2 Corinthians 12:7 — King James Version← Study notes

“And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure.”

2 Corinthians 12:7 — Greek Interlinear

Greek · 2 Corinthians 12:722 words

GreekMeaning

καὶkai

andwordG2532

τῇtē

thearticleG3588

ὑπερβολῇhyperbolē

by surpassingnessnounG5236

τῶνtōn

of thearticleG3588

ἀποκαλύψεωνapokalypseōn

revelationsnounG602

διὸdio

ThereforewordG1352

ἵναhina

thatwordG2443

μὴmē

notadverbG3361

ὑπεραίρωμαιhyperairōmai

I may become conceitedverbG5229

ἐδόθηedothē

was givenverbG1325

μοιmoi

to mepronounG1473

σκόλοψskolops

a thornnounG4647

τῇtē

thearticleG3588

σαρκίsarki

in my fleshnounG4561

ἄγγελοςangelos

a messengernounG32

ΣατανᾶSatana

of SatannounG4567

ἵναhina

thatwordG2443

μεme

mepronounG1473

κολαφίζῃkolaphizē

he may buffetverbG2852

ἵναhina

so thatwordG2443

μὴmē

notadverbG3361

ὑπεραίρωμαιhyperairōmai

I may become conceitedverbG5229

ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

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Thorn in the Flesh

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