2 Cor 11:23-30 : 23 {
"verseID": "2 Corinthians.11.23",
"source": "Διάκονοι Χριστοῦ εἰσιν; (παραφρονῶν λαλῶ) ὑπὲρ ἐγώ· ἐν κόποις περισσοτέρως, ἐν πληγαῖς ὑπερβαλλόντως, ἐν φυλακαῖς περισσοτέρως, ἐν θανάτοις πολλάκις.",
"text": "*Diakonoi Christou eisin*? (*paraphronōn lalō*) above I [am]; in *kopois perissoterōs*, in *plēgais hyperballontōs*, in *phylakais perissoterōs*, in *thanatois pollakis*.",
"grammar": {
"*Diakonoi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - servants/ministers",
"*Christou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of Christ",
"*eisin*": "present active indicative, 3rd plural - are/they are",
"*paraphronōn*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - being insane/out of mind",
"*lalō*": "present active indicative, 1st singular - speak/talk",
"*kopois*": "dative, masculine, plural - labors/hardships",
"*perissoterōs*": "adverb comparative - more abundantly/more extensively",
"*plēgais*": "dative, feminine, plural - blows/wounds/stripes",
"*hyperballontōs*": "adverb - exceedingly/beyond measure",
"*phylakais*": "dative, feminine, plural - imprisonments/prisons",
"*thanatois*": "dative, masculine, plural - deaths/deadly perils",
"*pollakis*": "adverb - often/frequently"
},
"variants": {
"*Diakonoi*": "servants/ministers/attendants",
"*paraphronōn*": "being insane/out of mind/speaking as a madman",
"*lalō*": "speak/talk/say",
"*kopois*": "labors/hardships/troubles",
"*perissoterōs*": "more abundantly/more extensively/far more",
"*plēgais*": "blows/wounds/stripes/beatings",
"*hyperballontōs*": "exceedingly/beyond measure/surpassingly",
"*phylakais*": "imprisonments/prisons",
"*thanatois*": "deaths/deadly perils/near-death experiences",
"*pollakis*": "often/frequently/many times"
}
}
24 {
"verseID": "2 Corinthians.11.24",
"source": "Ὑπὸ Ἰουδαίων πεντάκις τεσσαράκοντα παρὰ μίαν ἔλαβον.",
"text": "By *Ioudaiōn* five times forty except one I *elabon*.",
"grammar": {
"*Ioudaiōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - of Jews",
"*elabon*": "aorist active indicative, 1st singular - received/took"
},
"variants": {
"*Ioudaiōn*": "Jews/Jewish authorities",
"*elabon*": "received/took/got (referring to lashes/stripes)"
}
}
25 {
"verseID": "2 Corinthians.11.25",
"source": "Τρὶς ἐραβδίσθην, ἅπαξ ἐλιθάσθην, τρὶς ἐναυάγησα, νυχθήμερον ἐν τῷ βυθῷ πεποίηκα·",
"text": "Three times I was *erabdisthēn*, once I was *elithasthēn*, three times I *enauagēsa*, *nychthēmeron* in the *bythō* I have *pepoiēka*;",
"grammar": {
"*erabdisthēn*": "aorist passive indicative, 1st singular - was beaten with rods",
"*elithasthēn*": "aorist passive indicative, 1st singular - was stoned",
"*enauagēsa*": "aorist active indicative, 1st singular - was shipwrecked",
"*nychthēmeron*": "accusative, neuter, singular - a night and a day",
"*bythō*": "dative, masculine, singular - in the deep/sea",
"*pepoiēka*": "perfect active indicative, 1st singular - have spent/done"
},
"variants": {
"*erabdisthēn*": "was beaten with rods",
"*elithasthēn*": "was stoned",
"*enauagēsa*": "was shipwrecked/suffered shipwreck",
"*nychthēmeron*": "a night and a day/24-hour period",
"*bythō*": "deep/sea/abyss",
"*pepoiēka*": "have spent/done/passed"
}
}
26 {
"verseID": "2 Corinthians.11.26",
"source": "Ὁδοιπορίαις πολλάκις, κινδύνοις ποταμῶν, κινδύνοις λῃστῶν, κινδύνοις ἐκ γένους, κινδύνοις ἐξ ἐθνῶν, κινδύνοις ἐν πόλει, κινδύνοις ἐν ἐρημίᾳ, κινδύνοις ἐν θαλάσσῃ, κινδύνοις ἐν ψευδαδέλφοις·",
"text": "In *hodoiporiais pollakis*, in *kindynois potamōn*, in *kindynois lēstōn*, in *kindynois* from *genous*, in *kindynois* from *ethnōn*, in *kindynois* in *polei*, in *kindynois* in *erēmia*, in *kindynois* in *thalassē*, in *kindynois* among *pseudadelphois*;",
"grammar": {
"*hodoiporiais*": "dative, feminine, plural - journeys/travels",
"*pollakis*": "adverb - often/frequently",
"*kindynois*": "dative, masculine, plural - dangers/perils",
"*potamōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - of rivers",
"*lēstōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - of robbers",
"*genous*": "genitive, neuter, singular - of race/kindred/countrymen",
"*ethnōn*": "genitive, neuter, plural - of nations/Gentiles",
