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When I therefore was thus minded, did I use lightness? or the things that I purpose, do I purpose according to the flesh, that with me there should be yea yea, and nay nay? (KJV)

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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.

τοῦτοtoutoThus

Lemma: οὗτος (ohutos) · Strong's: G3778

Parsing: Demonstrative pronoun · Accusative · Singular · Neuter (D-ASN)

Meaning: this/he/she/it — οὗτος, αὕτη, τοῦτο, genitive, τούτου, ταύτης, τούτου, ; [in LXX chiefly for זֹאת ,זֶה ; ] ; demonstr. pron. (related to ἐκεῖνος as hic to ille), ; this; 1. as subst., this one, he; (a) absol.: Mat.3:17, Mrk.9:7,…

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Used 1423 times. Also: Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:22, Matthew 3:3, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 3:17, Matthew 4:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3778; TFLSJ G3778; TAGNT 2 Corinthians 1:17 word 1

οὖνountherefore

Lemma: οὖν (oun) · Strong's: G3767

Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)

Meaning: therefore/then — οὖν, ; particle ; expressing consequence or simple sequence (never standing first in a sentence), wherefore, therefore, then: Mat.3:10, Luk.3:9, Jhn.8:38, Act.1:21, Rom.5:9, al.; in exhortations, Mat.3:8, Luk.11:35,…

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Used 535 times. Also: Matthew 1:17, Matthew 3:8, Matthew 3:10, Matthew 5:19, Matthew 5:23, Matthew 5:48 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3767; TFLSJ G3767; TAGNT 2 Corinthians 1:17 word 2

βουλόμενοςboulomenosdeciding

Lemma: βούλομαι (boulomai) · Strong's: G1014

Parsing: Verb · Present · Middle or Passive Deponent · Participle · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (V-PNP-NSM)

Meaning: to plan — βούλομαι, ; [in LXX for חפץ, אבה, יעץ, etc. ; ] ; to will, wish, desire, purpose, be minded, implying more strongly than θέλω (which see), the deliberate exercise of volition (see Hort on Jas.1:18): with inf. (M, Pr.,…

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Used 37 times. Also: Matthew 1:19, Matthew 11:27, Mark 15:15, Luke 10:22, Luke 22:42, John 18:39 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1014; TFLSJ G1014; TAGNT 2 Corinthians 1:17 word 3

μήτιmētisurely not ever

Lemma: μήτι (mēti) · Strong's: G3385

Parsing: Negative Particle · Negative · Negative (PRT-N)

Meaning: surely not — μή-τι ; interrog. particle, expecting a negative answer: Mat.7:16 26:22, 25, Mrk.4:21 14:19, Luk.6:39, Jhn.8:22 18:35, Act.10:47, 2Co.12:18, Jas.3:11; in hesitant questions (see M, Pr., 170.), μ οὗτός ἐστιν, ; can this…

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Used 19 times. Also: Matthew 7:16, Matthew 12:23, Matthew 26:22, Matthew 26:25, Mark 4:21, Mark 14:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3385; TFLSJ G3385; TAGNT 2 Corinthians 1:17 word 4

ἄραarathen

Lemma: ἄρα (ara) · Strong's: G0686

Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)

Meaning: therefore — ἄρα, ; illative particle, expressing a more subjective or informal inference than οὖν, ; then: prop. (as in cl.), the second word in the sentence, Rom.7:21 8:1, Gal.3:7; ἐπεὶ ἄρα, 1Co.7:14 (with another word between)…

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Used 50 times. Also: Matthew 7:20, Matthew 12:28, Matthew 17:26, Matthew 18:1, Matthew 19:25, Matthew 19:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G0686; TFLSJ G0686; TAGNT 2 Corinthians 1:17 word 5

τῇtēa<the>

Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588

Parsing: Definite article · Dative · Singular · Feminine (T-DSF)

Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…

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Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT 2 Corinthians 1:17 word 6

ἐλαφρίᾳelaphrialevity

Lemma: ἐλαφρία (elaphria) · Strong's: G1644

Parsing: Noun · Dative · Singular · Feminine (N-DSF)

Meaning: lightness — lightness: levity , (New Testament) ; from ἐλαφρός (ML)

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Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1644; TFLSJ G1644; TAGNT 2 Corinthians 1:17 word 7

ἐχρησάμην,echrēsamēndid I use?

