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2 Corinthians 11:17 — King James Version← Study notes

That which I speak, I speak it not after the Lord, but as it were foolishly, in this confidence of boasting.


2 Corinthians 11:17Greek Interlinear

Greek · 2 Corinthians 11:1716 words
howho / which
λαλῶlalōpreach, say, speak (after)
οὐounot
κατὰkataabout, according as (to), after
κύριονkyrionLord
λαλῶlalōpreach, say, speak (after)
ἀλλ’all’and, but (even), howbeit
ὡςhōsabout, after (that), (according) as (it ha…
ἐνenabout, after, against
ἀφροσύνῃaphrosynēfolly, foolishly(-ness)
ἐνenabout, after, against
ταύτῃtautēhe (it was that), hereof, it
τῇthe
ὑποστάσειhypostaseiconfidence, confident, person
τῆςtēsthe
καυχήσεωςkauchēseōsboasting, whereof I may glory, glorying
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Word-by-word meanings

howho / which
λαλῶlalōpreach, say, speak (after)
οὐounot
κατὰkataabout, according as (to), after
κύριονkyrionLord
λαλῶlalōpreach, say, speak (after)
ἀλλ’all’and, but (even), howbeit
ὡςhōsabout, after (that), (according) as (it ha…
ἐνenabout, after, against
ἀφροσύνῃaphrosynēfolly, foolishly(-ness)
ἐνenabout, after, against
ταύτῃtautēhe (it was that), hereof, it
τῇthe
ὑποστάσειhypostaseiconfidence, confident, person
τῆςtēsthe
καυχήσεωςkauchēseōsboasting, whereof I may glory, glorying

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