King James Version

1 Corinthians 7:5

Defraud ye not one the other, except it be with consent for a time, that ye may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again, that Satan tempt you not for your incontinency.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “you may be devoted” (σχολάσητε) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “may be” (ἦτε,) before so that here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “you may be devoted” (σχολάζητε) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “to fastings” (νηστείᾳ) before and here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the” (τῇ) before prayer here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “and” (καὶ) before again here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “you may come together” (συνέρχησθε) before so that here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

μὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.notἀποστερεῖτεapostereiteto defraudἀποστερέω (apostereō)verb, present active imperative, 2nd person plural — “to defraud”, an ongoing or repeated actionG650I defraud, deprive of, despoil; mid: I endure deprivation; pass: I am bereft of.ἀλλήλουςallēlousone the otherἀλλήλων (allēlōn)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “one the other”, the object formG240one another, each other.one the otherεἰeiifεἰconjunction — “if”G1487if.μήτιmētiit beμήτιparticle — “it be”G3385if not, unless, whether at all.it beἂνanifἄνparticle — “if”G302an untranslatable word (under the circumstances, in that case, anyhow), the general effect of which is to make a statement contingent, which would otherwise be definite: it is thus regularly used with the subjunctive mood.ἐκekwithἐκpreposition — “with”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.withσυμφώνουsumphōnouconsentσύμφωνος (sumphōnos)adjective, genitive, singular, neuter — “consent”, the of-formG4859harmonious, agreeing with.consentπρὸςprosforπρόςpreposition — “for”G4314to, towards, with.forκαιρὸνkairona timeκαιρός (kairos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “a time”, the object formG2540fitting season, season, opportunity, occasion, time.This verse uses “time”.a timeἵναhinathatἵναconjunction — “that”G2443in order that, so that.thatσχολάσητεscholasēteye may give yourselvesσχολάζω (scholazō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 2nd person plural — “ye may give yourselves”, a single actionG4980(a) I have leisure, (b) I stand empty (of a house).ye may give yourselvesτῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.προσευχῇproseuchēprayerπροσευχήnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “prayer”, the to- or for-formG4335(a) prayer (to God), (b) a place for prayer (used by Jews, perhaps where there was no synagogue).This verse uses “prayer”.prayerκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andπάλινpalinagainπάλινadverb — “again”G3825again, back, once more, further, on the other hand.This verse uses “again”.againἐπὶepiuponἐπίpreposition — “upon”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.τὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.αὐτὸautoheαὐτός (autos)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “he”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ἦτεēteto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active subjunctive, 2nd person plural — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.ἵναhinathatἵναconjunction — “that”G2443in order that, so that.thatμὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.πειράζῃpeirazētemptπειράζω (peirazō)verb, present active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “tempt”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3985I try, tempt, test.This verse uses “tempt”.temptὑμᾶςhumasyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “you”, the object formG4771you.youὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ΣατανᾶςsatanasSatanΣατανᾶςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Satan”, the subject formG4567an adversary, Satan.This verse uses “Satan”.διὰdiaforδιάpreposition — “for”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.forτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἀκρασίανakrasianincontinencyἀκρασία (akrasia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “incontinency”, the object formG192incontinence, intemperance (in wide sense), lack of restraint.incontinencyὑμῶνhumōnyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “you”, the of-formG4771you.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

σχολάζητεscholazēteye may give yourselvesσχολάζω (scholazō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 2nd person plural — “ye may give yourselves”, a single actionG4980(a) I have leisure, (b) I stand empty (of a house).νηστείᾳnēsteiato fastingνηστείαnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “to fasting”, the to- or for-formG3521fasting, the day of atonement.This verse uses “fasting”.τῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.συνέρχησθεsunerchēsthecomeσυνέρχομαι (sunerchomai)verb, present active subjunctive, 2nd person plural — “come”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4905I come or go with, accompany; I come together, assemble.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

Defraud not one another, except by consent for a time, that ye may be free for fasting and prayer, and again may come together, that the Adversary may not tempt you because of your incontinence;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Defraud ye not one the other, except it be by consent for a season, that ye may give yourselves unto prayer, and may be together again, that Satan tempt you not because of your incontinency.

Young’s Literal Translation

Defraud not one another, except by consent for a time, that ye may be free for fasting and prayer, and again may come together, that the Adversary may not tempt you because of your incontinence;

World English Bible

Don’t deprive one another, unless it is by consent for a season, that you may give yourselves to fasting and prayer, and may be together again, that Satan doesn’t tempt you because of your lack of self-control.

Darby Translation

Defraud not one another, unless, it may be, by consent for a time, that ye may devote yourselves to prayer, and again be together, that Satan tempt you not because of your incontinency.

Douay-Rheims

Defraud not one another, except, perhaps, by consent, for a time, that you may give yourselves to prayer; and return together again, lest Satan tempt you for your incontinency.

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