Lemma: χράω (chraō) · Strong's: G5530

Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Middle Deponent · Indicative · 1st · Singular (V-ADI-1S)

Meaning: to use — χράομαι, χρῶμαι; (χρή), [in LXX for עָשָׂה, etc. ; ] ; to use, make use of: with dative (cf. M, Pr., 64, 158), Act.27:17, 1Co.9:12 9:15, 1Ti.1:8 5:23; μᾶλλον χρῆσαι (i.e. the opportunity; see M, Pr., 247), 1Co.7:21; as…

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Used 11 times. Also: Acts 27:3, Acts 27:17, 1 Corinthians 7:21, 1 Corinthians 7:31, 1 Corinthians 9:12, 1 Corinthians 9:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G5530; TFLSJ G5530; TAGNT 2 Corinthians 1:17 word 8

ἢēOr

Lemma: ἤ (ē) · Strong's: G2228

Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)

Meaning: or — ἤ, ; disjunctive and comparative particle (Bl., §36, 12; 77, 11); 1. disjunctive, or; (a) between single words: Mat.5:17 Mrk.6:56, Luk.2:24, Jhn.6:19, Rom.1:21, al.; (b) before a sentence expressing a variation, denial…

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Used 365 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 5:17, Matthew 5:18, Matthew 5:36, Matthew 6:24, Matthew 6:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G2228; TFLSJ G2228; TAGNT 2 Corinthians 1:17 word 9

ἃhawhat

Lemma: ὅς (hos, hē) · Strong's: G3739

Parsing: Relative pronoun · Accusative · Plural · Neuter (R-APN)

Meaning: which — ὅς, ἥ, ὅ, ; the postpositive article (ἄρθρον ὑποτακτικόν). ; I. As demonstr. pron. = οὗτος, ὅδε, this, that, also for αὐτός, chiefly in nom.: ὅς δέ, but he (cf. ἦ δὲ ὅς, frequently in Plat.), Mrk.15:23, Jhn.5:11; ὃς μὲν…

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Used 1433 times. Also: Matthew 1:16, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 1:25, Matthew 2:9, Matthew 2:16, Matthew 3:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3739; TFLSJ G3739; TAGNT 2 Corinthians 1:17 word 10

βουλεύομαιbouleuomaiI purpose

Lemma: βουλεύω (bouleuō) · Strong's: G1011

Parsing: Verb · Present · Middle or Passive Deponent · Indicative · 1st · Singular (V-PNI-1S)

Meaning: to plan — βουλεύω ; (βουλή), [in LXX chiefly for יעץ ; ] ; to take counsel, deliberate, resolve. In mid., ; 1. to take counsel with oneself, consider: before εἰ, Luk.14:31. ; 2. to determine with oneself, resolve: with inf.,…

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Used 6 times. Also: Luke 14:31, John 11:53, John 12:10, Acts 27:39 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1011; TFLSJ G1011; TAGNT 2 Corinthians 1:17 word 11

κατὰkataaccording to

Lemma: κατά (kata) · Strong's: G2596

Parsing: Preposition (PREP)

Meaning: according to — κατά (bef. a vowel κατ᾽, καθ᾽; on the frequently neglect of elision, see Tdf., Pr., 95; WH, App., 146a), ; prep. with genitive, accusative, ; down, downwards. ; I. C. genitive (WM, §47, k; Bl., §42, 2). ; 1. C. genitive…

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Used 483 times. Also: Matthew 1:20, Matthew 2:12, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 2:16, Matthew 2:19, Matthew 2:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G2596; TFLSJ G2596; TAGNT 2 Corinthians 1:17 word 12

