2 Corinthians
2 Corinthians 11:23
23Are they servants of Christ? (I am speaking as if I were out of my mind.) I am so much more: in harder labor, in more imprisonments, in worse beatings, in frequent danger of death.
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Are they | εἰσιν | eisin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G1510 I am, exist |
| servants | διάκονοι | diakonoi | Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural | G1249 a waiter, servant, administrator |
| of Christ | Χριστοῦ | Christou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G5547 anointed, the Messiah, the Christ |
| I am speaking | λαλῶ | lalō | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G2980 I speak, say |
| as if I were out of my mind | παραφρονῶν | paraphronōn | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3912 I am out of my senses |
| I am | ἐγώ | egō | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| so much more | ὑπὲρ | hyper | Adverb | G5228 in behalf of, above |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| harder | περισσοτέρως | perissoterōs | Adverb | G4057 greatly, exceedingly |
| labor | κόποις | kopois | Noun - Dative Masculine Plural | G2873 trouble, toil, labor |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| more | περισσοτέρως | perissoterōs | Adverb | G4057 greatly, exceedingly |
| imprisonments | φυλακαῖς | phylakais | Noun - Dative Feminine Plural | G5438 a watching, guard, prison, imprisonment |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| worse | ὑπερβαλλόντως | hyperballontōs | Adverb | G5234 beyond measure |
| beatings | πληγαῖς | plēgais | Noun - Dative Feminine Plural | G4127 a blow, stripe, wound |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| frequent | πολλάκις | pollakis | Adverb | G4178 many times, often |
| danger of death | θανάτοις | thanatois | Noun - Dative Masculine Plural | G2288 death |
Cross-references
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2 Corinthians 6:4–5 · 2 Corinthians 1:9–10 · 2 Corinthians 6:9 · Colossians 1:24 · 1 Corinthians 15:10 · 2 Corinthians 11:24–25 · Acts 9:16 · 2 Corinthians 3:6 · Colossians 1:29 · 2 Timothy 2:9 · Philippians 1:13 · 1 Corinthians 15:30–32
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.