Look,Ἰδοὺthisτοῦτοthird timeτρίτονI amἔχωreadyἑτοίμωςto comeἐλθεῖνtoπρὸςyou,ὑμᾶςandκαὶI will notοὐbe a burden;καταναρκήσωforγὰρI do notοὐseekζητῶwhat is yoursτὰ ὑμῶνbutἀλλὰyou.ὑμᾶςForγὰρchildrenτὰ τέκναought notοὐ ὀφείλειto save upθησαυρίζεινfor their parents,τοῖς γονεῦσινbutἀλλὰparentsοἱ γονεῖςfor their children.τοῖς τέκνοις
2 Corinthians 12:14
Study it in the app“Look, this third time I am ready to come to you, and I will not be a burden; for I do not seek what is yours but you. For children ought not to save up for their parents, but parents for their children.”
With the Greek beneath
2 Corinthians 12:14, word by word
- third timeτρίτονtriton
third time
The third time something happens.
Where else “triton” appears- I amἔχωechō
be in state
To be in some state: "those who were sick".
Where else “echō” appears- readyἑτοίμωςhetoimōs
ready
Ready, readily; prepared to do something.
Where else “hetoimōs” appears- to comeἐλθεῖνelthein
come
To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.
Where else “elthein” appears- be a burdenκαταναρκήσωkatanarkēsō
be a burden
Be a burden to someone, live at their expense.
Where else “katanarkēsō” appears- seekζητῶzētō
try
To try for something; to be after someone's life is to plan to kill them.
Where else “zētō” appears- childrenτέκναtekna
child
Someone born of parents, or of a family or people.
Where else “tekna” appears- ought notὀφείλειopheilei
ought
To be under obligation to do something.
Where else “opheilei” appears- to save upθησαυρίζεινthēsaurizein
store up
Store up, lay up treasure, keep.
Where else “thēsaurizein” appears- for their parentsγονεῦσινgoneusin
parent
Parents (father and mother).
Where else “goneusin” appears
The context
13For what is there in which you were treated as inferior to the rest of the assemblies, except that I myself did not burden you? Forgive me this unrighteousness!
14 · This verse (above)
15And I will most gladly spend and be spent for your souls. If I love you more, am I to be loved less?