σάρκαsarkaflesh

Lemma: σάρξ (sarx) · Strong's: G4561

Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Feminine (N-ASF)

Meaning: flesh — σάρξ, σαρκός, ἡ ; [in LXX chiefly for בָּשָׂר ; ] ; flesh; 1. as in cl. generally, ; (a) prop., of the soft substance of the animal body: 1Co.15:39, 2Co.12:7, Gal.6:13, al.; σ. καὶ αἷμα, 1Co.5:50; σ. καὶ ὀστέα,…

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Used 151 times. Also: Matthew 16:17, Matthew 19:5, Matthew 19:6, Matthew 24:22, Matthew 26:41, Mark 10:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G4561; TFLSJ G4561; TAGNT 2 Corinthians 1:17 word 13

βουλεύομαι,bouleuomaido I purpose,

Lemma: βουλεύω (bouleuō) · Strong's: G1011

Parsing: Verb · Present · Middle or Passive Deponent · Indicative · 1st · Singular (V-PNI-1S)

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Used 6 times. Also: Luke 14:31, John 11:53, John 12:10, Acts 27:39 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1011; TFLSJ G1011; TAGNT 2 Corinthians 1:17 word 14

ἵναinaso that

Lemma: ἵνα (hina) · Strong's: G2443

Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)

Meaning: in order that/to — ἵνα, ; I. adverb (poët., Hom., al.), ; 1. of place, where, whither. ; 2. of circumstance, when. ; II. Conjunction, ; 1. prop., final, denoting purpose or end (cl.), that, in order that, usually the first word in the…

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Used 677 times. Also: Matthew 1:22, Matthew 2:15, Matthew 4:3, Matthew 4:14, Matthew 5:29, Matthew 5:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G2443; TFLSJ G2443; TAGNT 2 Corinthians 1:17 word 15

ᾖēthere may be

Lemma: εἰμί (eimi) · Strong's: G1510

Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Subjunctive · 3rd · Singular (V-PAS-3S)

Meaning: to be — εἰμί, ; with various uses and significations, like the English verb to be. ; I. As substantive verb. ; 1. Of persons and things, to be, exist: Act.17:28, Jhn.1:1, 8:58, 17:5, al; ὁ ὢν καὶ ὁ ἦν (for past ptcp.), Rev.1:4,…

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Used 2406 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1510; TFLSJ G1510; TAGNT 2 Corinthians 1:17 word 16

παρ᾽par᾽with

Lemma: παρά (para) · Strong's: G3844

Parsing: Preposition (PREP)

Meaning: from/with/beside — παρά, prep. with genitive, dative, accusative, ; with radical sense, beside. ; I. C. genitive of person(s), from the side of, from beside, from, indicating source or origin, [in LXX for מֵאֵצֶל ,מִיַד ,מִלִּפְנֵי ; ]…

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Used 194 times. Also: Matthew 2:4, Matthew 2:7, Matthew 2:16, Matthew 4:18, Matthew 6:1, Matthew 8:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3844; TFLSJ G3844; TAGNT 2 Corinthians 1:17 word 17

ἐμοὶemoime myself

Lemma: ἐγώ (egō) · Strong's: G1473

Parsing: Personal pronoun · 1st · Dative · Singular (P-1DS)

Meaning: I/we — ἐγώ, genitive, etc., ἐμοῦ, ἐμοί, ἐμέ (enclitic μου, μοι, με), pl. ἡμεῖς, -ῶν, -ῖν, -ᾶς, ; of person(s) pron. ; I. ; (a) The nom. is usually emphatic, when expressed as subjc, as in Mat.3:11, Mrk.1:8, Luk.3:16, al. But…

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Used 862 times. Also: Matthew 2:8, Matthew 3:11, Matthew 3:14, Matthew 5:11, Matthew 5:22, Matthew 5:28 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1473; TFLSJ G1473; TAGNT 2 Corinthians 1:17 word 18

