2 Corinthians 2:14

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

But thanks be unto God, who always leadeth us in triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest through us the savor of his knowledge in every place.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Τῷ δὲ Θεῷ χάρις, τῷ πάντοτε θριαμβεύοντι ἡμᾶς ἐν τῷ Χριστῷ, καὶ τὴν ὀσμὴν τῆς γνώσεως αὐτοῦ φανεροῦντι διʼ ἡμῶν ἐν παντὶ τόπῳ.

Transliteration

To the de Theō charis, to the one always thriambeuonti us in the Christō, and the osmēn of the gnōseōs of him phanerounti through us in every topō.

Grammar Details

• *de*: postpositive conjunction - but/and
• *Theō*: dative masculine singular - God
• *charis*: nominative feminine singular - thanks
• *thriambeuonti*: present active participle, masculine dative singular - leading in triumph
• *Christō*: dative masculine singular - Christ
• *osmēn*: accusative feminine singular - fragrance
• *gnōseōs*: genitive feminine singular - knowledge
• *phanerounti*: present active participle, masculine dative singular - manifesting
• *topō*: dative masculine singular - place

Word Meanings

• *charis*: thanks/gratitude/grace
• *thriambeuonti*: leading in triumph/causing to triumph/displaying as in a triumphal procession
• *osmēn*: fragrance/aroma/scent
• *gnōseōs*: knowledge/understanding
• *phanerounti*: manifesting/making known/revealing

Referenced Verses

• Rom 8:37 : 37 Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.
• 2 Cor 9:15 : 15 Thanks be to God for his unspeakable gift.
• Eph 5:2 : 2 and walk in love, even as Christ also loved you, and gave himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for an odor of a sweet smell.
• 2 Cor 2:15-16 : 15 For we are a sweet savor of Christ unto God, in them that are saved, and in them that perish; 16 to the one {G3303} a savor from death unto death; {G1161} to the other a savor from life unto life. And who is sufficient for these things?
• 2 Cor 8:16 : 16 But thanks be to God, who putteth the same earnest care for you into the heart of Titus.
• Song 1:3 : 3 Thine oils have a goodly fragrance; Thy name is [as] oil poured forth; Therefore do the virgins love thee.
• Rom 6:17 : 17 But thanks be to God, that, whereas ye were servants of sin, {G1161} ye became obedient from the heart to that form of teaching whereunto ye were delivered;
• Ps 106:47 : 47 Save us, O Jehovah our God, And gather us from among the nations, To give thanks unto thy holy name, And to triumph in thy praise.
• Rom 15:19 : 19 in the power of signs and wonders, in the power of the Holy Spirit; so that from Jerusalem, and round about even unto Illyricum, I have fully preached the gospel of Christ;
• Phil 4:18 : 18 But I have all things, and abound: I am filled, having received from Epaphroditus the things that came from you, an odor of a sweet smell, a sacrifice acceptable, well-pleasing to God.
• Col 1:6 : 6 which is come unto you; even as it is also in all the world bearing fruit and increasing, as [it doth] in you also, since the day ye heard and knew the grace of God in truth;
• Col 1:23 : 23 if so be that ye continue in the faith, grounded and stedfast, and not moved away from the hope of the gospel which ye heard, which was preached in all creation under heaven; whereof I Paul was made a minister.
• Col 2:15 : 15 having despoiled the principalities and the powers, he made a show of them openly, triumphing over them in it.
• 1 Thess 3:9 : 9 For what thanksgiving can we render again unto God for you, for all the joy wherewith we joy for your sakes before our God;
• Rev 7:12 : 12 saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honor, and power, and might, [be] unto our God for ever and ever. Amen.
• Eph 5:20 : 20 giving thanks always for all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to God, even the Father;
• 2 Cor 1:11 : 11 ye also helping together on our behalf by your supplication; that, for the gift bestowed upon us by means of many, thanks may be given by many persons on our behalf.
• Ps 148:14 : 14 And he hath lifted up the horn of his people, The praise of all his saints; Even of the children of Israel, a people near unto him. Praise ye Jehovah.
• 1 Cor 15:37 : 37 and that which thou sowest, thou sowest not the body that shall be, but a bare grain, it may chance of wheat, or of some other kind;