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← 2 Corinthians 2 · ← verse 3 · verse 5 →

For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote unto you with many tears; not that ye should be grieved, but that ye might know the love which I have more abundantly unto you. (KJV)

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

ἐκekOut of

Lemma: ἐκ (ek) · Strong's: G1537

Parsing: Preposition (PREP)

Meaning: out from — ἐκ (ἐξ), ; prep. with genitive, ; from out of, from (see Addendum, p. 492).; This entry is included here, but in the print version the entry is found on p. 492. ἐκ, before a vowel ἐξ, ; prep. with genitive, ; of motion…

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Used 929 times. Also: Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:16, Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1537; TFLSJ G1537; TAGNT 2 Corinthians 2:4 word 1

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 2:4 word 2

πολλῆςpollēsmuch

Lemma: πολύς (polus) · Strong's: G4183

Parsing: Adjective · Genitive · Singular · Feminine (A-GSF)

Meaning: much — πολύς, πολλή, πολύ, ; [in LXX chiefly for רַב and cognate forms ; ] ; 1. as adj., much, many, great, of number, space, degree, value, time, etc.: ἀριθμός, Act.11:21; ὄχλος, Mrk.5:24; θερισμός, Mat.9:37; χόρτος,…

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Used 377 times. Also: Matthew 2:18, Matthew 3:7, Matthew 4:25, Matthew 5:12, Matthew 6:30, Matthew 7:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G4183; TFLSJ G4183; TAGNT 2 Corinthians 2:4 word 3

θλίψεωςthlipseōsaffliction

Lemma: θλῖψις (thlipsis) · Strong's: G2347

Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Singular · Feminine (N-GSF)

Meaning: pressure — θλίψις (LTr., θλῖψις), -εως, ἡ ; (θλίβω), [in LXX for צָרָה, etc. ; ] ; pressure (Arist.). In LXX and NT metaphorically, tribulation, affliction, distress: Mat.24:9, 21 24:29, Mrk.13:19, 24, Jhn.16:21, Act.7:11 11:19,…

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Used 44 times. Also: Matthew 13:21, Matthew 24:9, Matthew 24:21, Matthew 24:29, Mark 4:17, Mark 13:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G2347; TFLSJ G2347; TAGNT 2 Corinthians 2:4 word 4

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 2:4 word 5

συνοχῆςsunochēsanguish

Lemma: συνοχή (sunochē) · Strong's: G4928

Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Singular · Feminine (N-GSF)

Meaning: anguish — συν-οχή, -ῆς, ή; (συνέχω), [in LXX: Jdg.2:3 (?), Job.30:3 (שׁוֹא), Job.38:28 A; Mic.5:1 (4:14), Jer.52:5 (מָצוֹר) * ; ] ; 1. a holding or being held together. ; 2. a narrow place (Hom., al.). Metaphorical, straits,…

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Used 2 times. Also: Luke 21:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G4928; TFLSJ G4928; TAGNT 2 Corinthians 2:4 word 6

καρδίαςkardiasof heart

Lemma: καρδία (kardia) · Strong's: G2588

Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Singular · Feminine (N-GSF)

Meaning: heart — καρδία, -ας, ἡ, ; [in LXX chiefly for לֵבָב ,לֵב ; ] ; the heart, ; 1. the bodily organ which is regarded as the seat of life ( 2Ki.18:14, 4Ki.9:24, al.). ; 2. In a psychological sense, the seat of man's collective…

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Used 161 times. Also: Matthew 5:8, Matthew 5:28, Matthew 6:21, Matthew 9:4, Matthew 11:29, Matthew 12:34 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G2588; TFLSJ G2588; TAGNT 2 Corinthians 2:4 word 7

ἔγραψαegrapsaI wrote

Lemma: γράφω (graphō) · Strong's: G1125

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

Meaning: to write — γράφω, [in LXX chiefly for כּתב ]; 1. to scrape, graze (Hom.), and later (Hdt.) to sketch, draw. ; 2. to write; (a) of forming or tracing letters on writing material: Jhn.8:[6], Gal.6:11, 2Th.3:17; (b) to express in…

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Used 207 times. Also: Matthew 2:5, Matthew 4:4, Matthew 4:6, Matthew 4:7, Matthew 4:10, Matthew 11:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1125; TFLSJ G1125; TAGNT 2 Corinthians 2:4 word 8

