2 Corinthians
2 Corinthians 11:3
3I am afraid, however, that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent’s cunning, your minds may be led astray from your simple and pure devotion to Christ.
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I am afraid | Φοβοῦμαι | Phoboumai | Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular | G5399 I fear, am terrified |
| however | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| that just | πως | pōs | Adverb | G4459 how, in what manner |
| as | ὡς | hōs | Adverb | G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that |
| Eve | Εὕαν | Heuan | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G2096 Eve |
| was deceived | ἐξηπάτησεν | exēpatēsen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1818 I deceive thoroughly |
| by | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| the | ὁ | ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| serpent’s | ὄφις | ophis | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3789 a serpent |
| cunning | πανουργίᾳ | panourgia | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G3834 cunning, craftiness |
| your | ὑμῶν | hymōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| minds | νοήματα | noēmata | Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural | G3540 a thought, design, the mind |
| may be led astray | φθαρῇ | phtharē | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G5351 I corrupt, spoil, destroy |
| from | ἀπὸ | apo | Preposition | G575 from, away from |
| simple | ἁπλότητος | haplotētos | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G572 simplicity, sincerity, purity |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| pure | ἁγνότητος | hagnotētos | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G54 purity, chastity |
| to | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| Christ | Χριστόν | Christon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G5547 anointed, the Messiah, the Christ |
Cross-references
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Colossians 2:8 · Galatians 1:6 · Ephesians 4:14 · 1 John 4:1 · Colossians 2:4 · Hebrews 13:9 · 1 Timothy 2:14 · Revelation 12:9 · Genesis 3:13 · 2 Corinthians 11:13–15 · John 8:44 · Galatians 3:1
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.