2 Corinthians 11:3 — King James Version← Study notes
“But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.”
2 Corinthians 11:3 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · 2 Corinthians 11:327 words
φοβοῦμαιphoboumai
δὲdeand / but
μήmēnot
πωςpōshow, after (by) what manner (means), that
ὡςhōsabout, after (that), (according) as (it ha…
ὁhothe
ὄφιςophisserpent
ἐξηπάτησενexēpatēsenbeguile, deceive
ΕὕανHeuanEve
ἐνenabout, after, against
τῇtēthe
πανουργίᾳpanourgia(cunning) craftiness, subtilty
αὐτοῦautouhe / she / it / same
φθαρῇphtharēcorrupt (self), defile, destroy
τὰtathe
νοήματαnoēmatadevice, mind, thought
ὑμῶνhymōnyou
ἀπὸapofrom
τῆςtēsthe
ἁπλότητοςhaplotētosbountifulness, liberal(-ity), simplicity
καὶkaiand / also
τῆςtēsthe
ἁγνότητοςhagnotētospureness
τῆςtēsthe
εἰςeisinto / to
τὸνtonthe
ΧριστόνChristonChrist / Anointed
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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