2 Corinthians

2 Corinthians 1:8–9

⁸We do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the hardships we encountered in the province of Asia.^a We were under a burden far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired even of life. ⁹Indeed, we felt we were under the sentence of death, in order that we would not trust in ourselves, but in God, who raises the dead.

Footnotes

a 1:8 Literally in Asia; Asia was a Roman province in what is now western Turkey.

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2 Corinthians 1:8

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
We do not want	θέλομεν	thelomen	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural	G2309 I will, wish, desire
you	ὑμᾶς	hymas	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
to be unaware	ἀγνοεῖν	agnoein	Verb - Present Infinitive Active	G50 I do not know, am ignorant of
brothers	ἀδελφοί	adelphoi	Noun - Vocative Masculine Plural	G80 a brother
of	ὑπὲρ	hyper	Preposition	G5228 in behalf of, above
the	τῆς	tēs	Article - Genitive Feminine Singular	G3588 the
hardships	θλίψεως	thlipseōs	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G2347 persecution, affliction, distress
we	ἡμῶν	hēmōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural	G1473 I
encountered	γενομένης	genomenēs	Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Genitive Feminine Singular	G1096 I come into being, am born
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
Asia	Ἀσίᾳ	Asia	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G773 roughly the western third of Asia Minor
We were under a burden	ἐβαρήθημεν	ebarēthēmen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 1st Person Plural	G916 I weight, load, burden
far beyond	ὑπερβολὴν	hyperbolēn	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G5236 surpassing excellence, exceedingly
our ability to endure	δύναμιν	dynamin	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G1411 might, power, marvelous works
so that	ὥστε	hōste	Conjunction	G5620 so that, therefore
we	ἡμᾶς	hēmas	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Plural	G1473 I
despaired	ἐξαπορηθῆναι	exaporēthēnai	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Passive	G1820 I am utterly without resource, am in despair
even	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
of	τοῦ	tou	Article - Genitive Neuter Singular	G3588 the
life	ζῆν	zēn	Verb - Present Infinitive Active	G2198 I live

2 Corinthians 1:9

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Indeed	ἀλλὰ	alla	Conjunction	G235 but, except
we	αὐτοὶ	autoi	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Plural	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
felt	ἐσχήκαμεν	eschēkamen	Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural	G2192 I have, hold, possess
we were under	ἑαυτοῖς	heautois	Reflexive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural	G1438 himself, herself, itself
the	τὸ	to	Article - Accusative Neuter Singular	G3588 the
sentence	ἀπόκριμα	apokrima	Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G610 an answer, a judicial decision
of death	θανάτου	thanatou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2288 death
in order that	ἵνα	hina	Conjunction	G2443 in order that, so that
we would not	ὦμεν	ōmen	Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Plural	G1510 I am, exist
trust	πεποιθότες	pepoithotes	Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3982 I persuade, urge
in	ἐφ’	eph’	Preposition	G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at
ourselves	ἑαυτοῖς	heautois	Reflexive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural	G1438 himself, herself, itself
but	ἀλλ’	all’	Conjunction	G235 but, except
in	ἐπὶ	epi	Preposition	G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at
God	Θεῷ	Theō	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
who	τῷ	tō	Article - Dative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
raises	ἐγείροντι	egeironti	Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Masculine Singular	G1453 I wake, arouse, raise up
the	τοὺς	tous	Article - Accusative Masculine Plural	G3588 the
dead	νεκρούς	nekrous	Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural	G3498 dead, a corpse

Cross-references

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2 Corinthians 1:8 2 Corinthians 4:7–12 · 1 Corinthians 4:8 · 1 Corinthians 15:32 · Acts 19:23–35 · 1 Corinthians 16:9 · 1 Samuel 27:1 · 1 Samuel 20:3

2 Corinthians 1:9 2 Corinthians 3:5 · 2 Corinthians 4:7 · Hebrews 11:19 · 2 Corinthians 12:7–10 · Romans 4:17–25 · Job 40:14 · Psalm 44:5–7 · Proverbs 28:26 · Jeremiah 9:23–24 · Luke 18:9 · Ezekiel 37:1–14 · 2 Corinthians 4:13–14

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.