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← 2 Corinthians 12 · ← verse 10 · verse 12 →

I am become a fool in glorying; ye have compelled me: for I ought to have been commended of you: for in nothing am I behind the very chiefest apostles, though I be nothing. (KJV)

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

ΓέγοναGegonaI have become

Lemma: γίνομαι (ginomai) · Strong's: G1096

Parsing: Verb · 2nd Perfect · Active · Indicative · 1st · Singular (V-2RAI-1S)

Meaning: to be — γίνομαι, Ion. and κοινή for Att. γίγν- (M. Pr., 47; Bl., §6, 8 Mayser, 166 f.), ; [in LXX chiefly for היה ; ] ; 1. of persons, things occurrences, to come into being, be born, arise, come on: Jhn.1:15 8:58, 1Co.15:37; a…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 675 times. Also: Matthew 1:22, Matthew 4:3, Matthew 5:18, Matthew 5:45, Matthew 6:10, Matthew 6:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1096; TFLSJ G1096; TAGNT 2 Corinthians 12:11 word 1

ἄφρωνaphrōna fool

Lemma: ἄφρων (aphrōn) · Strong's: G0878

Parsing: Adjective · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (A-NSM)

Meaning: foolish — ἄφρων, -ον genitive -ονος ; (φρήν), [in LXX for כְּסִיל, נָבָל, etc. ; ] ; without reason, senseless, foolish, expressing "want of mental sanity and sobriety, a reckless and inconsiderate habit of mind" (Hort; cf. MM,…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 11 times. Also: Luke 11:40, Luke 12:20, Romans 2:20, 1 Corinthians 15:36, 2 Corinthians 11:16, 2 Corinthians 11:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G0878; TFLSJ G0878; TAGNT 2 Corinthians 12:11 word 2

καυχώμενος·kauchōmenosboasting;

Lemma: καυχάομαι (kauchaomai) · Strong's: G2744

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

Meaning: to boast — καυχάομαι, -ῶμαι ; [in LXX for הָלַל hith., etc. ; ] ; to boast or glory (in LXX, of joyous exultation, and so in the NT quotations, infr.; cf. DB, ii, 790b; Hort on Jas.1:9): absol., 1Co.1:31 (LXX) 1Co.4:7 13:3,…

Greek editions with this word: TR, Byzantine

Used 37 times. Also: Romans 2:17, Romans 2:23, Romans 5:2, Romans 5:3, Romans 5:11, 1 Corinthians 1:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G2744; TFLSJ G2744; TAGNT 2 Corinthians 12:11 word 3

ὑμεῖςhumeisyou yourselves

Lemma: σύ (su) · Strong's: G4771

Parsing: Personal pronoun · 2nd · Nominative · Plural (P-2NP)

Meaning: you — σύ, ; pron. of 2nd of person(s), ; thou, you, genitive, σοῦ, dative, σοί, accusative, σέ, pl., ὑμεῖς, -ῶν, -ῖν, -ᾶς (enclitic in oblique cases sing., except after prep. (BL, §48, 3), though πρὸς σέ occurs in Mat.25:39).…

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Used 3071 times. Also: Matthew 1:20, Matthew 2:6, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 3:7, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 3:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G4771; TFLSJ G4771; TAGNT 2 Corinthians 12:11 word 4

μεmeme

Lemma: μέ (me) · Strong's: G3165

Parsing: Personal pronoun · 1st · Accusative · Singular (P-1AS)

Meaning: me — 1. apostrophe for με. ; 2. rarely for μοι, (Homer) (ML)

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Used 2026 times. Also: Matthew 1:23, Matthew 2:6, Matthew 2:8, Matthew 2:15, Matthew 3:11, Matthew 3:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3165; TFLSJ G3165; TAGNT 2 Corinthians 12:11 word 5

ἠναγκάσατε.ēnagkasatecompelled.

Lemma: ἀναγκάζω (anagkazō) · Strong's: G0315

Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Active · Indicative · 2nd · Plural (V-AAI-2P)

Meaning: to compel — ἀναγκάζω; (ἀνάγκη), [in LXX: Pro.6:7 (שֹׁטֵר), I Est.3:24, 1Ma.2:25, al. ; ] ; to necessitate, compel by force or persuasion, constrain: with accusative, 2Co.12:11; id. with inf., Mat.14:22, Mrk.6:45, Luk.14:23,…

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Used 9 times. Also: Matthew 14:22, Mark 6:45, Luke 14:23, Acts 26:11, Acts 28:19, Galatians 2:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G0315; TFLSJ G0315; TAGNT 2 Corinthians 12:11 word 6

ἐγὼegōI myself

Lemma: ἐγώ (egō) · Strong's: G1473

Parsing: Personal pronoun · 1st · Nominative · Singular (P-1NS)

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 12:11 word 7

γὰρgarfor

Lemma: γάρ (gar) · Strong's: G1063

Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)

