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2 Corinthians 2:7

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Sufficient to such a man [is] this punishment, which [was inflicted] of many.	So that contrariwise ye [ought] rather to forgive [him], and comfort [him], lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with overmuch sorrow.	Wherefore I beseech you that ye would confirm [your] love toward him.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

So that contrariwise^G5121 ye^G5209 ought rather^G3123 to forgive^G5483 him, and^G2532 comfort^G3870 him, lest^G3381 perhaps^G4458 such a one^G5108 should be swallowed up^G2666 with overmuch^G4055 sorrow^G3077.

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Original Greek

ὥστε τοὐναντίον μᾶλλον ὑμᾶς χαρίσασθαι καὶ παρακαλέσαι, μή πως τῇ περισσοτέρᾳ λύπῃ καταποθῇ ὁ τοιοῦτος

Greek	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
ὥστε	hōste	G5620	CONJ	So
τοὐναντίον	tounantion	G5121	ADV-K	that contrariwise
μᾶλλον	mallon	G3123	ADV	rather
ὑμᾶς	humas	G5209	P-2AP	ye
χαρίσασθαι	charisasthai	G5483	V-ADN	to forgive
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ	and
παρακαλέσαι,	parakalesai	G3870	V-AAN	comfort
μή	mē	G3361	PRT-N	lest perhaps
πως	pōs	G4458	PRT
τῇ	tē	G3588	T-DSF	*
περισσοτέρᾳ	perissotera	G4055	A-DSF-C	with overmuch
λύπῃ	lupē	G3077	N-DSF	sorrow
καταποθῇ	katapothē	G2666	V-APS-3S	should be swallowed up
ὁ	ho	G3588	T-NSM	*
τοιοῦτος	toioutos	G5108	D-NSM	such a one

Source: Textus Receptus (Scrivener 1894)

Strong's References

• G2532 — καί (kaí, kahee): and, even, also, namely — apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words:--and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
• G2666 — καταπίνω (katapínō, kat-ap-ee'-no): I swallow, devour, destroy — from κατά and πίνω; to drink down, i.e. gulp entire (literally or figuratively):--devour, drown, swallow (up).
• G3077 — λύπη (lýpē, loo'-pay): pain, grief — apparently a primary word; sadness:--grief, grievous, + grudgingly, heaviness, sorrow.
• G3123 — μᾶλλον (mâllon, mal'-lon): more, rather — neuter of the comparative of the same as μάλιστα; (adverbially) more (in a greater degree)) or rather:--+ better, X far, (the) more (and more), (so) much (the more), rather.
• G3381 — μήπως (mḗpōs, may'-pos): lest in any way, lest perhaps — from μή and -πώς; lest somehow:--lest (by any means, by some means, haply, perhaps).
• G3870 — παρακαλέω (parakaléō, par-ak-al-eh'-o): I summon, entreat, admonish, comfort — from παρά and καλέω; to call near, i.e. invite, invoke (by imploration, hortation or consolation):--beseech, call for, (be of good) comfort, desire, (give) exhort(-ation), intreat, pray.
• G4055 — περισσότερος (perissóteros, per-is-sot'-er-os): greater, more — comparative of περισσός; more superabundant (in number, degree or character):--more abundant, greater (much) more, overmuch.
• G4458 — -πώς (-pṓs, poce): adverb from the base of πού; an enclitic particle of indefiniteness of manner; somehow or anyhow; used only in composition:--haply, by any (some) means, perhaps. See εἴ πως, μήπως. Compare πῶς.
• G5108 — τοιοῦτος (toioûtos, toy-oo'-tos): of such a kind, such — (including the other inflections); from τοί and οὗτος; truly this, i.e. of this sort (to denote character or individuality):--like, such (an one).
• G5121 — τοὐναντίον (tounantíon, too-nan-tee'-on): on the contrary — contraction for the neuter of ὁ and ἐναντίον; on the contrary:--contrariwise.
• G5209 — ὑμᾶς (hymâs, hoo-mas'): accusative case of ὑμεῖς; you (as the objective of a verb or preposition):--ye, you (+ -ward), your (+ own).
• G5483 — χαρίζομαι (charízomai, khar-id'-zom-ahee): I show favor to, forgive — middle voice from χάρις; to grant as a favor, i.e. gratuitously, in kindness, pardon or rescue:--deliver, (frankly) forgive, (freely) give, grant.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Greek (Textus Receptus, Scrivener 1894) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• G3361 — μή (mḗ, may): not, lest — a primary particle of qualified negation (whereas οὐ expresses an absolute denial); (adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas οὐ expects an affirmative one)) whether:--any but (that), X forbear, + God forbid, + lack, lest, neither, never, no (X wise in), none, nor, (can-)not, nothing, that not, un(-taken), without. Often used in compounds in substantially the same relations. See also ἐὰν μή, ἵνα μή, οὐ μή, μῆκος, μηκύνω, μήν, μὴ οὐκ.
• G3588 — ὁ (ho, ho): the — the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):--the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
• G5620 — ὥστε (hṓste, hoce'-teh): so that, therefore — from ὡς and τέ; so too, i.e. thus therefore (in various relations of consecution, as follow):--(insomuch) as, so that (then), (insomuch) that, therefore, to, wherefore.

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