2 Corinthians

2 Corinthians 11:17

¹⁷In this confident boasting of mine, I am not speaking as the Lord would, but as a fool.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
In	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
this	ταύτῃ	tautē	Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Feminine Singular	G3778 this, he, she, it
confident	ὑποστάσει	hypostasei	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G5287 assurance, substance, reality
boasting	καυχήσεως	kauchēseōs	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G2746 the act of boasting, exultation
I am not speaking	λαλῶ	lalō	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G2980 I speak, say
as	κατὰ	kata	Preposition	G2596 down from, against, according to, throughout, during
Lord	Κύριον	Kyrion	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir
but	ἀλλ’	all’	Conjunction	G235 but, except
as	ὡς	hōs	Adverb	G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that
a fool	ἀφροσύνῃ	aphrosynē	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G877 want of sense, foolishness

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.