2 Corinthians 2:3 — King James Version← Study notes
“And I wrote this same unto you, lest, when I came, I should have sorrow from them of whom I ought to rejoice; having confidence in you all, that my joy is the joy of you all.”
2 Corinthians 2:3 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · 2 Corinthians 2:325 words
καὶkaiand / also
ἔγραψαegrapsadescribe, write(-ing, -ten)
τοῦτοtoutohe (it was that), hereof, it
αὐτὸautohe / she / it / same
ἵναhinaso that / in order that
μὴmēnot
ἐλθὼνelthōncome / go
λύπηνlypēngrief, grievous, + grudgingly
σχῶschōhave
ἀφ’aph’from
ὧνhōnwho / which
ἔδειedeibind, be in bonds, knit
μεmeI
χαίρεινchaireinfarewell, be glad, God speed
πεποιθὼςpepoithōsagree, assure, believe
ἐπὶepiabout (the times), above, after
πάνταςpantasall / every
ὑμᾶςhymasyou
ὅτιhotithat / because
ἡhēthe
ἐμὴemēof me, mine
(own), my
χαρὰcharagladness, (exceeding) joy(-ful, -fully
πάντωνpantōnall / every
ὑμῶνhymōnyou
ἐστινestinam, have been, is I
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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