2 Corinthians 10:12

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

For we dare not make ourselves of the number, or compare ourselves with some that commend themselves: but they measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise.

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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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

2 Cor 3:1 : 1 Do we begin again to commend ourselves? or need we, as some others, epistles of commendation to you, or letters of commendation 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 other men are, 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 of those things which Christ hath not wrought by me, to make the Gentiles obedient, by word and deed,
2 Cor 5:12 : 12 For we commend not ourselves again unto you, but give you occasion to glory on our behalf, that ye may have somewhat to answer them which 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 their own glory is not glory.

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