King James Version

1 Corinthians 7:21

Art thou called being a servant? care not for it: but if thou mayest be made free, use it rather.

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Δοῦλοςdoulosbeing a servantδοῦλοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “being a servant”, the subject formG1401(a) (as adj.) enslaved, (b) (as noun) a (male) slave.being a servantἐκλήθηςeklēthēsto callκαλέω (kaleō)verb, aorist passive indicative, 2nd person singular — “to call”, a single actionG2564(a) I call, summon, invite, (b) I call, name.This verse uses “call”.μήmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.notσοιsoiyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.μελέτωmeletōfor itμέλει (melei)verb, present active imperative, 3rd person singular — “for it”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3199it is a care, it is an object of anxiety, it concerns.for itἀλλ’allbutἀλλά (alla)conjunction — “but”G235but, except, however.This verse uses “but”.butεἰeiifεἰconjunction — “if”G1487if.καὶkaiifκαίadverb — “if”G2532and, even, also, namely.ifδύνασαιdunasaithou mayestδύναμαι (dunamai)verb, present middle indicative, 2nd person singular — “thou mayest”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1410(a) I am powerful, have (the) power, (b) I am able, I can.thou mayestἐλεύθεροςeleutherosfreeἐλεύθεροςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “free”, the subject formG1658free, delivered from obligation.This verse uses “free”.freeγενέσθαιgenesthaito beγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, aorist middle infinitive — “to be”, a single actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.μᾶλλονmallonit ratherμᾶλλονadverb — “it rather”G3123more, rather.This verse uses “rather”.it ratherχρῆσαιchrēsaito useχράομαι (chraomai)verb, aorist middle imperative, 2nd person singular — “to use”, a single actionG5530I use, make use of, deal with, take advantage of.This verse uses “use”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

a servant — wast thou called? be not anxious; but if also thou art able to become free — use [it] rather;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Wast thou called being a bondservant? care not for it: nay, even if thou canst become free, use it rather.

Young’s Literal Translation

a servant — wast thou called? be not anxious; but if also thou art able to become free — use [it] rather;

World English Bible

Were you called being a bondservant? Don’t let that bother you, but if you get an opportunity to become free, use it.

Darby Translation

Hast thou been called [being] a bondman, let it not concern thee; but and if thou canst become free, use [it] rather.

Douay-Rheims

Wast thou called, being a bondman? care not for it; but if thou mayest be made free, use it rather.

American Standard Version (1901)

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World English Bible

Darby Translation

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