1 Corinthians 6:7

7Alreadyἤδηindeedμὲνthereforeοὖνaltogetherὅλωςa defeatἥττημαfor youὑμῖνit isἐστινthatὅτιlawsuitsκρίματαyou haveἔχετεamongμεθ’one anotherἑαυτῶν·Because ofδιὰwhyτίnotοὐχὶratherμᾶλλονsuffer wrongἀδικεῖσθε;Because ofδιὰwhyτίnotοὐχὶratherμᾶλλονbe defraudedἀποστερεῖσθε;

Therefore indeed, it is already altogether a defeat for you⁺ that you⁺ have lawsuits with one another. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be defrauded?

Vocab difficulty

88.6

Rare words

  • ὅλως

    ὅλως

    wholly, altogether, actually, really; with negative: not at all.

  • ἥττημα

    ἥττημα

    defect, loss, defeat, failure, shortcoming.