2 Corinthians 5:1 — King James Version← Study notes
“For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.”
2 Corinthians 5:1 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · 2 Corinthians 5:121 words
ΟἴδαμενOidamen
γὰρgarfor
ὅτιhotithat / because
ἐὰνeanbefore, but, except
ἡhēthe
ἐπίγειοςepigeiosearthly, in
earth, terrestrial
ἡμῶνhēmōnI
οἰκίαoikiahouse / household
τοῦtouthe
σκήνουςskēnoustabernacle
καταλυθῇkatalythēdestroy, dissolve, be guest
οἰκοδομὴνoikodomēnbuilding, edify(-ication, -ing)
ἐκekfrom / out of
θεοῦtheouGod
ἔχομενechomenhave
οἰκίανoikianhouse / household
ἀχειροποίητονacheiropoiētonmade without (not made with) hands
αἰώνιονaiōnioneternal
ἐνenabout, after, against
τοῖςtoisthe
οὐρανοῖςouranoisair, heaven(-ly), sky
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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