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1 Corinthians 9:5

Have we not power to lead about a sister, a wife, as well as other apostles, and as the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?

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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”.powerἀδελφὴνadelphēna sisterἀδελφή (adelphē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “a sister”, the object formG79a sister, a woman (fellow-)member of a church, a Christian woman.a sisterγυναῖκαgunaikaa wifeγυνή (gunē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “a wife”, the object formG1135a woman, wife, my lady.This verse uses “wife”.a wifeπεριάγεινperiageinto takeπεριάγω (periagō)verb, present active infinitive — “to take”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4013I lead or carry about (or around), go about, traverse.ὡςhōsas well asὡςconjunction — “as well as”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.as well asκαὶkaiandκαίadverb — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andοἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.λοιποὶloipoiremainingλοιπός (loipos)adjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “remaining”, the subject formG3062left, left behind, the remainder, the rest, the others.ἀπόστολοιapostoloiapostleἀπόστολος (apostolos)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “apostle”, the subject 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.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andοἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἀδελφοὶadelphoibrotherἀδελφός (adelphos)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “brother”, the subject formG80a brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.κυρίουkurioulordκύριος (kurios)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “lord”, the of-formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ΚηφᾶςkēphasCephasΚηφᾶςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Cephas”, the subject formG2786Cephas (Aramaic for rock), the new name given to Simon Peter, the apostle.Cephas

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

have we not authority a sister — a wife — to lead about, as also the other apostles, and the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?

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American Standard Version (1901)

Have we no right to lead about a wife that is a believer, even as the rest of the apostles, and the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?

Young’s Literal Translation

have we not authority a sister — a wife — to lead about, as also the other apostles, and the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?

World English Bible

Have we no right to take along a wife who is a believer, even as the rest of the apostles, and the brothers of the Lord, and Cephas?

Darby Translation

have we not a right to take round a sister [as] wife, as also the other apostles, and the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?

Douay-Rheims

Have we not power to carry about a woman, a sister, as well as the rest of the apostles, and the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?

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