1 Corinthians 9:26

26Iἐγὼthereforeτοίνυνthusοὕτωςrunτρέχωasὡςnotοὐκuncertainlyἀδήλως,soοὕτωςI fightπυκτεύωasὡςnotοὐκ[the] airἀέραbeatingδέρων·

Therefore I run thus, not as aimlessly; I fight thus, not as beating the air.

Vocab difficulty

93.1

Rare words

  • τοίνυν

    τοίνυν

    indeed now, therefore, accordingly, well then.

  • ἀδήλως

    ἀδήλως

    out of sight, obscurely, inconspicuously, uncertainly, without certain aim.

  • πυκτεύω

    πυκτεύω

    I box, am a boxer.