As a way to prepare for Easter, I invite you to join me on a 58 day journey through the 58 verses of 1 Corinthians 15 in Greek. At this point, there will no longer be any videos or PowerPoint PDFs, though I may finish those at some later time in the future.

1 Corinthians 15:44

44 σπείρεται σῶμα ψυχικόν, ἐγείρεται σῶμα πνευματικόν. Εἰ ἔστιν σῶμα ψυχικόν, ἔστιν καὶ πνευματικόν.

44 It is sown a soulish body; it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a soulish body, there is also a spiritual (body).

σπείρεται – subj. and main verb [pres-pass-ind-3-s-σπείρω]. Asyndeton [W658]. Gnomic present [W523-25].

σῶμα ψυχικόν, – acc. dir. obj.

ἐγείρεται – subj. and main verb [pres-pass-ind-3-s-εγείρω]. Asyndeton [W658]. Gnomic present [W523-25].

σῶμα πνευματικόν. – acc. dir. obj.

Εἰ – cond. conj. marking the protasis [W675]. First class condition assumed true for the argument’s sake [W690-94].

ἔστιν – verb of the protasis [pres-cop-ind-3-s-ειμί]. Existential use of the copula (“there is”).

σῶμα ψυχικόν, – nom. subj. of the existential copular verb.

ἔστιν – main verb of the apodosis [pres-cop-ind-3-s-ειμί]. Existential use of the copula (“there is”).

καὶ – additive/adjunctive conj. [W671]. Adverbial use of καὶ (“also”).

πνευματικόν. – nom. subj. of the existential copular verb. Substantival adj. with the ellipsis of σῶμα.