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2 Corinthians 6:16 — King James Version← Study notes

And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.


2 Corinthians 6:16Greek Interlinear

Greek · 2 Corinthians 6:1632 words
τίςtisa (kind of), any (man, thing
δὲdeand / but
συγκατάθεσιςsynkatathesisagreement
ναῷnaōshrine, temple
θεοῦtheouGod
μετὰmetaafter(-ward), he again, against
εἰδώλωνeidōlōnidol
ἡμεῖςhēmeisI
γὰρgarfor
ναὸςnaosshrine, temple
θεοῦtheouGod
ἐσμενesmenam, have been, is I
ζῶντοςzōntoslife(-time), (a-)live(-ly), quick
καθὼςkathōsaccording to, (according, even) as
εἶπενeipensay
hothe
θεὸςtheosGod
ὅτιhotithat / because
ἘνοικήσωEnoikēsōdwell in
ἐνenabout, after, against
αὐτοῖςautoishe / she / it / same
καὶkaiand / also
ἐμπεριπατήσωemperipatēsōwalk in
καὶkaiand / also
ἔσομαιesomaiam, have been, is I
αὐτῶνautōnhe / she / it / same
θεόςtheosGod
καὶkaiand / also
αὐτοὶautoihe / she / it / same
ἔσονταίesontaiam, have been, is I
μουmouI
λαόςlaospeople
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Word-by-word meanings

τίςtisa (kind of), any (man, thing
δὲdeand / but
συγκατάθεσιςsynkatathesisagreement
ναῷnaōshrine, temple
θεοῦtheouGod
μετὰmetaafter(-ward), he again, against
εἰδώλωνeidōlōnidol
ἡμεῖςhēmeisI
γὰρgarfor
ναὸςnaosshrine, temple
θεοῦtheouGod
ἐσμενesmenam, have been, is I
ζῶντοςzōntoslife(-time), (a-)live(-ly), quick
καθὼςkathōsaccording to, (according, even) as
εἶπενeipensay
hothe
θεὸςtheosGod
ὅτιhotithat / because
ἘνοικήσωEnoikēsōdwell in
ἐνenabout, after, against
αὐτοῖςautoishe / she / it / same
καὶkaiand / also
ἐμπεριπατήσωemperipatēsōwalk in
καὶkaiand / also
ἔσομαιesomaiam, have been, is I
αὐτῶνautōnhe / she / it / same
θεόςtheosGod
καὶkaiand / also
αὐτοὶautoihe / she / it / same
ἔσονταίesontaiam, have been, is I
μουmouI
λαόςlaospeople

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