Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleBut if I go on living in the body, this will mean fruitful labor for me. So what shall I choose? I do not know. Young's Literal Translation And if to live in the flesh [is] to me a fruit of work, then what shall I choose? I know not; King James Bible But if I live in the flesh, this [is] the fruit of my labour: yet what I shall choose I wot not. Greek Butδὲ (de) Conjunction Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc. if εἰ (ei) Conjunction Strong's 1487: If. A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc. I go on living ζῆν (zēn) Verb - Present Infinitive Active Strong's 2198: To live, be alive. A primary verb; to live. in ἐν (en) Preposition Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. [the] body, σαρκί (sarki) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular Strong's 4561: Flesh, body, human nature, materiality; kindred. this τοῦτό (touto) Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular Strong's 3778: This; he, she, it. [will mean] fruitful καρπὸς (karpos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 2590: Probably from the base of harpazo; fruit, literally or figuratively. labor ἔργου (ergou) Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular Strong's 2041: From a primary ergo; toil; by implication, an act. for me. μοι (moi) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. So καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. what τί (ti) Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular Strong's 5101: Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what. shall I choose? αἱρήσομαι (hairēsomai) Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 1st Person Singular Strong's 138: To choose, prefer. Probably akin to airo; to take for oneself, i.e. To prefer. I do not know. γνωρίζω (gnōrizō) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular Strong's 1107: To make known, declare, know, discover. From a derivative of ginosko; to make known; subjectively, to know. |