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2 Corinthians 11:23
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Are they Hebrews? so [am] I. Are they Israelites? so [am] I. Are they the seed of Abraham? so [am] I.
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Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as a fool) I [am] more; in labours more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequent, in deaths oft.
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Of the Jews five times received I forty [stripes] save one.
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Verse Text
Are theyG1526 ministersG1249 of ChristG5547?(I speakG2980 as a foolG3912) IG1473 am moreG5228; inG1722 laboursG2873 more abundantG4056, inG1722 stripesG4127 above measureG5234, inG1722 prisonsG5438 more frequentG4056, inG1722 deathsG2288 oftG4178.
διάκονοι Χριστοῦ εἰσι; παραφρονῶν λαλῶ ὑπὲρ ἐγώ· ἐν κόποις περισσοτέρως, ἐν πληγαῖς ὑπερβαλλόντως, ἐν φυλακαῖς περισσοτέρως, ἐν θανάτοις πολλάκις·
| Greek | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
διάκονοι |
diakonoi | G1249 | N-NPM | ministers |
Χριστοῦ |
Christou | G5547 | N-GSM | of Christ |
εἰσι; |
eisi | G1526 | V-PAI-3P | Are they |
παραφρονῶν |
paraphronōn | G3912 | V-PAP-NSM | as a fool |
λαλῶ |
lalō | G2980 | V-PAI-1S | (I speak |
ὑπὲρ |
huper | G5228 | PREP | more |
ἐγώ· |
egō | G1473 | P-1NS | I |
ἐν |
en | G1722 | PREP | in |
κόποις |
kopois | G2873 | N-DPM | labours |
περισσοτέρως, |
perissoterōs | G4056 | ADV-C | more abundant |
ἐν |
en | G1722 | PREP | in |
πληγαῖς |
plēgais | G4127 | N-DPF | stripes |
ὑπερβαλλόντως, |
huperballontōs | G5234 | ADV | above measure |
ἐν |
en | G1722 | PREP | in |
φυλακαῖς |
phulakais | G5438 | N-DPF | prisons |
περισσοτέρως, |
perissoterōs | G4056 | ADV-C | more frequent |
ἐν |
en | G1722 | PREP | in |
θανάτοις |
thanatois | G2288 | N-DPM | deaths |
πολλάκις· |
pollakis | G4178 | ADV | oft |
- G1249 — διάκονος (diákonos, dee-ak'-on-os): a waiter, servant, administrator — probably from an obsolete (to run on errands; compare διώκω); an attendant, i.e. (genitive case) a waiter (at table or in other menial duties); specially, a Christian teacher and pastor (technically, a deacon or deaconess):--deacon, minister, servant.
- G1473 — ἐγώ (egṓ, eg-o'): I — a primary pronoun of the first person I (only expressed when emphatic):--I, me. For the other cases and the plural see ἐμέ, ἐμοί, ἐμοῦ, ἡμᾶς, ἡμεῖς, ἡμῖν, ἡμῶν, etc.
- G1526 — εἰσί (eisí, i-see'): 3rd person plural present indicative of εἰμί; they are:--agree, are, be, dure, X is, were.
- G1722 — ἐν (en, en): in, on, among — a primary preposition denoting (fixed) position (in place, time or state), and (by implication) instrumentality (medially or constructively), i.e. a relation of rest (intermediate between εἰς and ἐκ); "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.:--about, after, against, + almost, X altogether, among, X as, at, before, between, (here-)by (+ all means), for (… sake of), + give self wholly to, (here-)in(-to, -wardly), X mightily, (because) of, (up-)on, (open-)ly, X outwardly, one, X quickly, X shortly, (speedi-)ly, X that, X there(-in, -on), through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), under, when, where(-with), while, with(-in). Often used in compounds, with substantially the same import; rarely with verbs of motion, and then not to indicate direction, except (elliptically) by a separate (and different) preposition.
- G2288 — θάνατος (thánatos, than'-at-os): death — from θνήσκω; (properly, an adjective used as a noun) death (literally or figuratively):--X deadly, (be…) death.
- G2873 — κόπος (kópos, kop'-os): trouble, toil, labor — from κόπτω; a cut, i.e. (by analogy) toil (as reducing the strength), literally or figuratively; by implication, pains:--labour, + trouble, weariness.
- G2980 — λαλέω (laléō, lal-eh'-o): I speak, say — a prolonged form of an otherwise obsolete verb; to talk, i.e. utter words:--preach, say, speak (after), talk, tell, utter. Compare λέγω.
