1 Corinthians 10:17

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The definite article
πολλοί ἐσμεν·plugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigεἰμί

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εἰμί is the first person singular verb for “to be” (εἶναι [the infinitive form] = “to be”).

It an irregular verb, and, like English, changes significantly between person and tense. For example εἰμί is the word for am and ἦν is the word for was, e.g.
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The definite article
γὰρ πάντεςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigπᾶς

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Meaning

* All * Every * The whole

Adjective.

Usage in the New Testament

The sense of πᾶς depends on whether it modifies a singular or plural noun, and whether that noun is countable or uncountable.

With singular countable nouns → "every" John 1:9John 3:16Romans 5:12Matthew 28:19Colossians 1:16Romans 3:23Romans 3:23John 3:16Colossians 1:17
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The definite article
ἑνὸς ἄρτου μετέχομεν.
ESV
Because there is one bread, we who are many are one body, for we all partake of the one bread.
NIV
Because there is one loaf, we, who are many, are one body, for we all partake of the one loaf.
NLT
And though we are many, we all eat from one loaf of bread, showing that we are one body.
KJV
For we being many are one bread, and one body: for we are all partakers of that one bread.