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Let such a personὁ τοιοῦτοςconsiderλογιζέσθωthis:τοῦτοthatὅτιwhatοἷοίwe areἐσμενin wordτῷ λόγῳthroughδι’lettersἐπιστολῶνwhen absent,ἀπόντεςsuchτοιοῦτοιwe arealsoκαὶwhen presentπαρόντεςin deed.τῷ ἔργῳ
2 Corinthians 10:11
Study it in the app“Let such a person consider this: that what we are in word through letters when absent, such we are also when present in deed.”
With the Greek beneath
2 Corinthians 10:11, word by word
- Let such a personτοιοῦτοςtoioutos
such
Such, of this kind.
Where else “toioutos” appears- considerλογιζέσθωlogizesthō
consider
To think that something is so.
Where else “logizesthō” appears- whatοἷοίhoioi
such as
Of what kind, such as.
Where else “hoioi” appears- we areἐσμενesmen
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “esmen” appears- in wordλόγῳlogōi
word
What someone says or teaches.
Where else “logōi” appears- lettersἐπιστολῶνepistolōn
letter
Letter.
Where else “epistolōn” appears- when absentἀπόντεςapontes
go away
Go away, leave; a different verb of the same spelling means be absent.
Where else “apontes” appears- when presentπαρόντεςparontes
be present
To be in person in the same place as others.
Where else “parontes” appears- in deedἔργῳergōi
deed
What someone does, their conduct.
Where else “ergōi” appears
The context
10For “The letters,” he says, “are weighty and strong, but the bodily presence is weak and the speech contemptible.”
11 · This verse (above)
12For we do not dare to class or compare ourselves with some of those who commend themselves; but they, measuring themselves by themselves and comparing themselves with themselves, do not understand.