- G3912 — παραφρονέω (paraphronéō, par-af-ron-eh'-o): I am out of my senses — from παρά and φρονέω; to misthink, i.e. be insane (silly):--as a fool.
- G4056 — περισσοτέρως (perissotérōs, per-is-sot-er'-oce): adverb from περισσότερος; more superabundantly:--more abundant(-ly), X the more earnest, (more) exceedingly, more frequent, much more, the rather.
- G4127 — πληγή (plēgḗ, play-gay'): a blow, stripe, wound — from πλήσσω; a stroke; by implication, a wound; figuratively, a calamity:--plague, stripe, wound(-ed).
- G4178 — πολλάκις (pollákis, pol-lak'-is): many times, often — multiplicative adverb from πολύς; many times, i.e. frequently:--oft(-en, -entimes, -times).
- G5228 — ὑπέρ (hypér, hoop-er'): in behalf of, above — a primary preposition; "over", i.e. (with the genitive case) of place, above, beyond, across, or causal, for the sake of, instead, regarding; with the accusative case superior to, more than:--(+ exceeding, abundantly) above, in (on) behalf of, beyond, by, + very chiefest, concerning, exceeding (above, -ly), for, + very highly, more (than), of, over, on the part of, for sake of, in stead, than, to(-ward), very. In the comparative, it retains many of the above applications.
- G5234 — ὑπερβαλλόντως (hyperballóntōs, hoop-er-bal-lon'-toce): beyond measure — adverb from present participle active of ὑπερβάλλω; excessively:--beyond measure.
- G5438 — φυλακή (phylakḗ, foo-lak-ay'): a watching, guard, prison, imprisonment — from φυλάσσω; a guarding or (concretely, guard), the act, the person; figuratively, the place, the condition, or (specially), the time (as a division of day or night), literally or figuratively:--cage, hold, (im-)prison(-ment), ward, watch.
- G5547 — Χριστός (Christós, khris-tos'): anointed, the Messiah, the Christ — from χρίω; anointed, i.e. the Messiah, an epithet of Jesus:--Christ.
Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)
- I am — 2 Corinthians 11:5, 2 Corinthians 12:11-12
- in deaths — Acts 14:19, 1 Corinthians 15:30-32, 2 Corinthians 1:9-10, 2 Corinthians 4:11, 2 Corinthians 6:9, Colossians 1:24
- in labours — 1 Corinthians 15:10, Colossians 1:29
- in prisons — Acts 9:16, Acts 16:24, Acts 20:23, Acts 21:11, Acts 24:26-27, Acts 25:14, Acts 27:1, Acts 28:16, Acts 28:30, Ephesians 3:1, Ephesians 4:1, Ephesians 6:20, 2 Timothy 1:8, 2 Timothy 1:16, 2 Timothy 2:9, Philemon 1:9, Hebrews 10:34
- in stripes — Acts 9:16, 2 Corinthians 6:4-5, 2 Corinthians 11:24-25
- ministers — 1 Corinthians 3:5, 1 Corinthians 4:1, 2 Corinthians 3:6, 2 Corinthians 6:4, 1 Thessalonians 3:2, 1 Timothy 4:6
Reciprocal references (51): 2 Chronicles 18:26, Psalms 34:19, Psalms 71:20, Psalms 119:109, Proverbs 24:16, Isaiah 61:6, Jeremiah 36:5, Jeremiah 37:15, Joel 1:13, Matthew 20:12, Matthew 20:27, Matthew 23:11, Mark 10:26, Mark 13:9, Luke 6:22, Acts 5:18, Acts 15:26, Acts 16:22, Acts 20:19, Acts 21:13, Acts 21:31, Acts 26:17, Romans 5:3, Romans 8:35, Romans 15:16, Romans 16:7, 1 Corinthians 4:11, 1 Corinthians 10:13, 1 Corinthians 15:31, 2 Corinthians 1:5, 2 Corinthians 4:8, 2 Corinthians 4:17, 2 Corinthians 7:5, 2 Corinthians 10:7, 2 Corinthians 11:15, 2 Corinthians 11:21, 2 Corinthians 11:27, 2 Corinthians 11:28, 2 Corinthians 12:10, Galatians 5:11, Galatians 6:17, Colossians 1:7, Colossians 1:23, 1 Thessalonians 3:7, 1 Thessalonians 5:12, 1 Timothy 4:10, 2 Timothy 3:11, Hebrews 11:36, Hebrews 11:37, 1 Peter 1:6, Revelation 2:3
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