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1 Corinthians 15

1 Cor. 15:55 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Od death
thanatos (Greek #2288)
(properly, an adjective used as a noun) death (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: X deadly, (be...) death.
Pronounce: than'-at-os
Origin: from 2348
, where
pou (Greek #4226)
as adverb of place; at (by implication, to) what locality
KJV usage: where, whither.
Pronounce: poo
Origin: genitive case of an interrogative pronoun πός (what) otherwise obsolete (perhaps the same as 4225 used with the rising slide of inquiry)
is thy
sou (Greek #4675)
of thee, thy
KJV usage: X home, thee, thine (own), thou, thy.
Pronounce: soo
Origin: genitive case of 4771
sting
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
kentron (Greek #2759)
a point ("centre"), i.e. a sting (figuratively, poison) or goad (figuratively, divine impulse)
KJV usage: prick, sting.
Pronounce: ken'-tron
Origin: from κεντέω (to prick)
? O βgrave
haides (Greek #86)
properly, unseen, i.e. "Hades" or the place (state) of departed souls
KJV usage: grave, hell.
Pronounce: hah'-dace
Origin: from 1 (as negative particle) and 1492
, where
pou (Greek #4226)
as adverb of place; at (by implication, to) what locality
KJV usage: where, whither.
Pronounce: poo
Origin: genitive case of an interrogative pronoun πός (what) otherwise obsolete (perhaps the same as 4225 used with the rising slide of inquiry)
is thy
sou (Greek #4675)
of thee, thy
KJV usage: X home, thee, thine (own), thou, thy.
Pronounce: soo
Origin: genitive case of 4771
victory
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
nikos (Greek #3534)
a conquest (concretely), i.e. (by implication) triumph
KJV usage: victory.
Pronounce: nee'-kos
Origin: from 3529
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d
Heb. 13:14• 14For here we have not an abiding city, but we seek after the coming one. (Heb. 13:14)
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or, hell.

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Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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O death.
Hos. 13:14•  (Hos. 13:14)
sting.
Acts 9:5• 5And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And he [said], I am Jesus, whom thou persecutest; (Acts 9:5)
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Rev. 9:10• 10And they have tails like scorpions, and stings; and in their tails was their power to hurt men five months. (Rev. 9:10)
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Rev. 9•  (Rev. 9)
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grave.
or, hell.
Luke 16:23• 23And in Hades lifting up his eyes, being in torments, he seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. (Luke 16:23)
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Acts 2:27• 27because thou wilt not leave my soul to hades nor give thy Holy One to see corruption. (Acts 2:27)
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Rev. 20:13‑14• 13And the sea gave up the dead that were in it; and death and hades gave up the dead that were in them; and they were judged each according to their works.
 14And death and hades were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire. (Rev. 20:13‑14)
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Rev. 20•  (Rev. 20)
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is thy victory.
Job 18:13‑14•  (Job 18:13‑14)
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Psa. 49:8‑15•  (Psa. 49:8‑15)
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Psa. 89:48•  (Psa. 89:48)
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Eccl. 2:15‑16•  (Eccl. 2:15‑16)
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Eccl. 3:19•  (Eccl. 3:19)
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Eccl. 8:8•  (Eccl. 8:8)
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Eccl. 9:5‑6•  (Eccl. 9:5‑6)
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Rom. 5:14• 14but death reigned from Adam till Moses even over those that had not sinned in the likeness of Adam's transgression, who is a figure of the coming [one]. (Rom. 5:14)
• {Hos. 13:14} It is sin which gives not only occasion, but its sting, to death; and the law, however righteous, could work no deliverance for the guilty, but proves in effect the strength of sin, by provoking its rebellious will so much the more against the commands of God. (“Notes on 1 Corinthians 15:50-58” by W. Kelly)
• It is a two-fold “victory.”“Death” which has claimed the body, and “Hades” which has held the disembodied spirits of the saints, will succumb to Christ’s victory. (“9) Failure to Maintain Sound Doctrine” by B. Anstey)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Where, O death, is thy sting? where, O death, thy victoryf?

JND Translation Notes

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f
See Hos. 13.14.

W. Kelly Translation

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Where, death, [is] thy victorya? where, deathb, thy sting?

WK Translation Notes

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a
Many MSS. support this order of words ("victory" and "sting"), contrary to the reading of T. R.
b
It correctly reads twice, "where, death," contrary to the T. R. which has "grave" or "hades" the second time.