ὑμῖνhuminto you

Lemma: σύ (su) · Strong's: G4771

Parsing: Personal pronoun · 2nd · Dative · Plural (P-2DP)

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 2:4 word 9

διὰdiathrough

Lemma: διά (dia) · Strong's: G1223

Parsing: Preposition (PREP)

Meaning: through/because of — διά (before a vowel δ᾽, exc. Rom.8:10, 2Co.5:7, and in (Proper name)s; Tdf., Pr., 94), ; prep. with genitive, accusative, as in cl.; 1. with genitive, through; (i) of Place, after verbs of motion or action: Mat.2:12…

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Used 686 times. Also: Matthew 1:22, Matthew 2:5, Matthew 2:12, Matthew 2:15, Matthew 2:17, Matthew 2:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1223; TFLSJ G1223; TAGNT 2 Corinthians 2:4 word 10

πολλῶνpollōnmany

Lemma: πολύς (polus) · Strong's: G4183

Parsing: Adjective · Genitive · Plural · Neuter (A-GPN)

Meaning: much — πολύς, πολλή, πολύ, ; [in LXX chiefly for רַב and cognate forms ; ] ; 1. as adj., much, many, great, of number, space, degree, value, time, etc.: ἀριθμός, Act.11:21; ὄχλος, Mrk.5:24; θερισμός, Mat.9:37; χόρτος,…

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Used 377 times. Also: Matthew 2:18, Matthew 3:7, Matthew 4:25, Matthew 5:12, Matthew 6:30, Matthew 7:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G4183; TFLSJ G4183; TAGNT 2 Corinthians 2:4 word 11

δακρύων,dakruōntears,

Lemma: δάκρυ, δάκρυον (dakru, dakruon) · Strong's: G1144

Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Plural · Neuter (N-GPN)

Meaning: teardrop — δάκρυον (poët. form δάκρυ), -ου, τό, ; [in LXX for דִּמְעָה ; ] ; a tear: Mrk.9:24 (WH, txt., R, txt. omit), Act.20:19, 31, 2Co.2:4, 2Ti.1:4, Heb.5:7 12:17, Rev.7:17 21:4; metaphorically, dative pl., δάκρυσι (La 2:11,…

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Used 11 times. Also: Mark 9:24, Luke 7:38, Luke 7:44, Acts 20:19, Acts 20:31, 2 Timothy 1:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1144; TFLSJ G1144; TAGNT 2 Corinthians 2:4 word 12

οὐχouchnot

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 2:4 word 13

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…

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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 2:4 word 14

λυπηθῆτε,lupēthēteyou may be grieved,

Lemma: λυπέω (lupeō) · Strong's: G3076

Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Passive · Subjunctive · 2nd · Plural (V-APS-2P)

Meaning: to grieve — λυπέω, -ῶ; (λύπη), [in LXX for חָרָה, etc. ; ] ; to distress, grieve, cause pain or grief: with accusative of person(s), 2Co.2:2 2:5 7:8; pass., Mat.14:9 17:23 18:31 19:22 26:22, Mrk.10:22 14:19, Jhn.16:20 21:17,…

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Used 26 times. Also: Matthew 14:9, Matthew 17:23, Matthew 18:31, Matthew 19:22, Matthew 26:22, Matthew 26:37 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3076; TFLSJ G3076; TAGNT 2 Corinthians 2:4 word 15

ἀλλὰallabut

Lemma: ἀλλά (alla) · Strong's: G0235

Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)

Meaning: but — ἀλλά (ἀλλ᾽ usually bef. α and υ, often bef. ε and η, rarely bef. ο and ω, never bef. ι; Tdf., Pr., 93 f.; WH, App., 146), ; adversative particle, ; stronger than δέ; prop. neuter pl. of ἄλλος, used adverbially, with…

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Used 642 times. Also: Matthew 4:4, Matthew 5:15, Matthew 5:17, Matthew 5:39, Matthew 6:13, Matthew 6:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G0235; TFLSJ G0235; TAGNT 2 Corinthians 2:4 word 16

τὴνtēnthe

Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588

Parsing: Definite article · Accusative · Singular · Feminine (T-ASF)

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 2:4 word 17

ἀγάπηνagapēnlove

Lemma: ἀγάπη (agapē) · Strong's: G0026

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

Meaning: love — ἀγάπη, -ης, ἡ ; [in LXX for אַהֲבָה, which is also rendered by ἀγάπησις and φιλία ; ] ; love, goodwill, esteem. Outside of bibl. and eccl. books, there is no clear instance (with Deiss., LAE, 18:4, 70:2, cf. the same…

