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OrἪdid I commitἐποίησαa sinἁμαρτίανby humblingταπεινῶνmyselfἐμαυτὸνso thatἵναyouὑμεῖςmight be exalted,ὑψωθῆτεbecauseὅτιI proclaimedεὐηγγελισάμηνto youὑμῖνthe good newsτὸ εὐαγγέλιονof Godτοῦ θεοῦfree of charge?δωρεὰν
2 Corinthians 11:7
Study it in the app“Or did I commit a sin by humbling myself so that you might be exalted, because I proclaimed to you the good news of God free of charge?”
With the Greek beneath
2 Corinthians 11:7, word by word
- did I commitἐποίησαepoiēsa
do
To carry out an action or cause an effect.
Where else “epoiēsa” appears- a sinἁμαρτίανhamartian
sin
Doing what God does not want, and the guilt it leaves.
Where else “hamartian” appears- by humblingταπεινῶνtapeinōn
humble oneself
To make oneself small before God and others.
Where else “tapeinōn” appears- myselfἐμαυτὸνemauton
myself
Myself.
Where else “emauton” appears- might be exaltedὑψωθῆτεhypsōthēte
exalt
To give honor and a high place to someone.
Where else “hypsōthēte” appears- I proclaimedεὐηγγελισάμηνeuēngelisamēn
proclaim good news
Announce the good news; in the passive, have the good news announced or be announced as good news.
Where else “euēngelisamēn” appears- the good newsεὐαγγέλιονeuangelion
good news
Good news: an announcement of victory or of joy. It is the word usually translated "gospel".
Where else “euangelion” appears- of Godθεοῦtheou
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears- free of chargeδωρεὰνdōrean
free
At no cost, as a gift.
Where else “dōrean” appears
The context
6And even if I am unskilled in speech, yet I am not in knowledge; on the contrary, in every way we have made this manifest to you in all things.
7 · This verse (above)
8I robbed other assemblies by taking wages from them for serving you.