1 Corinthians 3:12
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible

If anyone builds on this foundation using gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, or straw,

Young's Literal Translation

and if any one doth build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw—

King James Bible

Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble;

Greek
If
Εἰ (Ei)
Conjunction
Strong's 1487: If. A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc.

anyone
τις (tis)
Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 5100: Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object.

builds
ἐποικοδομεῖ (epoikodomei)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 2026: To build upon (above) a foundation. From epi and oikodomeo; to build upon, i.e. to rear up.

on
ἐπὶ (epi)
Preposition
Strong's 1909: On, to, against, on the basis of, at.

[this]
τὸν (ton)
Article - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

foundation
θεμέλιον (themelion)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2310: From a derivative of tithemi; something put down, i.e. A substruction.

[using] gold,
χρυσόν (chryson)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 5557: Perhaps from the base of chraomai; gold; by extension, a golden article, as an ornament or coin.

silver,
ἄργυρον (argyron)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 696: Silver as a metal. From argos; silver.

precious
τιμίους (timious)
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's 5093: Of great price, precious, honored.

stones,
λίθους (lithous)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's 3037: A stone; met: of Jesus as the chief stone in a building. Apparently a primary word; a stone.

wood,
ξύλα (xyla)
Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's 3586: From another form of the base of xestes; timber; by implication, a stick, club or tree or other wooden article or substance.

hay,
χόρτον (chorton)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 5528: Grass, herbage, growing grain, hay. Apparently a primary word; a 'court' or 'garden', i.e. herbage or vegetation.

[or] straw,
καλάμην (kalamēn)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 2562: Stubble, straw, the stalk. Feminine of kalamos; a stalk of grain, i.e. stubble.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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