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ἀναξίως
anaxiōs
G0371
G:ADV Greek

unworthily

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anaxios describes eating the bread or drinking the Lord’s cup in a manner that incurs guilt.

The attested use describes the manner in which someone eats the bread or drinks the Lord’s cup, a manner linked in the verse to guilt concerning the body and blood of the Lord.

Senses in use

  1. Improper manner of eating or drinking · dominant

    In 1 Corinthians 11:27, the adverb modifies eating the bread or drinking the cup of the Lord; the APB renders the clause "in an unworthy manner" and connects that conduct with being guilty of the body and blood of the Lord.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 1 Corinthians 11:27, the APB presents the manner as "in an unworthy manner." As a translation.

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