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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
1 Corinthians 13:8 - Charity
1 Corinthians 13:8 - Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away.
| Verse | Strongs No. | Greek | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charity | G26 | ἀγάπη |
[Noun Feminine] love that is affection or benevolence; specifically (plural) a love feast |
| never | G3763 | οὐδέποτε |
[Adverb] not even at any time that is never at all |
| faileth | G1601 | ἐκπίπτω |
[Verb] to drop away; specifically be driven out of one´ s course; figuratively to lose become inefficient |
| but | G1161 | δέ |
[Conjunction] but and etc. |
| whether | G1535 | εἴτε |
[Conjunction] if too |
| there be prophecies | G4394 | προφητεία |
[Noun Feminine] prediction (scriptural or other) |
| they shall fail | G2673 | καταργέω |
[Verb] to be (render) entirely idle (useless) literally or figuratively |
| whether | G1535 | εἴτε |
[Conjunction] if too |
| there be tongues | G1100 | γλῶσσα |
[Noun Feminine] the tongue; by implication a language (specifically one naturally unacquired) |
| they shall cease | G3973 | παύω |
[Verb] to stop (transitive or intransitive) that is restrain: quit desist: come to an end |
| whether | G1535 | εἴτε |
[Conjunction] if too |
| there be knowledge | G1108 | γνῶσις |
[Noun Feminine] knowing (the act) that is (by implication) knowledge |
| it shall vanish away | G2673 | καταργέω |
[Verb] to be (render) entirely idle (useless) literally or figuratively |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.