2 Corinthians

2 Corinthians 4:16

¹⁶Therefore we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, yet our inner self is being renewed day by day.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Therefore	Διὸ	Dio	Conjunction	G1352 wherefore
we do not lose heart	ἐγκακοῦμεν	enkakoumen	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural	G1573 I am faint, am weary
our	ἡμῶν	hēmōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural	G1473 I
outer	ἔξω	exō	Adverb	G1854 without, outside
self	ἄνθρωπος	anthrōpos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G444 a man, one of the human race
is wasting away	διαφθείρεται	diaphtheiretai	Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G1311 I destroy, waste, corrupt
yet	ἀλλ’	all’	Conjunction	G235 but, except
our	ἡμῶν	hēmōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural	G1473 I
inner	ἔσω	esō	Adverb	G2080 within, inside
is being renewed	ἀνακαινοῦται	anakainoutai	Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G341 I renew, amend, change
day	ἡμέρᾳ	hēmera	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G2250 a day
by	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
day	ἡμέρᾳ	hēmera	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G2250 a day

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