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Forγὰρyou bear itἀνέχεσθεifεἴsomeoneτιςenslavesκαταδουλοῖyou,ὑμᾶςifεἴsomeoneτιςdevours you,κατεσθίειifεἴsomeoneτιςtakes from you,λαμβάνειifεἴsomeoneτιςexalts himself,ἐπαίρεταιifεἴsomeoneτιςstrikesδέρειyouὑμᾶςinεἰςthe face.πρόσωπον
2 Corinthians 11:20
Study it in the app“For you bear it if someone enslaves you, if someone devours you, if someone takes from you, if someone exalts himself, if someone strikes you in the face.”
With the Greek beneath
2 Corinthians 11:20, word by word
- you bear itἀνέχεσθεanechesthe
bear with
Bear with, put up with patiently.
Where else “anechesthe” appears- enslavesκαταδουλοῖkatadouloi
enslave
Enslave, bring someone completely under one's control.
Where else “katadouloi” appears- devours youκατεσθίειkatesthiei
consume, devour
Eat up, devour, consume.
Where else “katesthiei” appears- takes from youλαμβάνειlambanei
take
To grasp something in the hand, or take it from someone.
Where else “lambanei” appears- exalts himselfἐπαίρεταιepairetai
exalt oneself
To rise up proudly against someone.
Where else “epairetai” appears- strikesδέρειderei
beat, strike
Beat, strike, flog.
Where else “derei” appears- the faceπρόσωπονprosōpon
face
The front of the head, where the eyes and the expression are seen.
Where else “prosōpon” appears
The context
19For you gladly bear with fools, being wise yourselves!
20 · This verse (above)
21To my shame I say it, as though we have been weak. But in whatever anyone dares —I am speaking in foolishness— I too dare.