1 Corinthians 4:13
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
when we are slandered, we answer gently. Up to this moment we have become the scum of the earth, the refuse of the world.

Young's Literal Translation
being spoken evil of, we entreat; as filth of the world we did become—of all things an offscouring—till now.

King James Bible
Being defamed, we intreat: we are made as the filth of the world, [and are] the offscouring of all things unto this day.

Greek
when we are slandered,
δυσφημούμενοι (dysphēmoumenoi)
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 1426: Evil report, defamation, words of ill omen. From a compound of dus- and pheme; defamation.

we answer gently.
παρακαλοῦμεν (parakaloumen)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural
Strong's 3870: From para and kaleo; to call near, i.e. Invite, invoke.

Up to
ἕως (heōs)
Preposition
Strong's 2193: A conjunction, preposition and adverb of continuance, until.

this moment
ἄρτι (arti)
Adverb
Strong's 737: Now, just now, at this moment. Adverb from a derivative of airo through the idea of suspension; just now.

we have become
ἐγενήθημεν (egenēthēmen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 1st Person Plural
Strong's 1096: A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude.

[the] scum
περικαθάρματα (perikatharmata)
Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural
Strong's 4027: Refuse, offscouring, filth. From a compound of peri and kathairo; something cleaned off all around, i.e. Refuse.

of the
τοῦ (tou)
Article - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

earth,
κόσμου (kosmou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 2889: Probably from the base of komizo; orderly arrangement, i.e. Decoration; by implication, the world (morally).

[the] refuse
περίψημα (peripsēma)
Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular
Strong's 4067: From a comparative of peri and psao; something brushed all around, i.e. Off-scrapings.

of [the world].
πάντων (pantōn)
Adjective - Genitive Neuter Plural
Strong's 3956: All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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