2 Corinthians

2 Corinthians 6:4–7

⁴Rather, as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: in great endurance; in troubles, hardships, and calamities; ⁵in beatings, imprisonments, and riots; in labor, sleepless nights, and hunger; ⁶in purity, knowledge, patience, and kindness; in the Holy Spirit and in sincere love; ⁷in truthful speech and in the power of God; with the weapons of righteousness in the right hand and in the left;

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2 Corinthians 6:4

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Rather	ἀλλ’	all’	Conjunction	G235 but, except
as	ὡς	hōs	Adverb	G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that
servants	διάκονοι	diakonoi	Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural	G1249 a waiter, servant, administrator
of God	Θεοῦ	Theou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
we commend	συνιστάνοντες	synistanontes	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural	G4921 I commend, prove, am composed of, cohere
ourselves	ἑαυτοὺς	heautous	Reflexive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural	G1438 himself, herself, itself
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
every way	παντὶ	panti	Adjective - Dative Neuter Singular	G3956 all, the whole, every kind of
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
great	πολλῇ	pollē	Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular	G4183 much, many, often
endurance	ὑπομονῇ	hypomonē	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G5281 endurance, steadfastness
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
troubles	θλίψεσιν	thlipsesin	Noun - Dative Feminine Plural	G2347 persecution, affliction, distress
hardships	ἀνάγκαις	anankais	Noun - Dative Feminine Plural	G318 necessity, constraint, compulsion
calamities	στενοχωρίαις	stenochōriais	Noun - Dative Feminine Plural	G4730 a narrow space, great distress

2 Corinthians 6:5

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
beatings	πληγαῖς	plēgais	Noun - Dative Feminine Plural	G4127 a blow, stripe, wound
imprisonments	φυλακαῖς	phylakais	Noun - Dative Feminine Plural	G5438 a watching, guard, prison, imprisonment
riots	ἀκαταστασίαις	akatastasiais	Noun - Dative Feminine Plural	G181 disturbance, upheaval, revolution
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
labor	κόποις	kopois	Noun - Dative Masculine Plural	G2873 trouble, toil, labor
sleepless nights	ἀγρυπνίαις	agrypniais	Noun - Dative Feminine Plural	G70 sleeplessness, watching
hunger	νηστείαις	nēsteiais	Noun - Dative Feminine Plural	G3521 fasting, the day of atonement

2 Corinthians 6:6

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
purity	ἁγνότητι	hagnotēti	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G54 purity, chastity
knowledge	γνώσει	gnōsei	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G1108 knowledge, doctrine, wisdom
patience	μακροθυμίᾳ	makrothymia	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G3115 patience, forbearance
kindness	χρηστότητι	chrēstotēti	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G5544 goodness, benignity, kindness
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
Holy	Ἁγίῳ	Hagiō	Adjective - Dative Neuter Singular	G40 set apart, holy, sacred
Spirit	Πνεύματι	Pneumati	Noun - Dative Neuter Singular	G4151 wind, breath, spirit
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
sincere	ἀνυποκρίτῳ	anypokritō	Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular	G505 unfeigned, without hypocrisy
love	ἀγάπῃ	agapē	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G26 love

2 Corinthians 6:7

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
truthful	ἀληθείας	alētheias	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G225 truth
speech	λόγῳ	logō	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G3056 a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
power	δυνάμει	dynamei	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G1411 might, power, marvelous works
of God	Θεοῦ	Theou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
with	διὰ	dia	Preposition	G1223 through, on account of
the	τῶν	tōn	Article - Genitive Neuter Plural	G3588 the
weapons	ὅπλων	hoplōn	Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural	G3696 an instrument, arms, weapons
of righteousness	δικαιοσύνης	dikaiosynēs	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G1343 justice, justness, righteousness
in the	τῶν	tōn	Article - Genitive Neuter Plural	G3588 the
right hand	δεξιῶν	dexiōn	Adjective - Genitive Neuter Plural	G1188 on the right hand, right hand, right
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
in	ἀριστερῶν	aristerōn	Adjective - Genitive Neuter Plural	G710 on the left hand