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As unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and, behold, we live; as chastened, and not killed; (KJV)
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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.
ὡςhōsas
Lemma: ὡς (hōs) · Strong's: G5613
Parsing: Particle or Disjunctive (PRT)
Meaning: as/when — ὡς, adverbial form of the relative pron. ὅς, ἥ, ὅ. ; I. As relat. adv. of manner, as, like as, just as, even as; 1. with a demonstrative, like οὕτως, expressed or understood: οὕτως . . . ὡς, Mrk.4:26, 1Co.3:15,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 515 times. Also: Matthew 1:24, Matthew 5:48, Matthew 6:5, Matthew 6:10, Matthew 6:12, Matthew 6:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5613; TFLSJ G5613; TAGNT 2 Corinthians 6:9 word 1
ἀγνοούμενοιagnooumenoibeing unknown
Lemma: ἀγνοέω (agnoeō) · Strong's: G0050
Parsing: Verb · Present · Passive · Participle · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (V-PPP-NPM)
Meaning: be ignorant — ἀγνοέω, -ῶ (> ἁγνίζω), ; [in LXX for שָׁגָה, שָׁגַג, אָשַׁם, etc. ; ] ; 1. to be ignorant, not to know: absol., Ι Ti 1:13, Heb.5:2; with accusative, Act.13:27 17:23, Rom.10:3, 2Co.2:11; ἐν οἷς, 2Pe.2:12; before ὅτι,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 22 times. Also: Mark 9:32, Luke 9:45, Acts 13:27, Acts 17:23, Romans 1:13, Romans 2:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0050; TFLSJ G0050; TAGNT 2 Corinthians 6:9 word 2
καὶkaiand yet
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,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
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 6:9 word 3
ἐπιγινωσκόμενοι,epiginōskomenoibeing well-known,
Lemma: ἐπιγινώσκω (epiginōskō) · Strong's: G1921
Parsing: Verb · Present · Passive · Participle · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (V-PPP-NPM)
Meaning: to come to know — ἐπι-γινώσκω ; [in LXX chiefly for נָכַר: hi., also for יָדַע, etc. ; ] ; "directive" of γινώσκω (AR, Eph., 249), as in cl.; 1. to observe, perceive, discern, recognize; (a) absol.: Act.25:10, 1Co.13:12; before ὅτι,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 44 times. Also: Matthew 7:16, Matthew 7:20, Matthew 11:27, Matthew 14:35, Matthew 17:12, Mark 2:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1921; TFLSJ G1921; TAGNT 2 Corinthians 6:9 word 4
ὡςhōsas
Lemma: ὡς (hōs) · Strong's: G5613
Parsing: Particle or Disjunctive (PRT)
Meaning: as/when — ὡς, adverbial form of the relative pron. ὅς, ἥ, ὅ. ; I. As relat. adv. of manner, as, like as, just as, even as; 1. with a demonstrative, like οὕτως, expressed or understood: οὕτως . . . ὡς, Mrk.4:26, 1Co.3:15,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 515 times. Also: Matthew 1:24, Matthew 5:48, Matthew 6:5, Matthew 6:10, Matthew 6:12, Matthew 6:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5613; TFLSJ G5613; TAGNT 2 Corinthians 6:9 word 5
ἀποθνῄσκοντεςapothnēskontesdying
Lemma: ἀποθνήσκω (apothnēskō) · Strong's: G0599
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Participle · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (V-PAP-NPM)
Meaning: to die — ἀπο-θνῄσκω, ; [in LXX chiefly for מוּת ; ] ; to die: of natural death, Mrk.5:35, al.; of violent death (pass. of ἀποκτείνω), esp. of Christ, Mat.26:35, Jhn.12:33, Heb.10:28, al.; of spiritual death, Jhn.6:50, Rom.8:13,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 111 times. Also: Matthew 8:32, Matthew 9:24, Matthew 22:24, Matthew 22:27, Matthew 26:35, Mark 5:35 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0599; TFLSJ G0599; TAGNT 2 Corinthians 6:9 word 6
καὶkaiand yet
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,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
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 6:9 word 7
ἰδοὺidoubehold
Lemma: ἰδού (idou) · Strong's: G2400
Parsing: Interjection (INJ)