Meaning: for — γάρ, ; co-ordinating particle, contr. of γε ἄρα, ; verily then, hence, in truth, indeed, yea, then, why, and when giving a reason or explanation, for, the usage in NT being in general accord with that of cl.; 1.…

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Used 1080 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:21, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:5, Matthew 2:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1063; TFLSJ G1063; TAGNT 2 Corinthians 12:11 word 8

ὤφειλονōpheilonwas being obliged

Lemma: ὀφείλω (opheilō) · Strong's: G3784

Parsing: Verb · Imperfect · Active · Indicative · 1st · Singular (V-IAI-1S)

Meaning: to owe — ὀφείλω ; [in LXX: Deu.15:2, Isa.24:2 (נָשָׁה), Eze.18:7 (חוֹב), Wis.12:15, 20, al. ; ] ; to owe, be a debtor: with accusative of thing(s), Mat.18:28, Luk.7:41 16:7, Phm 18; id. with dative of person(s), Mat.18:28,…

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Used 35 times. Also: Matthew 18:28, Matthew 18:30, Matthew 18:34, Matthew 23:16, Matthew 23:18, Luke 7:41 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3784; TFLSJ G3784; TAGNT 2 Corinthians 12:11 word 9

ὑφ᾽huph᾽by

Lemma: ὑπό (hupo) · Strong's: G5259G

Parsing: Preposition (PREP)

Meaning: by/under: by — ὑπό (before smooth breathing ὑπ᾽, Mat.8:9b, Luk.7:8b; before rough breathing ὑφ᾽, Rom.3:9; on the neglect of elision in Mt, Lk, ll. witha, Gal.3:22, see WH, App., 146; Tdf., Pr., iv), ; prep. with genitive, dative (not…

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Used 179 times. Also: Matthew 1:22, Matthew 2:15, Matthew 2:16, Matthew 3:6, Matthew 3:13, Matthew 3:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G5259G; TFLSJ G5259G; TAGNT 2 Corinthians 12:11 word 10

ὑμῶνhumōnyou

Lemma: σύ (su) · Strong's: G4771

Parsing: Personal pronoun · 2nd · Genitive · Plural (P-2GP)

Meaning: you — σύ, ; pron. of 2nd of person(s), ; thou, you, genitive, σοῦ, dative, σοί, accusative, σέ, pl., ὑμεῖς, -ῶν, -ῖν, -ᾶς (enclitic in oblique cases sing., except after prep. (BL, §48, 3), though πρὸς σέ occurs in Mat.25:39).…

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Used 3071 times. Also: Matthew 1:20, Matthew 2:6, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 3:7, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 3:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G4771; TFLSJ G4771; TAGNT 2 Corinthians 12:11 word 11

συνίστασθαι·sunistasthaito have been commended;

Lemma: συνίστημι, συνιστάω (sunistēmi, sunistaō) · Strong's: G4921

Parsing: Verb · Present · Passive · Infinitive (V-PPN)

Meaning: to commend — συν-ίστημι ; [in LXX for צָוָה pi., קָהַל ni., etc.; 1Ma.12:43, 2Ma.4:24, 3Ma.1:19 (and frequently in these books) ; ] ; 1. trans., ; (a) to commend, recommend: with accusative of person(s), 2Co.3:1 6:4 10:12 10:18; id.…

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Used 16 times. Also: Luke 9:32, Romans 3:5, Romans 5:8, Romans 16:1, 2 Corinthians 3:1, 2 Corinthians 4:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G4921; TFLSJ G4921; TAGNT 2 Corinthians 12:11 word 12

οὐδὲνouden[In] no[thing]

Lemma: οὐδείς (oudeis) · Strong's: G3762

Parsing: Adjective · Accusative · Singular · Neuter (A-ASN)

Meaning: none — οὐδείς, -δεμία, -δέν (also in WH, txt., the Hellenistic forms -θείς, -θέν, Luk.22:35 23:14, Act.15:9 19:27 26:26, 1Co.13:2, 2Co.11:8; cf. BL, §6, 7; M, Pr., 56n, Thackeray, Gr., 58), related to μηδείς as οὐ to μή, ; no,…

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Used 235 times. Also: Matthew 5:13, Matthew 6:24, Matthew 8:10, Matthew 9:16, Matthew 10:26, Matthew 11:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3762; TFLSJ G3762; TAGNT 2 Corinthians 12:11 word 13

γὰρgarfor

Lemma: γάρ (gar) · Strong's: G1063

Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)

Meaning: for — γάρ, ; co-ordinating particle, contr. of γε ἄρα, ; verily then, hence, in truth, indeed, yea, then, why, and when giving a reason or explanation, for, the usage in NT being in general accord with that of cl.; 1.…

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Used 1080 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:21, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:5, Matthew 2:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1063; TFLSJ G1063; TAGNT 2 Corinthians 12:11 word 14

