1 Corinthians 6:5

ἔνι אBC, rec. ἔστιν with DEFG.

οὐδεὶς σοφός אBC, σοφὸς οὐδείς FG, rec. σοφὸς οὐδὲ εἷς. Vulg. has sapiens quisquam.

5. πρὸς ἐντροπὴν ὑμῖν λέγω. ‘You are not to take my words literally. I only say this to shame you for the undue value you set on the things of this life. Such matters might fitly be left to the decision of the most insignificant member of your community. But there is no necessity for that. Surely there are plenty of persons among you who are competent to settle such questions, and thus save you the scandal of carrying your disputes before the heathen, when you have pledged yourself to lead a life above such considerations.’

ἔνι. For this form see Winer, Gr. Gram. § 14.

διακρῖναι. To decide after a judicial hearing. See ch. 1 Corinthians 4:7, note.

ἀνὰ μέσον τοῦ�. The singular is here put for the plural. ἀνὰ μέσον is a Hebraism. Cf. Genesis 23:15 (LXX.).