1 Corinthians 3:17
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.”
θεός
God. Theos. In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. The ultimate reality. The source of all existence. Personal knowable and present.
ναός
temple
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ναός
Temple, sanctuary, shrine. Naos. Do you not know that you are God's temple? The most significant temple in the New Testament is the human body indwelt by the Holy Spirit.
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φθείρω
destroys,
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φθείρω
properly, to shrivel or wither, i.e. to spoil (by any process) or (generally) to ruin (especially figuratively, by moral influences, to deprave)
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εἰμί
is,
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εἰμί
I exist (used only when emphatic)
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τὶς
anyone
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τὶς
some or any person or object
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εἰ
If
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εἰ
if, whether, that, etc.
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