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Koine Greek wordlink #114420

SR GNT 1 Cor 4:9 ἐπιθανατίους (epithanatious) ‘last demonstrated as sentenced_to_death because a theatre we were become’ Strongs=19350 Lemma=epithanatios^*
Word role=substantive adjective case=accusative gender=masculine number=plural
Year=59 AD

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Only use of identical word form ἐπιθανατίους (S-AMP) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ἐπιθανατίους’ (S-AMP) is always and only glossed as ‘sentenced_to_death’.

1 Cor 4:9 ‘last demonstrated as sentenced_to_death because a theatre we were become’ SR GNT 1 Cor 4:9 word 12

OET-LV: 9 For/Because I _am _supposing the god us the ambassadors last demonstrated, as sentenced _to _death, because a_theatre we _were _become to _the world, both to _messengers and to _humans. (CO1_4:9)

OET-RV: 9 because it seems that God has exhibited us missionaries last of all, as if sentenced to death—because we have become a spectacle to the world—both to God’s messengers and to men. (CO1 4:9)

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

Key: S=substantive adjective AMP=accusative,masculine,plural