1 Corinthians 2:3

Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

And I was amoge you in weaknes and in feare and in moche treblinge.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ ἐγὼ ἐν ἀσθενείᾳ, καὶ ἐν φόβῳ, καὶ ἐν τρόμῳ πολλῷ ἐγενόμην πρὸς ὑμᾶς.

Transliteration

And I (egō) in astheneia, and in phobō, and in tromō pollō egenomēn pros you.

Grammar Details

• *egō*: nominative singular personal pronoun - I
• *astheneia*: dative feminine singular - weakness
• *phobō*: dative masculine singular - fear
• *tromō*: dative masculine singular - trembling
• *pollō*: dative masculine singular adjective - much/great
• *egenomēn*: aorist middle indicative, 1st person singular - I became/was
• *pros*: preposition with accusative - to/toward/with

Word Meanings

• *astheneia*: weakness/illness/frailty
• *phobō*: fear/dread/terror
• *tromō*: trembling/quaking/shaking
• *egenomēn*: became/was/came to be

Referenced Verses

• 2 Cor 13:4 : 4 And verely though it came of weaknes that he was crucified yet liveth he thorow the power of God. And we no dout are weake in him: but we shall live with him by the myght of God amonge you.
• 2 Cor 13:9 : 9 We are glad when we are weake and ye stronge. This also we wisshe for even that ye were perfect.
• Gal 4:13-14 : 13 Ye knowe how thorow infirmite of the flesshe I preached the gospell vnto you at the fyrst. 14 And my temptacion which I suffered by reason of my flesshe ye despysed not nether abhorred: but receaved me as an angell of god: ye as Christ Iesus.
• Acts 17:6-9 : 6 But when they founde them not they drue Iason and certayne brethren vnto the heedes of the cite cryinge: these that trouble the worlde are come hydder also 7 which Iason hath receaved prevely. And these all do contrary to the elders of Cesar affirmynge another kynge one Iesus. 8 And they troubled the people and the officers of the cite when they hearde these thinges. 9 And when they were sufficiently answered of Iason and of the other they let the goo. 10 And the brethren immediatly sent awaye Paul and Sylas by nyght vnto Berrea. Which when they were come thyther they entred into ye synagoge of the Iewes. 11 These were the noblest of byrthe amonge the of Thessalonia which receaved the worde wt all diligence of mynde and searched ye scriptures dayly whether those thinges were even so. 12 And many of the beleved: also of worshipfull weme which were Grekes and of men not a feawe.
• Acts 18:6 : 6 And whe they sayde cotrary and blasphemed he shoke his rayment and sayde vnto the: youre bloud apon youre awne heeddes and fro hence forth I goo blamelesse vnto ye gentyls.
• Acts 18:12 : 12 When Gallio was rular of the countre of Acaia the Iewes made insurreccion with one accorde agaynst Paul and brought him to the iudgement seate
• Acts 20:18-19 : 18 And when they were come to him he sayde vnto the: Ye knowe fro the fyrst daye yt I came vnto Asia after what maner I have bene wt you at all ceasons 19 servynge the LORde with all humblenes of mynde and with many teares and temptacions which happened vnto me by the layinges awayte of the Ieues
• 1 Cor 4:10-13 : 10 We are foles for Christes sake and ye are wyse thorow Christ. We are weake and ye are stroge. Ye are honorable and we are despised. 11 Eve vnto this daye we honger and thyrst and are naked and are boffetted wt fistes and have no certayne dwellinge place 12 and laboure workinge with oure awne hondes. We are revysed and yet we blesse. We are persecuted and suffer it. 13 We are evyll spoken of and we praye. We are made as it were the filthynes of the worlde the ofscowringe of all thinges even vnto this tyme.
• 2 Cor 4:1 : 1 Therfore seinge that we have soche an office eve as mercy is come on vs we faynte not:
• 2 Cor 4:7-9 : 7 But we have this treasure in erthe vessels that ye excellent power of it myght appere to be of God and not of vs. 8 We are troubled on every side yet are we not with out shyft. We are in povertie: but not vtterly without somwhat. 9 We are persecuted: but are not forsake. We are cast doune: neverthelesse we perisshe not. 10 And we all wayes beare in oure bodyes the dyinge of the Lorde Iesus that the lyfe of Iesu myght appere in oure bodyes. 11 For we which live are alwayes delyvered vnto deeth for Iesus sake yt the lyfe also of Iesu myght appere in oure mortall flesshe. 12 So then deeth worketh in vs and lyfe in you.
• 2 Cor 4:16 : 16 Wherfore we are not weried but though oure vttward man perisshe yet the inwarde man is renewed daye by daye.
• 2 Cor 6:4 : 4 but in all thynges let vs behave oure selves as the ministers of God. In moche pacience in afflicios in necessite in anguysshe
• 2 Cor 7:5 : 5 For when we were come into Macedonia oure flesshe had no rest but we were troubled on every syde. Outwarde was fightynge inwarde was feare.
• 2 Cor 10:1 : 1 I Paule my silfe beseche you by the mekenes and softnes of Christ which when I am present amoge you am of no reputacio but am bolde towarde you beinge absent.
• 2 Cor 10:10 : 10 For ye pistles (sayth he) are sore and stronge: but his bodyly presence is weake and his speache rude.
• 2 Cor 11:29-30 : 29 Who is sicke and I am not sicke? Who is hurte in the fayth and my hert burneth not? 30 Yf I must nedes reioyce I will reioyce of myne infirmities.
• 2 Cor 12:5-9 : 5 Of this man will I reioyce of my silfe will I not reioyce except it be of myne infirmities. 6 And yet though I wolde reioyce I shuld not be a fole: for I wolde saye the trouthe. Neverthe lesse I spare lest eny man shuld thynke of me above that he seith me to be or heareth of me. 7 And lest I shuld be exalted out of measure thorow the aboundance of revelacions ther was geven vnto me vnquyetnes of the flesshe the messenger of Satan to buffet me: be cause I shuld not be exalted out of measure 8 For this thynge besought I the LORde thryse that it myght departe from me. 9 And he sayde vnto me: my grace is sufficient for the. For my stregth is made perfact thorow weaknes. Very gladly therfore will I reioyce of my weaknes that the strength of Christ maye dwell in me 10 Therfore have I delectacion in infirmities in rebukes in nede in persecucions in anguyshe for Christis sake. For when I am weake then am I stronge.