Meaning: look! — ἰδού, ; [in LXX chiefly for הִנֵּה,] ; prop. imperat. 2 aor. mid. of ὁράω, used as a demonstrative particle, with frequency much greater in LXX and NT than in cl. (see M, Pr., 11), ; lo, behold, see: Mat.10:16 11:8…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 208 times. Also: Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 2:1, Matthew 2:9, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 2:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2400; TFLSJ G2400; TAGNT 2 Corinthians 6:9 word 8
ζῶμεν,zōmenwe live,
Lemma: ζάω (zaō) · Strong's: G2198
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Indicative · 1st · Plural (V-PAI-1P)
Meaning: to live — ζάω, -ῶ, ; [in LXX chiefly for חיה (most frequently ptcp., ζῶν, inf., ζῆν, for חַי ; ] ; 1. prop., to live, be alive (see Syn., see word βίος; in cl. usually of animal life, but sometimes of plants, as Arist., Eth. N,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 143 times. Also: Matthew 4:4, Matthew 9:18, Matthew 16:16, Matthew 22:32, Matthew 26:63, Matthew 27:63 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2198; TFLSJ G2198; TAGNT 2 Corinthians 6:9 word 9
ὡςhōsas
Lemma: ὡς (hōs) · Strong's: G5613
Parsing: Particle or Disjunctive (PRT)
Meaning: as/when — ὡς, adverbial form of the relative pron. ὅς, ἥ, ὅ. ; I. As relat. adv. of manner, as, like as, just as, even as; 1. with a demonstrative, like οὕτως, expressed or understood: οὕτως . . . ὡς, Mrk.4:26, 1Co.3:15,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 515 times. Also: Matthew 1:24, Matthew 5:48, Matthew 6:5, Matthew 6:10, Matthew 6:12, Matthew 6:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5613; TFLSJ G5613; TAGNT 2 Corinthians 6:9 word 10
παιδευόμενοιpaideuomenoibeing disciplined
Lemma: παιδεύω (paideuō) · Strong's: G3811
Parsing: Verb · Present · Passive · Participle · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (V-PPP-NPM)
Meaning: to instruct — παιδεύω; (παίς), [in LXX chiefly for יָסַר ; ] ; 1. as in cl., to train children, hence, generally, to teach, instruct: Act.7:22 22:3, 1Ti.1:20, Tit.2:12. ; 2. As in LXX (Psa.6:2, Pro.19:18, Wis.3:5, al., and for prob.…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 13 times. Also: Luke 23:16, Luke 23:22, Acts 7:22, Acts 22:3, 1 Corinthians 11:32, 1 Timothy 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3811; TFLSJ G3811; TAGNT 2 Corinthians 6:9 word 11
καὶkaiand yet
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,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
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 6:9 word 12
μὴmēnot
Lemma: μή (mē) · Strong's: G3361
Parsing: Negative Particle · Negative · Negative (PRT-N)
Meaning: not — μή, ; subjective negative particle, ; used where the negation depends on a condition or hypothesis, expressed or understood, as distinct from οὐ, which denies absolutely. μή is used where one thinks a thing is not, as…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 1087 times. Also: Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 2:12, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 3:10, Matthew 4:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3361; TFLSJ G3361; TAGNT 2 Corinthians 6:9 word 13
θανατούμενοι,thanatoumenoibeing killed,
Lemma: θανατόω (thanatoō) · Strong's: G2289
Parsing: Verb · Present · Passive · Participle · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (V-PPP-NPM)
Meaning: to kill — θανατόω, -ῶ ; [in LXX chiefly for מוּת hi., ho., also for הָרַג, etc. ; ] ; to put to death: with accusative, Mat.10:21 26:59 27:1, Mrk.13:12 14:55, Luk.21:16, 2Co.6:9, 1Pe.3:18; pass., Rom.8:36. Metaphorical: Rom.8:13;…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 11 times. Also: Matthew 10:21, Matthew 26:59, Matthew 27:1, Mark 13:12, Mark 14:55, Luke 21:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2289; TFLSJ G2289; TAGNT 2 Corinthians 6:9 word 14
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| unknown | → | ἀγνοέω G0050 be ignorant |
| yet | → | καί G2532 and |
| well-known | → | ἐπιγινώσκω G1921 to come to know |
| dying | → | ἀποθνήσκω G0599 to die |
| and yet | → | καί G2532 and |
| we live on | → | ζάω G2198 to live |
| punished | → | παιδεύω G3811 to instruct |
| yet | → | καί G2532 and |
| not killed | → | θανατόω G2289 to kill |
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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