1 Corinthians 11:17

Greek
Τοῦτοplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigοὗτος / αὕτη /τοῦτο

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Meaning:

* These or this * This one, this person, this thing * They or he or she or it

Demonstrative pronoun.

οὗτος usually refers to something close to the speaker — “this” as opposed to ἐκεῖνος (John 9:161 John 5:111 Corinthians 15:501 John 4:9John 5:1Matthew 3:17John 7:26Luke 22:19
δὲplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigδέ

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δέ is a conjunction that can mean “but” or “and” or “also” or “moreover”. It is a word that is used very frequently in the New Testament, and is often unexpressed and not translated in English.
παραγγέλλων οὐκ ἐπαινῶ ὅτι οὐκ εἰς τὸplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ, ἡ, τό

greek

Meaning:

* The

The definite article.

Forms

Singular Case Masculine Feminine Neuter Nominative ὁ ἡ τό Genitive τοῦ τῆς τοῦ Dative τῷ τῇ
κρεῖσσον ἀλλὰ εἰς τὸplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ, ἡ, τό

greek

Meaning:

* The

The definite article.

Forms

Singular Case Masculine Feminine Neuter Nominative ὁ ἡ τό Genitive τοῦ τῆς τοῦ Dative τῷ τῇ
ἧσσον συνέρχεσθε.
ESV
But in the following instructions I do not commend you, because when you come together it is not for the better but for the worse.
NIV
In the following directives I have no praise for you, for your meetings do more harm than good.
NLT
But in the following instructions, I cannot praise you. For it sounds as if more harm than good is done when you meet together.
KJV
Now in this that I declare unto you I praise you not, that ye come together not for the better, but for the worse.