τὸto<the>

Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588

Parsing: Definite article · Nominative · Singular · Neuter (T-NSN)

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Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT 2 Corinthians 1:17 word 19

ναὶnaiYes

Lemma: ναί (nai) · Strong's: G3483

Parsing: Particle or Disjunctive (PRT)

Meaning: yes — ναί ; particle of affirmation, ; yea, verily, even so; in answer to a question: Mat.9:28 13:51 17:25 21:16, Jhn.11:27 21:15-16, Act.5:8 22:27, Rom.3:29; before λέγω ὑμῖν, Mat.11:9, Luk.7:26; repeated for emphasis, ναὶ…

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Used 35 times. Also: Matthew 5:37, Matthew 9:28, Matthew 11:9, Matthew 11:26, Matthew 13:51, Matthew 15:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3483; TFLSJ G3483; TAGNT 2 Corinthians 1:17 word 20

ναὶnaiyes

Lemma: ναί (nai) · Strong's: G3483

Parsing: Particle or Disjunctive (PRT)

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Used 35 times. Also: Matthew 5:37, Matthew 9:28, Matthew 11:9, Matthew 11:26, Matthew 13:51, Matthew 15:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3483; TFLSJ G3483; TAGNT 2 Corinthians 1:17 word 21

καὶkaiand

Lemma: καί (kai) · Strong's: G2532

Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)

Meaning: and — καί, ; conj., ; and ; I. Copulative. ; 1. Connecting single words; (a) in general: Mat.2:18, 16:1, Mrk.2:15, Luk.8:15, Heb.1:1, al. mult.; repeated before each of the terms in a series, Mat.23:23, Luk.14:21, Rom.7:12,…

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Used 9450 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G2532; TFLSJ G2532; TAGNT 2 Corinthians 1:17 word 22

τὸto<the>

Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588

Parsing: Definite article · Nominative · Singular · Neuter (T-NSN)

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Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT 2 Corinthians 1:17 word 23

οὒouNo

Lemma: οὐ (ou) · Strong's: G3756

Parsing: Negative Particle · Negative · Negative (PRT-N)

Meaning: no — οὐ, before a vowel with smooth breathing οὐκ, before one with rough breathing οὐχ (but improperly οὐχ ἰδού, Act.2:7, WH, mg.; cf. WH, Intr., §409; M, Pr., 44, 244), ; [in LXX for אֵין ,אַיִן ,לֹא ; ] ; neg. particle, ;…

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Used 1689 times. Also: Matthew 1:25, Matthew 2:18, Matthew 3:11, Matthew 4:4, Matthew 4:7, Matthew 5:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3756; TFLSJ G3756; TAGNT 2 Corinthians 1:17 word 24

οὔ;ouno?

Lemma: οὐ (ou) · Strong's: G3756

Parsing: Negative Particle · Negative · Negative (PRT-N)

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Used 1689 times. Also: Matthew 1:25, Matthew 2:18, Matthew 3:11, Matthew 4:4, Matthew 4:7, Matthew 5:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3756; TFLSJ G3756; TAGNT 2 Corinthians 1:17 word 25

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

When I planned	→	βούλομαι G1014 to plan
this	→	οὗτος G3778 this/he/she/it
did I do it	→	χράω G5530 to use
carelessly	→	ἐλαφρία G1644 lightness
Or	→	ἤ G2228 or
do I make my plans	→	βουλεύω G1011 to plan
. . .	→	ὅς G3739 which
. . .	→	βουλεύω G1011 to plan
by	→	κατά G2596 according to
human standards	→	σάρξ G4561 flesh
so as [to say]	→	ἵνα G2443 in order that/to
Yes	→	ναί G3483 yes
yes	→	ναί G3483 yes
. . .	→	ἐγώ G1473 I/we
. . .	→	ὁ G3588 the/this/who
. . .	→	εἰμί G1510 to be
and also	→	καί G2532 and
No	→	οὐ G3756 no
no	→	οὐ G3756 no

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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