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Used 114 times. Also: Matthew 24:12, Luke 11:42, John 5:42, John 13:35, John 15:9, John 15:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G0026; TFLSJ G0026; TAGNT 2 Corinthians 2:4 word 18

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…

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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 2:4 word 19

γνῶτεgnōteyou may know

Lemma: γινώσκω (ginōskō) · Strong's: G1097

Parsing: Verb · 2nd Aorist · Active · Subjunctive · 2nd · Plural (V-2AAS-2P)

Meaning: to know — γινώσκω (= γιγν-: see previous word. So also vulgar Attic, in Inscr., see Thumb, MGV, 207), ; [in LXX chiefly for ידע ; ] ; to be taking in knowledge, come to know, recognize, perceive, understand; in past tenses to…

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Used 220 times. Also: Matthew 1:25, Matthew 6:3, Matthew 7:23, Matthew 9:30, Matthew 10:26, Matthew 12:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1097; TFLSJ G1097; TAGNT 2 Corinthians 2:4 word 20

ἣνhēnthat

Lemma: ὅς (hos, hē) · Strong's: G3739

Parsing: Relative pronoun · Accusative · Singular · Feminine (R-ASF)

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 2:4 word 21

ἔχωechōI have

Lemma: ἔχω (echō) · Strong's: G2192

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

Meaning: to have/be — ἔχω, ; [in LXX for אָצֵל (ἐχόμενος), יֵשׁ,בַּעַל, etc., 59 words in all ; ] ; (on the Aktionsart of the various tenses, see M, Pr., 110, 145, 150, 183), to have, as in cl., in various senses and constructions. ; I.…

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Used 715 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 3:4, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 3:14, Matthew 4:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G2192; TFLSJ G2192; TAGNT 2 Corinthians 2:4 word 22

περισσοτέρωςperissoterōsmore abundantly

Lemma: περισσοτέρως (perissoterōs) · Strong's: G4056

Parsing: Adverb · Comparative (ADV-C)

Meaning: more excessively — to a greater degree; especially, frequently, extremely more, more abundantly, more earnestly, more vehemently, 2Cor. 7:13; exceedingly, extremely Gal. 1:14

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Used 12 times. Also: 2 Corinthians 1:12, 2 Corinthians 7:13, 2 Corinthians 7:15, 2 Corinthians 11:23, 2 Corinthians 12:15, Galatians 1:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G4056; TFLSJ G4056; TAGNT 2 Corinthians 2:4 word 23

εἰςeistoward

Lemma: εἰς (eis) · Strong's: G1519

Parsing: Preposition (PREP)

Meaning: toward — εἰς, ; prep. with accusative, ; expressing entrance, direction, limit, into, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among (Lat. in, with accusative). ; I. Of place. ; 1. After verbs of motion; (a) of entrance into: Mat.8:23,…

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Used 1796 times. Also: Matthew 2:1, Matthew 2:8, Matthew 2:11, Matthew 2:12, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 2:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1519; TFLSJ G1519; TAGNT 2 Corinthians 2:4 word 24

ὑμᾶς.¶humasyou.

Lemma: σύ (su) · Strong's: G4771

Parsing: Personal pronoun · 2nd · Accusative · Plural (P-2AP)

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 2:4 word 25

How the BSB renders it

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

For→γάρ G1063 for
through→διά G1223 through/because of
many→πολύς G4183 much
tears→δάκρυ, δάκρυον G1144 teardrop
I wrote→γράφω G1125 to write
you→σύ G4771 you
out of→ἐκ G1537 out from
great→πολύς G4183 much
distress→θλῖψις G2347 pressure
and→καί G2532 and
anguish→συνοχή G4928 anguish
of heart→καρδία G2588 heart
not→οὐ G3756 no
to→ἵνα G2443 in order that/to
grieve you→λυπέω G3076 to grieve
but→ἀλλά G0235 but
to→ἵνα G2443 in order that/to
let you know→γινώσκω G1097 to know
how much→περισσῶς G4057 excessively
I love you→ἀγάπη G0026 love
. . .→ὅς G3739 which
. . .→ἔχω G2192 to have/be
. . .→εἰς G1519 toward
. . .→σύ G4771 you

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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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