints shall judge the world? and if by you the world is judged, are ye unworthy of the smaller judgments?

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American Standard Version (1901)

Or know ye not that the saints shall judge the world? and if the world is judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters?

Young’s Literal Translation

have ye not known that the saints shall judge the world? and if by you the world is judged, are ye unworthy of the smaller judgments?

World English Bible

Don’t you know that the saints will judge the world? And if the world is judged by you, are you unworthy to judge the smallest matters?

Darby Translation

Do ye not then know that the saints shall judge the world? and if the world is judged by you, are ye unworthy of [the] smallest judgments?

Douay-Rheims

Know you not that the saints shall judge this world? And if the world shall be judged by you, are you unworthy to judge the smallest matters?

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World English Bible

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