2 Corinthians 11:23 — King James Version← Study notes
“Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as a fool) I am more; in labours more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequent, in deaths oft.”
2 Corinthians 11:23 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · 2 Corinthians 11:2319 words
διάκονοιdiakonoideacon, minister, servant
ΧριστοῦChristouChrist / Anointed
εἰσινeisinam, have been, is I
παραφρονῶνparaphronōnas a fool
λαλῶlalōpreach, say, speak (after)
ὑπὲρhyperabove / for
ἐγώegōI
ἐνenabout, after, against
κόποιςkopoislabour, + trouble, weariness
περισσοτέρωςperissoterōsmore abundant(-ly), more earnest, (more) e…
ἐνenabout, after, against
φυλακαῖςphylakaiscage, hold, (im-)prison(-ment)
περισσοτέρωςperissoterōsmore abundant(-ly), more earnest, (more) e…
ἐνenabout, after, against
πληγαῖςplēgaisplague, stripe, wound(-ed)
ὑπερβαλλόντωςhyperballontōsbeyond
measure
ἐνenabout, after, against
θανάτοιςthanatois(be…) death
πολλάκιςpollakisoft(-en, -entimes, -times)
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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