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forὅτιwe areἐσμὲνthe fragranceεὐωδίαof the MessiahΧριστοῦto Godτῷ θεῷamongἐνthose who are being savedτοῖς σῳζομένοιςandκαὶamongἐνthose who are perishing:τοῖς ἀπολλυμένοις
2 Corinthians 2:15
Study it in the app“for we are the fragrance of the Messiah to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing:”
With the Greek beneath
2 Corinthians 2:15, word by word
- we areἐσμὲνesmen
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “esmen” appears- the fragranceεὐωδίαeuōdia
fragrance
Fragrance, a pleasing scent.
Where else “euōdia” appears- of the MessiahΧριστοῦChristou
Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “Christou” appears- to Godθεῷtheōi
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theōi” appears- those who are being savedσῳζομένοιςsōizomenois
save
To rescue from sin and ruin.
Where else “sōizomenois” appears- those who are perishingἀπολλυμένοιςapollymenois
perish
To die, or be cut off from God forever.
Where else “apollymenois” appears
The context
14But thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumph in the Messiah, and makes known through us the aroma of the knowledge of him in every place;
15 · This verse (above)
16to the ones an aroma from death to death, to the others an aroma from life to life. And for these things who is sufficient?