1 Corinthians 4:9

9I thinkδοκῶforγάρ,ὁGodθεὸςusἡμᾶςτοὺςapostlesἀποστόλουςlastἐσχάτουςhas exhibitedἀπέδειξενasὡςappointed to deathἐπιθανατίους,becauseὅτιa spectacleθέατρονwe have becomeἐγενήθημενto theτῷworldκόσμῳbothκαὶto angelsἀγγέλοιςandκαὶto menἀνθρώποις.

For I think God set forth us, the apostles, last, as appointed to death, because we became a spectacle to the world, both to angels and to men.

Vocab difficulty

62.2

Rare words

  • ἀπέδειξεν

    ἀποδείκνυμι

    I show by proof, demonstrate, set forth, proclaim to an officer.

  • ἐπιθανατίους

    ἐπιθανάτιος

    at the point of death, condemned to death.

  • θέατρον

    θέατρον

    (a) a theatre, a semi-circular stone building, generally open to the sky, (b) a spectacle, show.