2 Cor 4:2-6 : 2 {
"verseID": "2 Corinthians.4.2",
"source": "Ἀλλὰ ἀπειπάμεθα τὰ κρυπτὰ τῆς αἰσχύνης, μὴ περιπατοῦντες ἐν πανουργίᾳ, μηδὲ δολοῦντες τὸν λόγον τοῦ Θεοῦ· ἀλλὰ τῇ φανερώσει τῆς ἀληθείας συνιστώντες ἑαυτοὺς πρὸς πᾶσαν συνείδησιν ἀνθρώπων ἐνώπιον τοῦ Θεοῦ.",
"text": "*Alla apeipametha ta krypta tēs aischynēs*, not *peripatountes* in *panourgia*, neither *dolountes* the *logon* of the *Theou*; *alla* the *phanerōsei tēs alētheias synistōntes heautous pros* all *syneidēsin anthrōpōn enōpion tou Theou*.",
"grammar": {
"*Alla*": "conjunction - but/rather",
"*apeipametha*": "aorist middle indicative, 1st person plural - we have renounced/refused",
"*krypta*": "accusative neuter plural - hidden things/secrets",
"*aischynēs*": "genitive feminine singular - shame/disgrace",
"*peripatountes*": "present active participle, nominative masculine plural - walking/conducting ourselves",
"*panourgia*": "dative feminine singular - craftiness/cunning/deceit",
"*dolountes*": "present active participle, nominative masculine plural - corrupting/falsifying/adulterating",
"*logon*": "accusative masculine singular - word/message",
"*Theou*": "genitive masculine singular - God/deity",
"*phanerōsei*": "dative feminine singular - manifestation/revelation",
"*alētheias*": "genitive feminine singular - truth",
"*synistōntes*": "present active participle, nominative masculine plural - commending/presenting",
"*heautous*": "accusative masculine plural reflexive pronoun - ourselves",
"*pros*": "preposition + accusative - to/toward",
"*syneidēsin*": "accusative feminine singular - conscience",
"*anthrōpōn*": "genitive masculine plural - of men/people",
"*enōpion*": "preposition + genitive - before/in the sight of",
"*tou Theou*": "genitive masculine singular - of God"
},
"variants": {
"*apeipametha*": "renounced/refused/rejected/disowned",
"*krypta*": "hidden things/secrets/shameful deeds",
"*panourgia*": "craftiness/cunning/trickery",
"*dolountes*": "corrupting/falsifying/adulterating/handling deceitfully",
"*logon*": "word/message/account",
"*phanerōsei*": "manifestation/revelation/disclosure",
"*synistōntes*": "commending/presenting/demonstrating"
}
}
3 {
"verseID": "2 Corinthians.4.3",
"source": "Εἰ δὲ καὶ ἔστιν κεκαλυμμένον τὸ εὐαγγέλιον ἡμῶν, ἐν τοῖς ἀπολλυμένοις ἐστὶν κεκαλυμμένον:",
"text": "*Ei de kai estin kekalymmenon to euangelion hēmōn*, in the *apollymenois estin kekalymmenon*:",
"grammar": {
"*Ei*": "conditional conjunction - if",
"*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and/now",
"*kai*": "adverb/conjunction - also/even",
"*estin*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular - is",
"*kekalymmenon*": "perfect passive participle, nominative neuter singular - having been veiled/hidden/covered",
"*to euangelion*": "nominative neuter singular - the gospel/good news",
"*hēmōn*": "genitive, 1st person plural pronoun - our/of us",
"*apollymenois*": "present middle participle, dative masculine plural - those perishing/being destroyed",
"*estin kekalymmenon*": "present active indicative with perfect passive participle - is veiled/hidden"
},
"variants": {
"*kekalymmenon*": "veiled/hidden/covered/concealed",
"*euangelion*": "gospel/good news/glad tidings",
"*apollymenois*": "those perishing/being destroyed/those who are lost"
}
}
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"
}
}