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2 Corinthians 2:15 — King James Version← Study notes

For we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them that perish:


2 Corinthians 2:15Greek Interlinear

Greek · 2 Corinthians 2:1513 words
ὅτιhotithat / because
ΧριστοῦChristouChrist / Anointed
εὐωδίαeuōdiasweet savour (smell, -smelling)
ἐσμὲνesmenam, have been, is I
τῷthe
θεῷtheōGod
ἐνenabout, after, against
τοῖςtoisthe
σῳζομένοιςsōzomenoisheal, preserve, save (self)
καὶkaiand / also
ἐνenabout, after, against
τοῖςtoisthe
ἀπολλυμένοιςapollymenoisdestroy / perish
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Word-by-word meanings

ὅτιhotithat / because
ΧριστοῦChristouChrist / Anointed
εὐωδίαeuōdiasweet savour (smell, -smelling)
ἐσμὲνesmenam, have been, is I
τῷthe
θεῷtheōGod
ἐνenabout, after, against
τοῖςtoisthe
σῳζομένοιςsōzomenoisheal, preserve, save (self)
καὶkaiand / also
ἐνenabout, after, against
τοῖςtoisthe
ἀπολλυμένοιςapollymenoisdestroy / perish

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