What does the word "beseech" mean in 1 Corinthians 1:10?
In 1 Corinthians 1:10, the word "beseech" means to beg or plead rather than to issue a dogmatic, legalistic command. It is simply an earnest plea, not a demand with an "or else" attached, reflecting Paul's pleading with the brethren.
Les explains that Paul says, "Now I beseech you, brethren," and the word beseech is not a dogmatic, legalistic commanding. Instead, it implies, "I beg of you... I'm pleading with you." It does not mean they had to or else. Paul is preparing to deal with problems in the Corinthian church, addressing them as he himself had to.
Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.