2 Corinthians 11:12 — King James Version← Study notes
“But what I do, that I will do, that I may cut off occasion from them which desire occasion; that wherein they glory, they may be found even as we.”
2 Corinthians 11:12 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · 2 Corinthians 11:1220 words
ὋHowho / which
δὲdeand / but
ποιῶpoiōabide, + agree, appoint
καὶkaiand / also
ποιήσωpoiēsōabide, + agree, appoint
ἵναhinaso that / in order that
ἐκκόψωekkopsōcut down
(off, out), hew down
τὴνtēnthe
ἀφορμὴνaphormēnoccasion
τῶνtōnthe
θελόντωνthelontōndesire, be disposed (forward), intend
ἀφορμήνaphormēnoccasion
ἵναhinaso that / in order that
ἐνenabout, after, against
ᾧhōwho / which
καυχῶνταιkauchōntai(make) boast, glory, joy
εὑρεθῶσινheurethōsinfind, get, obtain
καθὼςkathōsaccording to, (according, even) as
καὶkaiand / also
ἡμεῖςhēmeisI
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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