2 Corinthians

2 Corinthians 1:8

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.

Footnotes

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

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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

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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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.