ὑστέρησαhusterēsawas I inferior

Lemma: ὑστερέω (hustereō) · Strong's: G5302

Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Active · Indicative · 1st · Singular (V-AAI-1S)

Meaning: to lack — ὑστερέω, -ῶ; (ὕστερος), [in LXX for חָסֵר, חָדַל etc. ; ] ; to come late, be behind (opposite to προτερέω, φθάνω; with genitive of thing(s), for; with genitive of person(s), later than). ; Metaphorical, ; 1. of persons,…

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Used 15 times. Also: Matthew 19:20, Mark 10:21, Luke 15:14, Luke 22:35, John 2:3, Romans 3:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G5302; TFLSJ G5302; TAGNT 2 Corinthians 12:11 word 15

τῶνtōnto those

Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588

Parsing: Definite article · Genitive · Plural · Masculine (T-GPM)

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 12:11 word 16

ὑπερλίανhuperlianmost eminent

Lemma: ὑπέρ (huper) · Strong's: G5228

Parsing: PREP + G3029 (PREP + G3029)

Meaning: above/for — ὑπέρ (when following subst.—poët.—ὕπερ; so as adv., 2Co.11:23), ; prep. with genitive, accusative ; I. C. genitive, primarily of place (rest or motion), over, above, across, beyond, hence, metaphorically, ; 1. for, on…

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Used 159 times. Also: Matthew 5:44, Matthew 10:24, Matthew 10:37, Mark 7:37, Mark 9:40, Mark 14:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G5228; TFLSJ G5228; TAGNT 2 Corinthians 12:11 word 17

ἀποστόλων,apostolōnapostles,

Lemma: ἀπόστολος (apostolos) · Strong's: G0652

Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Plural · Masculine (N-GPM)

Meaning: apostle — ἀπόστολος, -ου, ὁ; (ἀοστέλλω), [in LXX; 3Ki.14:6 A (שָׁלַח) * ; ] ; 1. a fleet, an expedition (Dem.). ; 2. a messenger, one sent on a mission (Hdt., LXX, l.with, and π.; see M, Pr., 37 f.; MM, see word; M, Th., i, 2:7…

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Used 78 times. Also: Matthew 10:2, Mark 6:30, Luke 6:13, Luke 9:10, Luke 11:49, Luke 17:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G0652; TFLSJ G0652; TAGNT 2 Corinthians 12:11 word 18

εἰeiif

Lemma: εἰ (ei) · Strong's: G1487M

Parsing: Conjunction (COND)

Meaning: if: even though — εἰ, ; conjunctive particle, used in conditions and in indirect questions. ; I. Conditional, if; 1. with indic, expressing a general assumption; (a) pres.: before indic, pres., Mat.11:14, Rom.8:25, al.; before imperat.,…

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Used 17 times. Also: Matthew 26:33, Mark 14:29, Luke 11:8, Luke 18:4, 1 Corinthians 7:21, 2 Corinthians 5:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1487M; TFLSJ G1487M; TAGNT 2 Corinthians 12:11 word 19

καὶkaieven

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 12:11 word 20

οὐδένoudenno [thing]

Lemma: οὐδείς (oudeis) · Strong's: G3762

Parsing: Adjective · Nominative · Singular · Neuter (A-NSN)

Meaning: none — οὐδείς, -δεμία, -δέν (also in WH, txt., the Hellenistic forms -θείς, -θέν, Luk.22:35 23:14, Act.15:9 19:27 26:26, 1Co.13:2, 2Co.11:8; cf. BL, §6, 7; M, Pr., 56n, Thackeray, Gr., 58), related to μηδείς as οὐ to μή, ; no,…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 235 times. Also: Matthew 5:13, Matthew 6:24, Matthew 8:10, Matthew 9:16, Matthew 10:26, Matthew 11:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3762; TFLSJ G3762; TAGNT 2 Corinthians 12:11 word 21

εἰμι.eimiI am.

Lemma: εἰμί (eimi) · Strong's: G1510

Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Indicative · 1st · Singular (V-PAI-1S)

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,…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

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 12:11 word 22

How the BSB renders it

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

I have become→γίνομαι G1096 to be
a fool→ἄφρων G0878 foolish
[but] you→σύ G4771 you
drove→ἀναγκάζω G0315 to compel
me [to it]→ἐγώ G1473 I/we
In fact→γάρ G1063 for
you→σύ G4771 you
should→ὀφείλω G3784 to owe
have commended→συνίστημι, συνιστάω G4921 to commend
me→ἐγώ G1473 I/we
since→γάρ G1063 for
I am in no way inferior→ὑστερέω G5302 to lack
to those→ὁ G3588 the/this/who
super-apostles→ὑπέρ G5228 above/for
. . .→ἀπόστολος G0652 apostle
even→καί G2532 and
though→εἰ G1487M if: even though
I am→εἰμί G1510 to be
nothing→οὐδείς G3762 none

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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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