2 Cor 4:4-6 : 4 {
"verseID": "2 Corinthians.4.4",
"source": "Ἐν οἷς ὁ Θεὸς τοῦ αἰῶνος τούτου ἐτύφλωσεν τὰ νοήματα τῶν ἀπίστων, εἰς τὸ μὴ αὐγάσαι αὐτοῖς, τὸν φωτισμὸν τοῦ εὐαγγελίου τῆς δόξης τοῦ Χριστοῦ, ὅς ἐστιν εἰκὼν τοῦ Θεοῦ.",
"text": "In *hois* the *Theos tou aiōnos toutou etyphlōsen ta noēmata tōn apistōn*, for the not *augasai autois*, the *phōtismon tou euangeliou tēs doxēs tou Christou*, who *estin eikōn tou Theou*.",
"grammar": {
"*hois*": "relative pronoun, dative masculine plural - in whom/in which",
"*Theos*": "nominative masculine singular - God/deity",
"*tou aiōnos*": "genitive masculine singular - of the age/world",
"*toutou*": "demonstrative pronoun, genitive masculine singular - of this",
"*etyphlōsen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - blinded/made blind",
"*ta noēmata*": "accusative neuter plural - the minds/thoughts",
"*tōn apistōn*": "genitive masculine plural - of the unbelieving/faithless",
"*augasai*": "aorist active infinitive - to see/shine/dawn",
"*autois*": "dative masculine plural pronoun - to them",
"*phōtismon*": "accusative masculine singular - light/illumination/radiancy",
"*tou euangeliou*": "genitive neuter singular - of the gospel",
"*tēs doxēs*": "genitive feminine singular - of the glory",
"*tou Christou*": "genitive masculine singular - of Christ",
"*estin*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular - is",
"*eikōn*": "nominative feminine singular - image/likeness",
"*tou Theou*": "genitive masculine singular - of God"
},
"variants": {
"*Theos tou aiōnos toutou*": "god of this age/god of this world",
"*etyphlōsen*": "blinded/made blind/darkened",
"*noēmata*": "minds/thoughts/mental perceptions/purposes",
"*apistōn*": "unbelieving/faithless/untrustworthy",
"*augasai*": "see/shine/dawn/perceive",
"*phōtismon*": "light/illumination/radiancy/brightness",
"*eikōn*": "image/likeness/representation/manifestation"
}
}
5 {
"verseID": "2 Corinthians.4.5",
"source": "Οὐ γὰρ ἑαυτοὺς κηρύσσομεν, ἀλλὰ Χριστὸν Ἰησοῦν Κύριον· ἑαυτοὺς δὲ δούλους ὑμῶν διὰ Ἰησοῦν.",
"text": "Not *gar heautous kēryssomen*, *alla Christon Iēsoun Kyrion*; *heautous de doulous hymōn dia Iēsoun*.",
"grammar": {
"*gar*": "postpositive conjunction - for/because",
"*heautous*": "accusative masculine plural reflexive pronoun - ourselves",
"*kēryssomen*": "present active indicative, 1st person plural - we preach/proclaim",
"*alla*": "adversative conjunction - but/rather",
"*Christon*": "accusative masculine singular - Christ/Anointed One",
"*Iēsoun*": "accusative masculine singular - Jesus",
"*Kyrion*": "accusative masculine singular - Lord/Master",
"*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and",
"*doulous*": "accusative masculine plural - servants/slaves",
"*hymōn*": "genitive, 2nd person plural pronoun - of you/your",
"*dia*": "preposition + accusative - because of/for the sake of",
"*Iēsoun*": "accusative masculine singular - Jesus"
},
"variants": {
"*kēryssomen*": "preach/proclaim/herald",
"*Kyrion*": "Lord/Master/Owner",
"*doulous*": "servants/slaves/bondservants"
}
}
6 {
"verseID": "2 Corinthians.4.6",
"source": "Ὅτι ὁ Θεὸς ὁ εἰπών, ἐκ σκότους φῶς λάμψαι, ὃς ἔλαμψεν ἐν ταῖς καρδίαις ἡμῶν, πρὸς φωτισμὸν τῆς γνώσεως τῆς δόξης τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐν προσώπῳ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ.",
"text": "Because the *Theos* the *eipōn*, out of *skotous phōs lampsai*, who *elampsen* in the *kardiais hēmōn*, *pros phōtismon tēs gnōseōs tēs doxēs tou Theou en prosōpō Iēsou Christou*.",
"grammar": {
"*Theos*": "nominative masculine singular - God/deity",
"*eipōn*": "aorist active participle, nominative masculine singular - having said/spoken",
"*skotous*": "genitive neuter singular - darkness",
"*phōs*": "accusative neuter singular - light",
"*lampsai*": "aorist active infinitive - to shine",
"*elampsen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - shone/has shined",
"*kardiais*": "dative feminine plural - hearts",
"*hēmōn*": "genitive, 1st person plural pronoun - our/of us",
"*pros*": "preposition + accusative - toward/for",
"*phōtismon*": "accusative masculine singular - illumination/light",
"*gnōseōs*": "genitive feminine singular - knowledge",
"*doxēs*": "genitive feminine singular - glory",
"*Theou*": "genitive masculine singular - of God",
"*en prosōpō*": "dative neuter singular - in face/presence",
"*Iēsou Christou*": "genitive masculine singular - of Jesus Christ"
},
"variants": {
"*eipōn*": "having said/spoken/commanded",
"*skotous*": "darkness/obscurity",
"*phōs*": "light/radiance",
"*lampsai*": "to shine/give light",
"*kardiais*": "hearts/inner selves/minds",
"*phōtismon*": "illumination/light/brightness",
"*gnōseōs*": "knowledge/understanding",
"*prosōpō*": "face/countenance/presence/person"
}
}