2 Corinthians 4:9

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed;

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Διωκόμενοι, ἀλλʼ οὐκ ἐγκαταλειπόμενοι· καταβαλλόμενοι, ἀλλʼ οὐκ ἀπολλύμενοι·

Transliteration

Diōkomenoi, all not egkataleipomenoi; kataballomenoi, all not apollymenoi;

Grammar Details

• *Diōkomenoi*: present passive participle, nominative masculine plural - being persecuted/pursued
• *all*: adversative conjunction - but
• *egkataleipomenoi*: present passive participle, nominative masculine plural - being forsaken/abandoned
• *kataballomenoi*: present passive participle, nominative masculine plural - being struck down/cast down
• *apollymenoi*: present middle participle, nominative masculine plural - perishing/being destroyed

Word Meanings

• *Diōkomenoi*: persecuted/pursued/chased
• *egkataleipomenoi*: forsaken/abandoned/deserted
• *kataballomenoi*: struck down/cast down/thrown down
• *apollymenoi*: perishing/being destroyed/ruined

Referenced Verses

• Heb 13:5 : 5 Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.
• Job 5:17-19 : 17 Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty: 18 For he maketh sore, and bindeth up: he woundeth, and his hands make whole. 19 He shall deliver thee in six troubles: yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee.
• Ps 9:10 : 10 And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, LORD, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.
• Ps 22:1 : 1 To the chief Musician upon Aijeleth Shahar, A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring?
• Ps 37:24-25 : 24 Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down{H8714)}: for the LORD upholdeth{H8802)} him with his hand. 25 I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen{H8804)} the righteous forsaken{H8737)}, nor his seed begging{H8764)} bread.
• Ps 37:28 : 28 For the LORD loveth judgment, and forsaketh{H8799)} not his saints; they are preserved{H8738)} for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off{H8738)}.
• Ps 42:5 : 5 Why art thou cast down{H8709)}, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted{H8799)} in me? hope{H8685)} thou in God: for I shall yet praise{H8686)} him for the help of his countenance.
• Ps 42:11 : 11 Why art thou cast down{H8709)}, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted{H8799)} within me? hope{H8685)} thou in God: for I shall yet praise{H8686)} him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.
• Prov 24:16 : 16 For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.
• Isa 43:2 : 2 When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.
• Isa 62:4 : 4 Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall thy land any more be termed Desolate: but thou shalt be called Hephzibah, and thy land Beulah: for the LORD delighteth in thee, and thy land shall be married.
• Mic 7:8 : 8 Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the LORD shall be a light unto me.
• John 15:20 : 20 Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also.
• 2 Cor 7:6 : 6 Nevertheless God, that comforteth those that are cast down, comforted us by the coming of Titus;
• Job 22:29 : 29 When men are cast down, then thou shalt say, There is lifting up; and he shall save the humble person.