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Forγὰρsuch peopleοἱ τοιοῦτοιarefalse apostles,ψευδαπόστολοιdeceitfulδόλιοιworkers,ἐργάταιdisguising themselvesμετασχηματιζόμενοιasεἰςapostlesἀποστόλουςof the Messiah.Χριστοῦ
2 Corinthians 11:13
Study it in the app“For such people are false apostles, deceitful workers, disguising themselves as apostles of the Messiah.”
With the Greek beneath
2 Corinthians 11:13, word by word
- such peopleτοιοῦτοιtoioutoi
such
Such, of this kind.
Where else “toioutoi” appears- false apostlesψευδαπόστολοιpseudapostoloi
false apostle
False apostle: someone who claims to be sent by the Messiah and is not.
Where else “pseudapostoloi” appears- deceitfulδόλιοιdolioi
deceitful
Deceitful, acting with trickery.
Where else “dolioi” appears- workersἐργάταιergatai
worker, laborer
Worker, laborer, especially a hired worker in the fields; also one who does something.
Where else “ergatai” appears- disguising themselvesμετασχηματιζόμενοιmetaschēmatizomenoi
disguise
Pose as another, hiding who one is.
Where else “metaschēmatizomenoi” appears- apostlesἀποστόλουςapostolous
apostle
One of those Jesus chose and sent.
Where else “apostolous” appears- of the MessiahΧριστοῦChristou
Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “Christou” appears
The context
12But what I am doing I will also do, so that I may cut off the opportunity of those who want an opportunity, so that in what they boast, they may be found just as we also are.
13 · This verse (above)
14And no wonder, for Satan himself disguises himself as an angel of light.