And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are:
And baſe things of the world, and things which are deſpiſed, hath God choſen, yea and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are,
καὶ τὰ ἀγενῆ τοῦ κόσμου καὶ τὰ ἐξουθενημένα ἐξελέξατο ὁ Θεός, καὶ τὰ μὴ ὄντα, ἵνα τὰ ὄντα καταργήσῃ·
καὶ τὰ ἀγενῆ τοῦ κόσμου καὶ τὰ ἐξουθενημένα ἐξελέξατο ὁ Θεὸς, καὶ τὰ μὴ ὄντα, ἵνα τὰ ὄντα καταργήσῃ,
ἀγενής , adjective, agenēs — unborn, of no family, ignoble (value 267)
G36,
ἀγενής agenḗs, ag-en-ace'; from G1 (as negative particle) and G1085; properly, without kin, i.e. (of unknown descent, and by implication) ignoble:—base things.ignoble, coward, mean, base, of no family, that is: low born
Used in 1 Verse, 1 Book 1  Occurrence Count
εἰμί , verb, eimi — I exist, I am (value 65)
G1510,
εἰμί eimí, i-mee'; the first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist (used only when emphatic):—am, have been, × it is I, was. See also G1488, G1498, G1511, G1527, G2258, G2071, G2070, G2075, G2076, G2771, G2468, G5600.to be, to exist, to happen, to be present
Used in 137 Verses, 15 Books 146  Occurrence Count
ἐκλέγομαι , verb, eklegomai — to select (value 184)
G1586,
†ἐκλέγομαι eklégomai, ek-leg'-om-ahee; middle voice from G1537 and G3004 (in its primary sense); to select:—make choice, choose (out), chosen.to pick out, choose, to pick or choose out for one's self
choosing one out of many, i.e. Jesus choosing his disciples
choosing one for an office
of God choosing whom he judged fit to receive his favours and separated from the rest of mankind to be peculiarly his own and to be attended continually by his gracious oversight
i.e. the Israelites
of God the Father choosing Christians, as those whom he set apart from the irreligious multitude as dear unto himself, and whom he has rendered, through faith in Christ, citizens in the Messianic kingdom: (James 2:5) so that the ground of the choice lies in Christ and his merits only
Used in 19 Verses, 7 Books 21  Occurrence Count
ἐξουθενέω , verb, exoutheneō — to despise, treat with contempt (value 1404)
G1848,
ἐξουθενέω exouthenéō, ex-oo-then-eh'-o; a variation of G1847 and meaning the same:—contemptible, despise, least esteemed, set at nought.to make of no account, despise utterly
Used in 11 Verses, 7 Books 11  Occurrence Count
θεός , masculine noun, theos — God, a god (value 284)
G2316,
θεός theós, theh'-os; of uncertain affinity; a deity, especially (with G3588) the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very:—X exceeding, God, god(-ly, -ward).a god or goddess, a general name of deities or divinities
the Godhead, trinity
God the Father, the first person in the trinity
Christ, the second person of the trinity
Holy Spirit, the third person in the trinity
spoken of the only and true God
refers to the things of God
his counsels, interests, things due to him
whatever can in any respect be likened unto God, or resemble him in any way
God's representative or viceregent
of magistrates and judges
Used in 1173 Verses, 27 Books 1341  Occurrence Count
ἵνα , conjunction, hina — in order that, that, so that (value 61)
G2443,
ἵνα hína, hin'-ah; probably from the same as the former part of G1438 (through the demonstrative idea; compare G3588); in order that (denoting the purpose or the result):—albeit, because, to the intent (that), lest, so as, (so) that, (for) to. Compare G3363.that, in order that, so that
Used in 621 Verses, 26 Books 665  Occurrence Count
καί , conjunction, kai — and, even, also (value 31)
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.and, also, even, indeed, but
Used in 5227 Verses, 27 Books 9277  Occurrence Count
καταργέω , verb, katargeō — to render inoperative, abolish (value 1230)
G2673,
