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I say thisso thatἵναI may notμὴseemδόξωas ifὡς ἂνI would frightenἐκφοβεῖνyouὑμᾶςwithδιὰthe letters.τῶν ἐπιστολῶν
2 Corinthians 10:9
Study it in the app“I say this so that I may not seem as if I would frighten you with the letters.”
With the Greek beneath
2 Corinthians 10:9, word by word
- seemδόξωdoxō
seem
To seem to be something; “to seem good” is to agree on a decision.
Where else “doxō” appears- I would frightenἐκφοβεῖνekphobein
frighten
Frighten, terrify.
Where else “ekphobein” appears- the lettersἐπιστολῶνepistolōn
letter
Letter.
Where else “epistolōn” appears
The context
8For even if I boast somewhat more about our authority, which the Lord gave for building you up and not for demolishing you, I will not be ashamed.
9 · This verse (above)
10For “The letters,” he says, “are weighty and strong, but the bodily presence is weak and the speech contemptible.”