1 Corinthians 12:17

εἰ ὅλον τὸ σῶμα ὀφθαλμός ποῦ ἡ ἀκοή εἰ ὅλον ἀκοή ποῦ ἡ ὄσφρησις
If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smelling?
Word Reference
Original Word Definitions
εἰ
G1487 CONJ
ei
if, whether, that, etc
  • if, whether
ὅλον
G3650 A-NSN
holos
___%___whole___%___ or ___%___all___%___, i.e., complete (in extent, amount, time or degree), especially (neuter) as noun or adverb
  • all, whole, completely
τὸ
G3588 T-NSN
ho
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
  • this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than ___%___the___%___ counted
σῶμα
G4983 N-NSN
sōma
the body (as a sound whole), used in a very wide application, literally or figuratively
  • the body both of men or animals
    • a dead body or corpse
      • "the living body
      • of animals
    the bodies of plants and of stars (heavenly bodies)"is used of a (large or small) number of men closely united into one society, or family as it were; a social, ethical, mystical body
    • so in the New Testament of the church
    that which casts a shadow as distinguished from the shadow itself
ὀφθαλμός
G3788 N-NSM
ophthalmos
the eye (literally or figuratively); by implication, vision; figuratively, envy (from the jealous side-glance)
  • the eye
    • "metaphorically the eyes of the mind, the faculty of knowing
ποῦ
G4226 ADV-I
pou
as adverb of place; at (by implication, to) what locality
  • somewhere
    • "nearly"with numerals: somewhere about, about
ἡ
G3588 T-NSF
ho
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
  • this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than ___%___the___%___ counted
ἀκοή
G189 N-NSF
akoē
hearing (the act, the sense or the thing heard)
  • the sense of hearing
    • "the organ of hearing, the ear"the thing heard
    • instruction, namely oral
      • of preaching the gospel
      hearsay, report or rumour
εἰ
G1487 CONJ
ei
if, whether, that, etc
  • if, whether
ὅλον
G3650 A-NSN
holos
___%___whole___%___ or ___%___all___%___, i.e., complete (in extent, amount, time or degree), especially (neuter) as noun or adverb
  • all, whole, completely
ἀκοή
G189 N-NSF
akoē
hearing (the act, the sense or the thing heard)
  • the sense of hearing
    • "the organ of hearing, the ear"the thing heard
    • instruction, namely oral
      • of preaching the gospel
      hearsay, report or rumour
ποῦ
G4226 ADV-I
pou
as adverb of place; at (by implication, to) what locality
  • somewhere
    • "nearly"with numerals: somewhere about, about
ἡ
G3588 T-NSF
ho
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
  • this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than ___%___the___%___ counted
ὄσφρησις
G3750 N-NSF
osphrēsis
smell (the sense)
  • a sense of smell, smelling

εἰ ὅλον τὸ σῶμα ὀφθαλμός ποῦ ἡ ἀκοή εἰ ὅλον ἀκοή ποῦ ἡ ὄσφρησις
17
If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smelling?
Cross References

1 Corinthians 12:21

οὐ δύναται δὲ ὀφθαλμὸς εἰπεῖν τῇ χειρί Χρείαν σου οὐκ ἔχω ἢ πάλιν ἡ κεφαλὴ τοῖς ποσίν Χρείαν ὑμῶν οὐκ ἔχω·
21
And the eye cannot say unto the hand, I have no need of thee: nor again the head to the feet, I have no need of you.

Psalms 139:13

כִּֽי-אַתָּה קָנִיתָ כִלְיֹתָי תְּסֻכֵּנִי בְּבֶטֶן אִמִּֽי׃
13
For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother's womb.

1 Corinthians 12:29

μὴ πάντες ἀπόστολοι μὴ πάντες προφῆται μὴ πάντες διδάσκαλοι μὴ πάντες δυνάμεις
29
Are all apostles? are all prophets? are all teachers? are all workers of miracles?

Psalms 94:9

הֲנֹטַֽע אֹזֶן הֲלֹא יִשְׁמָע אִֽם-יֹצֵֽר עַיִן הֲלֹא יַבִּֽיט׃
9
He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? he that formed the eye, shall he not see?

Proverbs 20:12

אֹזֶן שֹׁמַעַת וְעַיִן רֹאָה יְהוָה עָשָׂה גַם-שְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃
12
The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the LORD hath made even both of them.

1 Samuel 9:9

לְפָנִים׀ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל כֹּֽה-אָמַר הָאִישׁ בְּלֶכְתּוֹ לִדְרוֹשׁ אֱלֹהִים לְכוּ וְנֵֽלְכָה עַד-הָֽרֹאֶה כִּי לַנָּבִיא הַיּוֹם יִקָּרֵא לְפָנִים הָֽרֹאֶֽה׃
9
(Beforetime in Israel, when a man went to inquire of God, thus he spake, Come, and let us go to the seer: for he that is now called a Prophet was beforetime called a Seer.)
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