TestπειράζετεyourselvesἙαυτοὺςto seewhetherεἰyou areἐστὲinἐνthe faith;τῇ πίστειexamineδοκιμάζετεyourselves.ἑαυτοὺςOrἢdo you notοὐκrecognizeἐπιγινώσκετεabout yourselvesἑαυτοὺςthatὅτιJesusἸησοῦςthe MessiahΧριστὸςisinἐνyou?ὑμῖν—unlessεἰ μήτιyou areἐστεdisqualified!ἀδόκιμοί
2 Corinthians 13:5
Study it in the app“Test yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; examine yourselves. Or do you not recognize about yourselves that Jesus the Messiah is in you? —unless you are disqualified!”
With the Greek beneath
2 Corinthians 13:5, word by word
- Testπειράζετεpeirazete
test
To test someone to see what they are or will do; also to attempt something.
Where else “peirazete” appears- you areἐστὲeste
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “este” appears- the faithπίστειpistei
trust
Truly trusting in God or in Jesus.
Where else “pistei” appears- examineδοκιμάζετεdokimazete
test
To check something to see if it is good.
Where else “dokimazete” appears- recognizeἐπιγινώσκετεepiginōskete
understand
To come to have something clear and sure in the mind, understand it fully.
Where else “epiginōskete” appears- JesusἸησοῦςIēsous
Jesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsous” appears- the MessiahΧριστὸςChristos
Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “Christos” appears- —unlessμήτιmēti
unless
Except if what follows takes place.
Where else “mēti” appears- disqualifiedἀδόκιμοίadokimoi
disqualified, unfit
Disqualified: failing the test and so rejected; worthless, unfit.
Where else “adokimoi” appears
The context
4For indeed he was crucified out of weakness, but he lives by the power of God. For we also are weak in him, but we will live with him by the power of God toward you.
5 · This verse (above)
6And I hope that you will know that we are not disqualified.