καταργέω katargéō, kat-arg-eh'-o; from G2596 and G691; to be (render) entirely idle (useless), literally or figuratively:—abolish, cease, cumber, deliver, destroy, do away, become (make) of no (none, without) effect, fail, loose, bring (come) to nought, put away (down), vanish away, make void.to render idle, unemployed, inactivate, inoperative
to cause a person or thing to have no further efficiency
to deprive of force, influence, power
to cause to cease, put an end to, do away with, annul, abolish
to cease, to pass away, be done away
to be severed from, separated from, discharged from, loosed from any one
to terminate all intercourse with one
Used in 26 Verses, 9 Books 27  Occurrence Count
κόσμος , masculine noun, kosmos — order, the world (value 600)
G2889,
κόσμος kósmos, kos'-mos; probably from the base of G2865; orderly arrangement, i.e. decoration; by implication, the world (in a wide or narrow sense, including its inhabitants, literally or figuratively (morally)):—adorning, world.an apt and harmonious arrangement or constitution, order, government
ornament, decoration, adornment, i.e. the arrangement of the stars, 'the heavenly hosts', as the ornament of the heavens. 1 Pet. 3:3
the world, the universe
the circle of the earth, the earth
the inhabitants of the earth, men, the human family
the ungodly multitude; the whole mass of men alienated from God, and therefore hostile to the cause of Christ
world affairs, the aggregate of things earthly
the whole circle of earthly goods, endowments riches, advantages, pleasures, etc, which although hollow and frail and fleeting, stir desire, seduce from God and are obstacles to the cause of Christ
any aggregate or general collection of particulars of any sort
the Gentiles as contrasted to the Jews (Rom. 11:12 etc)
Used in 152 Verses, 20 Books 187  Occurrence Count
μή , particle, mē — not, that...not, lest (used for qualified negation) (value 48)
G3361,
μή mḗ, may; a primary particle of qualified negation (whereas G3756 expresses an absolute denial); (adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas G3756 expects an affirmative one)) whether:—any but (that), × 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 G3362, G3363, G3364, G3372, G3373, G3375, G3378.Used in 927 Verses, 27 Books 1053  Occurrence Count
ὁ , article, ho — the (value 70)
G3588,
ὁ ho, ho; the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):—the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than "the" counted
Used in 7051 Verses, 27 Books 20257  Occurrence Count
ὤν , participle, ōn — be, come, have (value 850)
G5607,
ὤν ṓn, oan; present participle of G1510; being:—be, come, have.Used in 154 Verses, 22 Books 159  Occurrence Count
| 1 Corinthians 1:28Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are: |
| Original Text (TR 1894)Stephanus 1550 (Total 6129) |
| καὶ τὰ ἀγενῆ τοῦ κόσμου καὶ τὰ ἐξουθενημένα ἐξελέξατο ὁ Θεός, καὶ τὰ μὴ ὄντα, ἵνα τὰ ὄντα καταργήσῃ· |
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| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Greek |
Value |
| And |
G2532kai |
καί |
31 |
| base things |
G36agenēs |
ἀγενής |
267 |
| of the world, |
G2889kosmos |
κόσμος |
600 |
| and |
G2532kai |
καί |
31 |
| things |
G3588ho |
ὁ |
70 |
| which are despised, |
G1848exoutheneō |
ἐξουθενέω |
1404 |
| hath |
G1586eklegomai |
ἐκλέγομαι |
184 |
| God |
G2316theos |
θεός |
284 |
| chosen, |
G1586eklegomai |
ἐκλέγομαι |
184 |
| yea, and |
G2532kai |
καί |
31 |
| things |
G3588ho |
ὁ |
70 |
| which are |
G1510eimi |
εἰμί |
65 |
| not, |
G3361mē |
μή |
48 |
| to |
G2443hina |
ἵνα |
61 |
| bring to nought |
G2673katargeō |
καταργέω |
1230 |
| things |
G3588ho |
ὁ |
70 |
| that are: |
G1510eimi |
εἰμί |
65 |
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