1 Corinthians 9:4

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1 Corinthians 9:4


← 1 Corinthians 9:3 1 Corinthians 9:4 (KJV) 1 Corinthians 9:5 →
Mine answer to them that do examine me is this,
Have we not power to eat and to drink?
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?

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

Have weG2192 notG3378 powerG1849 to eatG5315 andG2532 to drinkG4095?


Original Greek

μὴ οὐκ ἔχομεν ἐξουσίαν φαγεῖν καὶ πιεῖν

Greek Transliteration Strong's Morphology Gloss
μὴ
mē G3361 PRT-N not
οὐκ
ouk G3756 PRT-N
ἔχομεν
echomen G2192 V-PAI-1P Have we
ἐξουσίαν
exousian G1849 N-ASF power
φαγεῖν
phagein G5315 V-2AAN to eat
καὶ
kai G2532 CONJ and
πιεῖν
piein G4095 V-2AAN to drink
Strong's References
  • G1849 — ἐξουσία (exousía, ex-oo-see'-ah): from ἔξεστι (éxesti) G1832 (in the sense of ability); privilege, i.e. (subjectively) force, capacity, competency, freedom, or (objectively) mastery (concretely, magistrate, superhuman, potentate, token of control), delegated influence; authority, jurisdiction, liberty, power, right, strength
  • G2192 — ἔχω (échō, ekh'-o): a primary verb; to hold (used in very various applications, literally or figuratively, direct or remote; such as possession; ability, contiuity, relation, or condition); be (able, X hold, possessed with), accompany, + begin to amend, can(+ -not), X conceive, count, diseased, do + eat, + enjoy, + fear, following, have, hold, keep, + lack, + go to law, lie, + must needs, + of necessity, + need, next, + recover, + reign, + rest, + return, X sick, take for, + tremble, + uncircumcised, use
  • G2532 — καί (kaí, kahee): apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words; and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet
  • G3378 — μὴ οὐκ (mḕ ouk, ouk): i.e. μή (mḗ) G3361 and οὐ (ou) G3756; as interrogative and negative, is it not that?; neither (followed by no), + never, not. Compare οὐ μή (ou mḗ) G3364.
  • G4095 — πίνω (pínō, pee'-no): a prolonged form of πίω (píō) pee'-o; which (together with another form) πόω (póō) po'-o; occurs only as an alternate in certain tenses; to imbibe (literally or figuratively); drink
  • G5315 — φάγω (phágō, fag'-o): a primary verb (used as an alternate of ἐσθίω (esthíō) G2068 in certain tenses); to eat (literally or figuratively); eat, meat

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Greek (Textus Receptus, Scrivener 1894) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

  • G3361 — μή (mḗ, may): a primary particle of qualified negation (whereas οὐ (ou) G3756 expresses an absolute denial); (adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas οὐ (ou) G3756 expects an affirmative one)) whether; any but (that), X forbear, + God forbid, + lack, lest, neither, never, no (X wise in), none, nor, (can-)not, nothing, that not, un(-taken), without. Often used in compounds in substantially the same relations. See also ἐὰν μή (eàn mḗ) G3362, ἵνα μή (hína mḗ) G3363, οὐ μή (ou mḗ) G3364, μῆκος (mēkos) G3372, μηκύνω (mēkýnō) G3373, μήν (mḗn) G3375, μὴ οὐκ (mḕ ouk) G3378.
  • G3756 — οὐ (ou, oo): a primary word; the absolute negative (compare μή (mḗ) G3361) adverb; no or not; + long, nay, neither, never, no (X man), none, (can-)not, + nothing, + special, un(-worthy), when, + without, + yet but. See also οὐ μή (ou mḗ) G3364, μῆκος (mēkos) G3372.
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