1 Corinthians 12:23
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Berean Study Bible

and the parts we consider less honorable, we treat with greater honor. And our unpresentable parts are treated with special modesty,

Young's Literal Translation

and those that we think to be less honourable of the body, around these we put more abundant honour, and our unseemly things have seemliness more abundant,

King James Bible

And those [members] of the body, which we think to be less honourable, upon these we bestow more abundant honour; and our uncomely [parts] have more abundant comeliness.

Greek
and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

the
(ha)
Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's 3739: Who, which, what, that.

[parts]
σώματος (sōmatos)
Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular
Strong's 4983: Body, flesh; the body of the Church. From sozo; the body, used in a very wide application, literally or figuratively.

we consider
δοκοῦμεν (dokoumen)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural
Strong's 1380: A prolonged form of a primary verb, doko dok'-o of the same meaning; to think; by implication, to seem.

less honorable,
ἀτιμότερα (atimotera)
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural - Comparative
Strong's 820: Without honor, despised. (negatively) unhonoured or (positively) dishonoured.

we treat
περιτίθεμεν (peritithemen)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural
Strong's 4060: To place or put around, clothe; fig: I bestow, confer. From peri and tithemi; to place around; by implication, to present.

with greater
περισσοτέραν (perissoteran)
Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular - Comparative
Strong's 4053: From peri; superabundant or superior; by implication, excessive; adverbially violently; neuter preeminence.

honor.
τιμὴν (timēn)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 5092: A price, honor. From tino; a value, i.e. Money paid, or valuables; by analogy, esteem, or the dignity itself.

And
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

our
ἡμῶν (hēmōn)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural
Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

unpresentable [parts]
ἀσχήμονα (aschēmona)
Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural
Strong's 809: Unseemly, indecent. Properly, shapeless, i.e. inelegant.

are treated with
ἔχει (echei)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 2192: To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.

special
περισσοτέραν (perissoteran)
Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular - Comparative
Strong's 4053: From peri; superabundant or superior; by implication, excessive; adverbially violently; neuter preeminence.

modesty,
εὐσχημοσύνην (euschēmosynēn)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 2157: Decorum, becomingness, embellishment. From euschemon; decorousness.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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