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1 Corinthians 13:4 in the Greek

Meaning word by word (Strong’s)

The verse

King James Version

Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,

Bíblia Livre

O amor é paciente, é bondoso; o amor não é invejoso; o amor não é orgulhoso, não é arrogante.

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Word by word

Each original-language term the verse translates, in the order of the King James Version, which carries a Strong’s number on each word. The meaning comes from the lexicon entry.

  1. ἀγάπηagápēStrong G26 →

    Meaning: love

    In this verse: “Charity … charity”

  2. μακροθυμέωmakrothyméōStrong G3114 →

    KJV renders it: patience, patient, long

    In this verse: “suffereth long”

  3. χρηστεύομαιchrēsteúomaiStrong G5541 →

    KJV renders it: kind

    In this verse: “and is kind”

  4. ζηλόωzēlóōStrong G2206 →

    Meaning: to have warmth of feeling for or against

    In this verse: “envieth”

  5. KJV renders it: not, no, cannot

    In this verse: “not”

  6. περπερεύομαιperpereúomaiStrong G4068 →

    Meaning: perhaps by reduplication of the base of G4008 (πέραν))

    In this verse: “vaunteth … itself”

  7. φυσιόωphysióōStrong G5448 →

    KJV renders it: up

    In this verse: “is … puffed up”

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