1 Corinthians 15:36
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible

You fool! What you sow does not come to life unless it dies.

Young's Literal Translation

unwise! thou—what thou dost sow is not quickened except it may die;

King James Bible

[Thou] fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die:

Greek
You
σὺ (sy)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Singular
Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

fool!
ἄφρων (aphrōn)
Adjective - Vocative Masculine Singular
Strong's 878: Senseless, foolish, inconsiderate. Properly, mindless, i.e. Stupid, ignorant, egotistic, rash, or unbelieving.

What
(ho)
Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's 3739: Who, which, what, that.

you sow
σπείρεις (speireis)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular
Strong's 4687: To sow, spread, scatter. Probably strengthened from spao; to scatter, i.e. Sow.

does not come to life
ζωοποιεῖται (zōopoieitai)
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 2227: To make that which was dead to live, cause to live, quicken. From the same as zoon and poieo; tovitalize.

unless
ἐὰν (ean)
Conjunction
Strong's 1437: If. From ei and an; a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc.

it dies.
ἀποθάνῃ (apothanē)
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 599: To be dying, be about to die, wither, decay. From apo and thnesko; to die off.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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