1 Corinthians 9:27
27ButἀλλὰI batterὑπωπιάζωof meμουtheτὸbodyσῶμαandκαὶbring [it] into servitudeδουλαγωγῶ,notμήhardlyπωςto othersἄλλοιςhaving preachedκηρύξαςmyselfαὐτὸςdisqualifiedἀδόκιμοςI might beγένωμαι.
But I batter my body and bring [it] into servitude, lest somehow, having preached to others, I myself might be disqualified.
Vocab difficulty
88.1
Rare words
ὑπωπιάζω
ὑπωπιάζω
I strike under the eye, hence: I bruise, treat severely, discipline by hardship, molest, annoy, harass, worry, exhaust.
δουλαγωγῶ
δουλαγωγέω
I bring into subjection, enslave, treat as a slave.