KJV: But now hath God set the members every one of them in the body, as it hath pleased him.
YLT: and now, God did set the members each one of them in the body, according as He willed,
Darby: But now God has set the members, each one of them in the body, according as it has pleased him.
ASV: But now hath God set the members each one of them in the body, even as it pleased him.
Νυνὶ | Now |
Parse: Adverb Root: νυνί Sense: now, at this very moment. |
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δὲ | however |
Parse: Conjunction Root: δέ Sense: but, moreover, and, etc. |
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ὁ | - |
Parse: Article, Nominative Masculine Singular Root: ὁ Sense: this, that, these, etc. |
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Θεὸς | God |
Parse: Noun, Nominative Masculine Singular Root: θεός Sense: a god or goddess, a general name of deities or divinities. |
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ἔθετο | has arranged |
Parse: Verb, Aorist Indicative Middle, 3rd Person Singular Root: τίθημι Sense: to set, put, place. |
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μέλη | members |
Parse: Noun, Accusative Neuter Plural Root: μέλος Sense: a member, limb: a member of the human body. |
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ἓν | one |
Parse: Adjective, Accusative Neuter Singular Root: εἷς Sense: one. |
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ἕκαστον | each |
Parse: Adjective, Accusative Neuter Singular Root: ἕκαστος Sense: each, every. |
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αὐτῶν | of them |
Parse: Personal / Possessive Pronoun, Genitive Neuter 3rd Person Plural Root: αὐτός Sense: himself, herself, themselves, itself. |
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σώματι | body |
Parse: Noun, Dative Neuter Singular Root: σῶμα Sense: the body both of men or animals. |
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ἠθέλησεν | He desired |
Parse: Verb, Aorist Indicative Active, 3rd Person Singular Root: θέλω Sense: to will, have in mind, intend. |
Greek Commentary for 1 Corinthians 12:18
But as things are, in contrast to that absurdity. [source]
Second aorist middle indicative. God did it and of himself. Even as it pleased him (κατως ητελησεν kathōs ēthelēsen). Why challenge God‘s will? Cf. Romans 9:20. [source]
Why challenge God‘s will? Cf. Romans 9:20. [source]
See on John 15:16, where the same word is used by Christ of appointing His followers. [source]
Reverse Greek Commentary Search for 1 Corinthians 12:18
See on 1 Corinthians 12:18. The middle voice implies for His own use. [source]
See 1 Corinthians 12:18 for ετετο ο τεος etheto ho theos Note middle voice (for his own use). Paul begins as if he means to say ους μεν αποστολουσ ους δε προπητας hous men apostolousclass="normal greek">ους δε hous de prophētas (some apostles, some prophets), but he changes the construction and has no πρωτον δευτερον επειτα hous de but instead εν τηι εκκλησιαι prōtonεκκλησια deuteronepeita (first, second, then, etc.). [source]
Emphatic form of νυν nun with ι ̇i added (cf. 1 Corinthians 12:18). It is the logical triumph of Paul after the reductio ad impossibile (Findlay) of the preceding argument. [source]
First aorist active articular participle of ενδυναμοω endunamoō Late verb, but regular Pauline idiom (Romans 4:20; Philemon 4:13; Ephesians 6:10; 1 Timothy 1:12; 2 Timothy 4:17). Appointing me to his service (τεμενος εις διακονιαν themenos eis diakonian). Second aorist middle participle. Pauline phrase and atmosphere (Acts 20:24; 1 Corinthians 3:5; 1 Corinthians 12:18, 1 Corinthians 12:28; 2 Corinthians 3:6; 2 Corinthians 4:1; Colossians 1:23; Ephesians 3:7; 1 Timothy 4:6; 2 Timothy 4:5, 2 Timothy 4:11). [source]
Second aorist middle participle. Pauline phrase and atmosphere (Acts 20:24; 1 Corinthians 3:5; 1 Corinthians 12:18, 1 Corinthians 12:28; 2 Corinthians 3:6; 2 Corinthians 4:1; Colossians 1:23; Ephesians 3:7; 1 Timothy 4:6; 2 Timothy 4:5, 2 Timothy 4:11). [source]