Open English Translation (OET)

Koine Greek wordlink #116883

SR GNT 1 Cor 10:7 παίζειν (paizein) ‘to drink and they stood_up to_be playing’ Strongs=38150 Lemma=paizō^*
Word role=verb mood=infinitive tense=present voice=active
Year=59 AD

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Only use of identical word form παίζειν (V-NPA····) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘παίζειν’ (V-NPA····) is always and only glossed as ‘to_be playing’.

1 Cor 10:7 ‘to drink and they stood_up to_be playing’ SR GNT 1 Cor 10:7 word 19

OET-LV: 7 Not idolaters be _becoming, as some of _them, as it _has _been _written: Sat _down the people to _eat and to _drink, and they _stood _up to _be _playing. (CO1_10:7)

OET-RV: 7 Don’t worship idols like some of them did, as it’s written: ‘The people sat down to eat and drink and then stood up to dance to the golden calf.’ (CO1 10:7)

^*Note: This is also the only occurrence of the word root (lemma) ‘paizō’ in the Greek originals.

Key: V=verb