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1 Corinthians

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But actually, I wrote to you not to associate with any so-called brother if he is an immoral person, or covetous, or an idolater, or a reviler, or a drunkard, or a swindler-- not even to eat with such a one.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
But actually, now, the present Adv H3568 νῦν nun
I wrote to write V-AIA-1S H1125 ἔγραψα egrapsa
to you not to associate to mix up together, hence to associate with V-PNM H4874 συναναμίγνυσθαι sunanamignusthai
with any a certain one, someone, anyone IPro-NMS H5100 τις tis
so-called to name, to give a name V-PPM/P-NMS H3687 ὀνομαζόμενος onomazomenos
brother a brother N-NMS H80 ἀδελφὸς adelphos
if if (a conditional particle used like NG1487, but usually with the Gr. subjunctive mood) Conj H1437 ἐάν ean
he is an immoral person, a fornicator N-NMS H4205 πόρνος pornos
or or, than Conj H2228 ἢ ē
covetous, one desirous of having more N-NMS H4123 πλεονέκτης pleonektēs
or or, than Conj H2228 ἢ ē
an idolater, an image worshiper N-NMS H1496 εἰδωλολάτρης eidōlolatrēs
or or, than Conj H2228 ἢ ē
a reviler, abusive, subst. railer N-NMS H3060 λοίδορος loidoros
or or, than Conj H2228 ἢ ē
a drunkard, drunken N-NMS H3183 μέθυσος methusos
or or, than Conj H2228 ἢ ē
a swindler-- rapacious Adj-NMS H727 ἅρπαξ arpax
not even but not, and not Conj H3366 μηδὲ mēde
to eat to eat with V-PNA H4906 συνεσθίειν sunesthiein
with such a one. such as this, such DPro-DMS H5108 τοιούτῳ toioutō
Analysis:

One: God

Refers to HaShem (God), Who is One. This number can also refer to unity. The first place the number "one" occurs is in Genesis 1:5. There one reads, "And there was an evening and there was a morning— one day". Later on in this same book of Genesis, it is stated concerning the man and his wife, "And they became one flesh" (Genesis 2:24). It is very significant that in both of these examples there was a multiplicity for the subject. In the first example, the evening and the morning became one day and in the second example, it was Adam and Eve who became one flesh.

One of the most famous passages in the Torah concerning HaShem is Deuteronomy 6:4 which states, "Hear O Israel the Lord your God the Lord is One." The question that a person must ask himself is what is the connection between the use of the Hebrew word אחד "one" which identifies a multiplicity being one and the fact that the Lord God of Israel is One? The answer is that the Hebrew word אחד can relate to the concept for one as in "unification". There is another Hebrew word that would have been possible to be used if the author wanted to refer to an absolute oneness or singleness. This is the Hebrew word יחיד. In fact, there is a well-known prayer in Judaism which states, "אחד ואין יחיד כיחודו". This phrase should be translated as, "(God is) One and there is no singularity as His singularity." The idea that is being expressed in this prayer is that the Lord God of Israel is One; but not an absolute One; rather there is a uniqueness and a complexity to His Oneness.

The number one is frequently employed to express in the Scriptures one object, such as one man or one tabernacle. This usage would be the simple or common purpose that the number one or for that matter any number, would appear in a Biblical text. Often the appearance of a number does not contain any of the significance that Hebrew numerology might offer. Therefore, the reader must always consider when coming across a verse which contains a number, that the number only expresses an amount and no additional significance. 

Because the number one is often associated with God, there is a unique phenomenon in the Scriptures concerning this number. Sometimes the number one is employed to express a unique relationship that the object has to HaShem. For example,

"And it will be one day, it will be known to HaShem..." Zechariah 14:7

In the text above, Zechariah could have stated simply, "And it will be a day…" The fact that the prophet said "one day" is to convey that this day is uniquely related to God. Similarly, it is stated by the prophet Ezekiel in chapter 37, "one King", "one nation" and "one Shepherd" (see Ezekiel 37:22, 24). Each of these objects—King, nation and Shepherd—has a connection to HaShem. The King and Shepherd is Messiah Yeshua, the Son of God and the one nation is Israel, the people of God.

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New American Standard Bible 1995 But actually, I wrote to you not to associate with any so-called brother if he is an immoral person, or covetous, or an idolater, or a reviler, or a drunkard, or a swindler-- not even to eat with such a one.
King James Bible But actually, now I wrote to have written unto you not to associate with keep company, if any so-called man that is called a brother if he is an immoral person, be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a reviler, railer, or a drunkard, or a swindler-- not even to eat an extortioner; with such a one.an one no not to eat.
Berean Bible But actually, now, I wrote to you not to associate with any so-called anyone being designated a brother if he is an sexually immoral person, or covetous, a coveter, or an idolater, idolater or verbal abuser, or a reviler, drunkard or swindler—with such a drunkard, or a swindler-- one not even to eat with such a one.eat.
Hebrew Greek English But actually, I wrote to you not to associate with any so-called brother if he is an immoral person, or covetous, or an idolater, or a reviler, or a drunkard, or a swindler-- not even to eat with such a one.