What does ἀναξίως (anaxíōs) mean in the Bible?
ἀναξίως (anaxíōs): Partaking of communion in an unworthy manner; irreverence toward the sacred act itself.
Greek · G371
ἀναξίως
Irreverently
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ἀναξίως G371
Pronunciation anaxíōs
What does ἀναξίως (anaxíōs) mean in the Bible?
ἀναξίως (anaxíōs): Partaking of communion in an unworthy manner; irreverence toward the sacred act itself.
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How does the BSB render G371?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include in an unworthy manner (1).
Where does ἀναξίως (anaxíōs) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 1 Corinthians 11:27. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Corinthians (1).
Source Word Evidence
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How English Renders It in an unworthy manner 1× 1 Corinthians 11:27
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First aligned row 1 Corinthians 11:27
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
1 Corinthians 1
Source forms
ἀναξίως 1x anaxiōs 1 Corinthians 11:27
Parsing patterns
Adverb 1x 1 Corinthians 11:27
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Partaking of communion in an unworthy manner; irreverence toward the sacred act itself.
Strong's G371
Lexical occurrences 1 verse Greek text appearances 2 times Word forms 1 form 1 reference Verse guides 0 guides
Study link 1 Corinthians 11:27-32 Source Gloss
irreverently
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Partaking of communion in an unworthy manner; irreverence toward the sacred act itself.
(see supr.), adv., [in LXX: 2Ma.14:42 * ;] in an unworthy manner: 1Co.11:27.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
1 Corinthians 11:27 Adverb
ἀναξίως, anaxiwv
unworthily, in an unworthy manner
Read verse 1 Corinthians 11:29 Adverb
ἀναξίως, anaxiwv
unworthily, in an unworthy manner
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
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This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 1 Aligned forms 1
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
1 Cor 11:27 1×
Where It Appears in Scripture
Where this word appears in Scripture: passage, original form, and sense in context.
Biblical Witnesses
Eating and drinking the Lord's Supper in an unworthy, irreverent manner
Word Origins
ἀναξίως is built from this root:
ἀνάξιος G370
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain