2 Corinthians
2 Corinthians 9:3
3But I am sending the brothers in order that our boasting about you in this matter should not prove empty, but that you will be prepared, just as I said.
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| I am sending | Ἔπεμψα | Epempsa | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G3992 I send |
| the | τοὺς | tous | Article - Accusative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| brothers | ἀδελφούς | adelphous | Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural | G80 a brother |
| in order that | ἵνα | hina | Conjunction | G2443 in order that, so that |
| our | ἡμῶν | hēmōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural | G1473 I |
| boasting | καύχημα | kauchēma | Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular | G2745 a boasting |
| about | ὑπὲρ | hyper | Preposition | G5228 in behalf of, above |
| you | ὑμῶν | hymōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| this | τούτῳ | toutō | Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Neuter Singular | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| matter | μέρει | merei | Noun - Dative Neuter Singular | G3313 a part, portion |
| should not prove empty | κενωθῇ | kenōthē | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G2758 I empty, deprive of content, make unreal |
| that | ἵνα | hina | Conjunction | G2443 in order that, so that |
| you will be | ἦτε | ēte | Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural | G1510 I am, exist |
| prepared | παρεσκευασμένοι | pareskeuasmenoi | Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3903 I prepare |
| just as | καθὼς | kathōs | Adverb | G2531 just as, as |
| I said | ἔλεγον | elegon | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing) |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.