ToκατὰmyshameἀτιμίανI say it,λέγωas thoughὡς ὅτιweἡμεῖςhave been weak.ἠσθενήκαμενButδ’inἐνwhateverᾧ ἄνanyoneτιςdaresτολμᾷ—I am speakingλέγωinἐνfoolishness—ἀφροσύνῃI tooκἀγώdare.τολμῶ
2 Corinthians 11:21
Study it in the app“To my shame I say it, as though we have been weak. But in whatever anyone dares —I am speaking in foolishness— I too dare.”
With the Greek beneath
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2 Corinthians 11:21, word by word
- shameἀτιμίανatimian
dishonor
Dishonor, disgrace; "dishonorable passions", shameful ones.
Where else “atimian” appears- I say itλέγωlegō
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legō” appears- have been weakἠσθενήκαμενēsthenēkamen
be weak
To have no strength, falter in faith.
Where else “ēsthenēkamen” appears- daresτολμᾷtolmai
dare
Dare.
Where else “tolmai” appears- foolishness—ἀφροσύνῃaphrosynēi
foolishness
Foolishness, folly.
Where else “aphrosynēi” appears- I tooκἀγώkagō
and I, I also
And I, I too.
Where else “kagō” appears
The context
20For 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.
21 · This verse (above)
22Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they offspring of Abraham? So am I.