2 Corinthians
2 Corinthians 9:2
2For I know your eagerness to help, and I have been boasting to the Macedonians that since last year you in Achaia were prepared to give . And your zeal has stirred most of them to do likewise .
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | γὰρ | gar | Conjunction | G1063 for |
| I know | οἶδα | oida | Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G1492 I know, remember |
| your | ὑμῶν | hymōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| eagerness | προθυμίαν | prothymian | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G4288 inclination, readiness |
| I have been boasting | καυχῶμαι | kauchōmai | Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular | G2744 I boast, glory |
| to | Μακεδόσιν | Makedosin | Noun - Dative Masculine Plural | G3110 a Macedonian |
| that | ὅτι | hoti | Conjunction | G3754 that, since, because |
| since | ἀπὸ | apo | Preposition | G575 from, away from |
| last year | πέρυσι | perysi | Adverb | G4070 last year |
| you | ὑμῶν | hymōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| in Achaia | Ἀχαΐα | Achaia | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G882 Achaia |
| were prepared | παρεσκεύασται | pareskeuastai | Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G3903 I prepare |
| And | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| your | ὑμῶν | hymōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| zeal | ζῆλος | zēlos | Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular | G2205 eagerness, zeal, rivalry |
| has stirred | ἠρέθισεν | ērethisen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2042 I stir up, provoke |
| most of them | πλείονας | pleionas | Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural - Comparative | G4119 more, greater |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.