Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleIt is the same with you. Since you are eager to have spiritual gifts, strive to excel in gifts that build up the church. Young's Literal Translation so also ye, since ye are earnestly desirous of spiritual gifts, for the building up of the assembly seek that ye may abound; King James Bible Even so ye, forasmuch as ye are zealous of spiritual [gifts], seek that ye may excel to the edifying of the church. Greek It is the sameΟὕτως (Houtōs) Adverb Strong's 3779: Thus, so, in this manner. Or (referring to what precedes or follows). with you. ὑμεῖς (hymeis) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Plural Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. Since ἐπεὶ (epei) Conjunction Strong's 1893: Of time: when, after; of cause: since, because; otherwise: else. From epi and ei; thereupon, i.e. Since. you are ἐστε (este) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. eager to have ζηλωταί (zēlōtai) Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 2207: One who is eagerly devoted to a person or a thing, a zealot. From zeloo; a 'zealot'. spiritual gifts, πνευμάτων (pneumatōn) Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural Strong's 4151: Wind, breath, spirit. strive ζητεῖτε (zēteite) Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural Strong's 2212: To seek, search for, desire, require, demand. Of uncertain affinity; to seek; specially, to worship, or to plot. to ἵνα (hina) Conjunction Strong's 2443: In order that, so that. Probably from the same as the former part of heautou; in order that. excel περισσεύητε (perisseuēte) Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural Strong's 4052: From perissos; to superabound, be in excess, be superfluous; also to cause to superabound or excel. [in gifts that] τὴν (tēn) Article - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. build up οἰκοδομὴν (oikodomēn) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 3619: Feminine of a compound of oikos and the base of doma; architecture, i.e. a structure; figuratively, confirmation. the τῆς (tēs) Article - Genitive Feminine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. church. ἐκκλησίας (ekklēsias) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Strong's 1577: From a compound of ek and a derivative of kaleo; a calling out, i.e. a popular meeting, especially a religious congregation. |