"*polei*": "dative, feminine, singular - in city",
"*erēmia*": "dative, feminine, singular - in wilderness/desert",
"*thalassē*": "dative, feminine, singular - in sea",
"*pseudadelphois*": "dative, masculine, plural - among false brothers"
},
"variants": {
"*hodoiporiais*": "journeys/travels/itinerations",
"*kindynois*": "dangers/perils/hazards",
"*potamōn*": "rivers/floods",
"*lēstōn*": "robbers/bandits/highwaymen",
"*genous*": "race/kindred/countrymen (referring to fellow Jews)",
"*ethnōn*": "nations/Gentiles/pagans",
"*polei*": "city/town",
"*erēmia*": "wilderness/desert/uninhabited region",
"*thalassē*": "sea/ocean",
"*pseudadelphois*": "false brothers/pretend believers"
}
}
27 {
"verseID": "2 Corinthians.11.27",
"source": "Ἐν κόπῳ καὶ μόχθῳ, ἐν ἀγρυπνίαις πολλάκις, ἐν λιμῷ καὶ δίψει, ἐν νηστείαις πολλάκις, ἐν ψύχει καὶ γυμνότητι.",
"text": "In *kopō* and *mochthō*, in *agrypniais pollakis*, in *limō* and *dipsei*, in *nēsteiais pollakis*, in *psychei* and *gymnotēti*.",
"grammar": {
"*kopō*": "dative, masculine, singular - labor/toil",
"*mochthō*": "dative, masculine, singular - hardship/trouble",
"*agrypniais*": "dative, feminine, plural - sleeplessness/watchings",
"*pollakis*": "adverb - often/frequently",
"*limō*": "dative, masculine, singular - hunger/famine",
"*dipsei*": "dative, feminine, singular - thirst",
"*nēsteiais*": "dative, feminine, plural - fastings",
"*psychei*": "dative, neuter, singular - cold",
"*gymnotēti*": "dative, feminine, singular - nakedness/insufficient clothing"
},
"variants": {
"*kopō*": "labor/toil/trouble",
"*mochthō*": "hardship/trouble/difficulty",
"*agrypniais*": "sleeplessness/watchings/staying awake",
"*limō*": "hunger/famine",
"*dipsei*": "thirst",
"*nēsteiais*": "fastings/going without food",
"*psychei*": "cold/coldness",
"*gymnotēti*": "nakedness/insufficient clothing/exposure"
}
}
28 {
"verseID": "2 Corinthians.11.28",
"source": "Χωρὶς τῶν παρεκτὸς, ἡ ἐπισύστασις μου ἡ καθʼ ἡμέραν, ἡ μέριμνα πασῶν τῶν ἐκκλησιῶν.",
"text": "Apart from the *parektos*, the *episystasis* of me that [is] according to day, the *merimna* for all of the *ekklēsiōn*.",
"grammar": {
"*parektos*": "genitive, neuter, plural - external matters/things outside",
"*episystasis*": "nominative, feminine, singular - pressure/crowd/burden",
"*merimna*": "nominative, feminine, singular - anxiety/care",
"*ekklēsiōn*": "genitive, feminine, plural - of churches/assemblies"
},
"variants": {
"*parektos*": "external matters/things outside/other things",
"*episystasis*": "pressure/crowd/burden/daily pressure",
"*merimna*": "anxiety/care/concern",
"*ekklēsiōn*": "churches/assemblies/congregations"
}
}
29 {
"verseID": "2 Corinthians.11.29",
"source": "Τίς ἀσθενεῖ, καὶ οὐκ ἀσθενῶ; τίς σκανδαλίζεται, καὶ οὐκ ἐγὼ πυροῦμαι;",
"text": "Who *asthenei*, and not I *asthenō*? Who *skandalizetai*, and not I *pyroumai*?",
"grammar": {
"*asthenei*": "present active indicative, 3rd singular - is weak/sick",
"*asthenō*": "present active indicative, 1st singular - am weak/sick",
"*skandalizetai*": "present passive indicative, 3rd singular - is made to stumble/is offended",
"*pyroumai*": "present passive indicative, 1st singular - am burned/am inflamed"
},
"variants": {
"*asthenei*": "is weak/sick/feeble",
"*asthenō*": "am weak/sick/feeble",
"*skandalizetai*": "is made to stumble/is offended/falls into sin",
"*pyroumai*": "am burned/am inflamed/burn with indignation"
}
}
30 {
"verseID": "2 Corinthians.11.30",
"source": "Εἰ καυχᾶσθαι δεῖ, τὰ τῆς ἀσθενείας μου καυχήσομαι.",
"text": "If to *kauchasthai* is *dei*, in the [things] of the *astheneias* of me I will *kauchēsomai*.",
"grammar": {
"*kauchasthai*": "present middle/passive infinitive - to boast/glory",
"*dei*": "present active indicative, 3rd singular, impersonal - it is necessary",
"*astheneias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of weakness",
"*kauchēsomai*": "future middle indicative, 1st singular - will boast/glory"
},
"variants": {
"*kauchasthai*": "to boast/glory/exult",
"*dei*": "it is necessary/must/should",
"*astheneias*": "weakness/frailty/infirmity",
"*kauchēsomai*": "will boast/glory/exult"
}
}