2 Corinthians 5:8 — King James Version← Study notes
“We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.”
2 Corinthians 5:8 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · 2 Corinthians 5:814 words
θαρροῦμενtharroumenbe bold, have
confidence, be confident
δὲdeand / but
καὶkaiand / also
εὐδοκοῦμενeudokoumenthink good, (be well)
please(-d), be the…
μᾶλλονmallon+ better, (the) more (and more), (so) much…
ἐκδημῆσαιekdēmēsaibe absent
ἐκekfrom / out of
τοῦtouthe
σώματοςsōmatosbody
καὶkaiand / also
ἐνδημῆσαιendēmēsaibe at home (present)
πρὸςprosto / toward
τὸνtonthe
κύριονkyrionLord
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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