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anaxíōs

in an unworthy manner

Say it: an-ax-EE-oce (approximate)

ἀναξίως

What it means

Unworthily. Paul warns that anyone who eats the bread or drinks the cup "in an unworthy manner" is guilty of the body and blood of the Lord (11:27-29). In context the problem is how they eat, with contempt for those who have nothing.

Range of meaning

  • UnworthilyWithout due regard.
  • CarelesslyWithout discernment.

In 1 Corinthians

  • Chapter 11

    "Eats or drinks in an unworthy manner" (11:27).

Every verse (2)

Verses where G0371 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources