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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
1 Corinthians 15:20 - Slept
1 Corinthians 15:20 - But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.
| Verse | Strongs No. | Greek | |
|---|---|---|---|
| But | G1161 | δέ |
[Conjunction] but and etc. |
| now | G3570 | νυνί |
[Adverb] just now |
| is Christ | G5547 | Χριστός |
[Adjective] anointed that is the Messiah an epithet of Jesus |
| risen | G1453 | ἐγείρω |
[Verb] to waken (transitively or intransitively) that is rouse (literally from sleep from sitting or lying from disease from death; or figuratively from obscurity inactivity ruins nonexistence) |
| from | G1537 | ἐκ |
[Preposition] literally or figuratively; direct or remote) |
| the dead | G3498 | νεκρός |
[Adjective] dead (literally or figuratively; also as noun) |
| and become | G1096 | γίνομαι |
[Verb] to cause to be ( |
| the firstfruits | G536 | ἀπαρχή |
[Noun Feminine] a beginning of sacrifice that is the (Jewish) first fruit (figuratively) |
| of them that slept | G2837 | κοιμάω |
[Verb] to put to sleep that is (passively or reflexively) to slumber; figuratively to decease |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.