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For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me. (KJV)
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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.
ὑπὲρhuperFor
Lemma: ὑπέρ (huper) · Strong's: G5228
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
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…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
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 12:8 word 1
τούτουtoutouthis
Lemma: οὗτος (ohutos) · Strong's: G3778
Parsing: Demonstrative pronoun · Genitive · Singular · Neuter (D-GSN)
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,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
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 12:8 word 2
τρὶςtristhree times
Lemma: τρίς (tris) · Strong's: G5151
Parsing: Adverb (ADV)
Meaning: three times — τρίς; (τρεῖς), ; adv., ; thrice: Mat.26:34, 75, Mrk.14:30, 72 Luk.22:34, 61 Jhn.13:38, 2Co.11:25 12:8; ἐπὶ τ., Act.10:16 11:10.†; (AS)
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 12 times. Also: Matthew 26:34, Matthew 26:75, Mark 14:30, Mark 14:72, Luke 22:34, Luke 22:61 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5151; TFLSJ G5151; TAGNT 2 Corinthians 12:8 word 3
τὸνtonthe
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (T-ASM)
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 12:8 word 4
κύριονkurionLord
Lemma: κύριος (kurios) · Strong's: G2962G
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Masculine · Title (N-ASM-T)
Meaning: lord: God — κύριος, -α, -ον (also -ος, -ον), ; [in LXX (subst.) chiefly for יהוה, also for בַּעַל ,אָדוֹן, etc. ; ] ; having power (κῦρος) or authority; as subst., ὁ κ., lord, master; 1. in general: with genitive of thing(s),…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 662 times. Also: Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:22, Matthew 1:24, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 2:15, Matthew 2:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2962G; TFLSJ G2962G; TAGNT 2 Corinthians 12:8 word 5
παρεκάλεσαparekalesaI begged
Lemma: παρακαλέω (parakaleō) · Strong's: G3870
Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Active · Indicative · 1st · Singular (V-AAI-1S)
Meaning: to plead/comfort — παρακαλέω, -ῶ, ; [in LXX chiefly for נחם ni., pi. ; ] ; 1. to call to one, call for, summon: Act.28:20 (R, mg.; R, txt., entreat); hence (of the gods: Dem., Xen., al.), to invoke, call on, beseech, entreat: τ. πατέρα…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 108 times. Also: Matthew 2:18, Matthew 5:4, Matthew 8:5, Matthew 8:31, Matthew 8:34, Matthew 14:36 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3870; TFLSJ G3870; TAGNT 2 Corinthians 12:8 word 6
ἵναinathat
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…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
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 12:8 word 7
ἀποστῇapostēait may depart
Lemma: ἀφίστημι (aphistēmi) · Strong's: G0868
Parsing: Verb · 2nd Aorist · Active · Subjunctive · 3rd · Singular (V-2AAS-3S)
Meaning: to leave — ἀφ-ίστημι ; [in LXX for סוּר, מָעַל, etc. (41 words in all) ; ] ; 1. trans. in pres., impf., fut., 1 aor., to put away, lead away; metaphorically, to move to revolt: Act.5:37. ; 2. Intrans. in pf., plpf., 2 aor., to…
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Used 15 times. Also: Luke 2:37, Luke 4:13, Luke 8:13, Luke 13:27, Acts 5:37, Acts 5:38 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0868; TFLSJ G0868; TAGNT 2 Corinthians 12:8 word 8
ἀπ᾽ap᾽from
Lemma: ἀπό (apo) · Strong's: G0575
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: away from — ἀπό (on the frequently neglect of elision bef. vowels, see Tdf., Pr., 94, WH, App., 146), ; prep. with genitive (WM, 462ff.; on its relation to ἐκ, παρά, ὑπό, ib. 456f.), [in LXX for לְ ,בְּ ,מִן ; ] ; from (i.e. from…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 677 times. Also: Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:21, Matthew 1:24, Matthew 2:1, Matthew 2:16, Matthew 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0575; TFLSJ G0575; TAGNT 2 Corinthians 12:8 word 9
ἐμοῦ.emoume.
Lemma: ἐγώ (egō) · Strong's: G1473
Parsing: Possessive pronoun · 1st Person · Genitive · Singular · Neuter (S-1SGSN)
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…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
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 12:8 word 10
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Three times | → | τρίς G5151 three times |
| I pleaded with | → | παρακαλέω G3870 to plead/comfort |
| the | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| Lord | → | κύριος G2962G lord: God |
| to | → | ἵνα G2443 in order that/to |
| take it away | → | ἀφίστημι G0868 to leave |
| from | → | ἀπό G0575 away from |
| me | → | ἐγώ G1473 I/we |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
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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