2 Corinthians
2 Corinthians 3:1
1Are we beginning to commend ourselves again? Or do we need, like some people, letters of recommendation to you or from you?
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Are we beginning | Ἀρχόμεθα | Archometha | Verb - Present Indicative Middle - 1st Person Plural | G756 I begin |
| to commend | συνιστάνειν | synistanein | Verb - Present Infinitive Active | G4921 I commend, prove, am composed of, cohere |
| ourselves | ἑαυτοὺς | heautous | Reflexive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G1438 himself, herself, itself |
| again | πάλιν | palin | Adverb | G3825 again, further, on the other hand |
| Or | ἢ | ē | Conjunction | G2228 or, than |
| do we need | χρῄζομεν | chrēzomen | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural | G5535 I need |
| like | ὥς | hōs | Adverb | G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that |
| some | τινες | tines | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural | G5100 any one, some one |
| letters | ἐπιστολῶν | epistolōn | Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural | G1992 a letter, dispatch, epistle |
| of recommendation | συστατικῶν | systatikōn | Adjective - Genitive Feminine Plural | G4956 commendatory |
| to | πρὸς | pros | Preposition | G4314 to, towards, with |
| you | ὑμᾶς | hymas | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| or | ἢ | ē | Conjunction | G2228 or, than |
| from | ἐξ | ex | Preposition | G1537 from out, out from among, from |
| you | ὑμῶν | hymōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
Cross-references
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2 Corinthians 10:12 · 2 Corinthians 12:11 · 2 Corinthians 5:12 · Acts 18:27 · 1 Corinthians 16:3 · 1 Corinthians 10:33 · 1 Corinthians 3:10 · 1 Corinthians 4:15 · 2 Corinthians 2:17 · 2 Corinthians 10:8 · 2 Corinthians 12:19
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.