Study it in the app“Are they servants of the Messiah? —I am speaking as one out of his mind— I am more so: in labors far more, in imprisonments far more, in beatings beyond measure, in deaths often.”
Are they servantsδιάκονοι εἰσινof the Messiah?Χριστοῦ—I am speakingλαλῶas one out of his mind—παραφρονῶνIἐγώammore so:ὑπὲρinἐνlaborsκόποιςfar more,περισσοτέρωςinἐνimprisonmentsφυλακαῖςfar more,περισσοτέρωςinἐνbeatingsπληγαῖςbeyond measure,ὑπερβαλλόντωςinἐνdeathsθανάτοιςoften.πολλάκις
minister
One who serves God in his work, also a deacon.
Where else “diakonoi” appearsbe
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “eisin” appearsMessiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “Christou” appearsspeak
To use voice and words to communicate with others.
Where else “lalō” appearsbe beside oneself
Be out of one's mind, speak like someone who has lost their senses.
Where else “paraphronōn” appearstoil
Exhausting effort, the weariness of one who works hard.
Where else “kopois” appearsmuch more, especially
Much more, all the more, to a greater degree.
Where else “perissoterōs” appearsprison
The place where prisoners are shut in.
Where else “phylakais” appearsblow
The mark or harm a blow or a whip leaves on the body.
Where else “plēgais” appearsbeyond measure
Beyond measure, far more than usual.
Where else “hyperballontōs” appearsdeath
The end of the body's life.
Where else “thanatois” appearsoften
Often, many times.
Where else “pollakis” appears“In deaths”: that is, in dangers of death.
22Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they offspring of Abraham? So am I.
23 · This verse (above)
24From the Jews five times I received forty lashes less one.
