King James Version
1 Corinthians 9:4
In 1 Corinthians 9 of 1 Corinthians.
Have we not power to eat and to drink?
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μὴmēnotμήparticle — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.οὐκouknotοὐ (ou)adverb — “not”G3756no, not.notἔχομενechomento haveἔχω (echō)verb, present active indicative, 1st person plural — “to have”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.This verse uses “have”.ἐξουσίανexousianpowerἐξουσία (exousia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “power”, the object formG1849(a) power, authority, weight, especially: moral authority, influence, (b) in a quasi-personal sense, derived from later Judaism, of a spiritual power, and hence of an earthly power.This verse uses “power”.powerφαγεῖνphageinto eatἐσθίω (esthíō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active infinitive — “to eat”, a single actionG2068I eat, partake of food; met: I devour, consume (e.g. as rust does).Strong’s files this form under G5315 (φάγω, eat).to eatκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andπεῖνpeinto drinkπίνω (pinō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to drink”, a single actionG4095I drink, imbibe.This verse uses “drink”.to drink
Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
have we not authority to eat and to drink?
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American Standard Version (1901)
Have we no right to eat and to drink?
Young’s Literal Translation
have we not authority to eat and to drink?
World English Bible
Have we no right to eat and to drink?
Darby Translation
Have we not a right to eat and to drink?
Douay-Rheims
Have not we power to eat and to drink?
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