2 Corinthians 10:12

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

For we are not bold to number or compare ourselves with certain of them that commend themselves: but they themselves, measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves with themselves, are without understanding.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Οὐ γὰρ τολμῶμεν ἐγκρῖναι ἢ συγκρῖναι ἑαυτούς τισιν τῶν ἑαυτοὺς συνιστανόντων: ἀλλὰ αὐτοὶ ἐν ἑαυτοῖς ἑαυτοὺς μετροῦντες, καὶ συγκρίνοντες ἑαυτοὺς ἑαυτοῖς, οὐ συνιοῦσιν.

Transliteration

Not Ou gar we tolmōmen enkrinai or ē sunkrinai heautous with certain tisin of the ones tōn heautous sunistanontōn: but alla they autoi in en heautois heautous metrountes, and kai sunkrunontes heautous with heautois, not ou suniousin.

Grammar Details

*Ou*: negative particle - not
*gar*: postpositive conjunction - for/because
*tolmōmen*: present active indicative, 1st person plural - we dare/venture
*enkrinai*: aorist active infinitive - to classify/count among
*ē*: disjunctive conjunction - or
*sunkrinai*: aorist active infinitive - to compare/combine
*heautous*: accusative, masculine, plural reflexive pronoun - themselves
*tisin*: dative, masculine, plural indefinite pronoun - with certain ones
*tōn*: genitive, masculine, plural article - of the
*sunistanontōn*: present active participle, genitive, masculine, plural - commending/recommending
*alla*: adversative conjunction - but
*autoi*: nominative, masculine, plural intensive pronoun - they themselves
*en*: preposition + dative - in/by
*heautois*: dative, masculine, plural reflexive pronoun - with themselves
*metrountes*: present active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - measuring
*kai*: conjunction - and
*sunkrunontes*: present active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - comparing
*ou*: negative particle - not
*suniousin*: present active indicative, 3rd person plural - they understand

Word Meanings

*tolmōmen*: we dare/venture/have courage
*enkrinai*: to classify/count among/number with
*sunkrinai*: to compare/combine/judge together
*sunistanontōn*: commending/recommending/approving
*metrountes*: measuring/evaluating
*sunkrunontes*: comparing/judging together
*suniousin*: they understand/comprehend/perceive

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Referenced Verses

2 Cor 3:1 : 1 Are we beginning again to commend ourselves? or need we, as do some, epistles of commendation to you or from you?
Prov 26:12 : 12 Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? There is more hope of a fool than of him.
Prov 27:2 : 2 Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; A stranger, and not thine own lips.
Luke 18:11 : 11 The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as the rest of men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican.
2 Cor 10:18 : 18 For not he that commendeth himself is approved, but whom the Lord commendeth.
Rom 15:18 : 18 For I will not dare to speak of any things save those which Christ wrought through me, for the obedience of the Gentiles, by word and deed,
2 Cor 5:12 : 12 We are not again commending ourselves unto you, but [speak] as giving you occasion of glorying on our behalf, that ye may have wherewith to answer them that glory in appearance, and not in heart.
Job 12:2 : 2 No doubt but ye are the people, And wisdom shall die with you.
Prov 25:27 : 27 It is not good to eat much honey: So [for men] to search out their own glory is grievous.

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