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2 Corinthians 10:12 — King James Version← Study notes

For we dare not make ourselves of the number, or compare ourselves with some that commend themselves: but they measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise.


2 Corinthians 10:12Greek Interlinear

Greek · 2 Corinthians 10:1223 words
ΟὐOunot
γὰρgarfor
τολμῶμενtolmōmenbe bold, boldly, dare
ἐγκρῖναιenkrinaimake of the number
ēor
συγκρῖναιsynkrinaicompare among (with)
ἑαυτούςheautousalone, her (own, -self)
τισινtisina (kind of), any (man, thing
τῶνtōnthe
ἑαυτοὺςheautousalone, her (own, -self)
συνιστανόντωνsynistanontōn
ἀλλὰallaand, but (even), howbeit
αὐτοὶautoihe / she / it / same
ἐνenabout, after, against
ἑαυτοῖςheautoisalone, her (own, -self)
ἑαυτοὺςheautousalone, her (own, -self)
μετροῦντεςmetrountesfiguratively, to estimate:--measure, mete
καὶkaiand / also
συγκρίνοντεςsynkrinontescompare among (with)
ἑαυτοὺςheautousalone, her (own, -self)
ἑαυτοῖςheautoisalone, her (own, -self)
οὐounot
συνιᾶσινsyniasinconsider, understand, be wise
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Word-by-word meanings

ΟὐOunot
γὰρgarfor
τολμῶμενtolmōmenbe bold, boldly, dare
ἐγκρῖναιenkrinaimake of the number
ēor
συγκρῖναιsynkrinaicompare among (with)
ἑαυτούςheautousalone, her (own, -self)
τισινtisina (kind of), any (man, thing
τῶνtōnthe
ἑαυτοὺςheautousalone, her (own, -self)
συνιστανόντωνsynistanontōn
ἀλλὰallaand, but (even), howbeit
αὐτοὶautoihe / she / it / same
ἐνenabout, after, against
ἑαυτοῖςheautoisalone, her (own, -self)
ἑαυτοὺςheautousalone, her (own, -self)
μετροῦντεςmetrountesfiguratively, to estimate:--measure, mete
καὶkaiand / also
συγκρίνοντεςsynkrinontescompare among (with)
ἑαυτοὺςheautousalone, her (own, -self)
ἑαυτοῖςheautoisalone, her (own, -self)
οὐounot
συνιᾶσινsyniasinconsider, understand, be wise

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