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Forγάρwe areἐσμενnotοὐlikeὡςthe many,οἱ πολλοὶpeddlingκαπηλεύοντεςthe wordτὸν λόγονof God,τοῦ θεοῦbutἀλλ’asὡςfromἐξsincerity,εἰλικρινείαςbutἀλλ’asὡςfromἐκGod,θεοῦbeforeκατέναντιGodθεοῦwe speakλαλοῦμενinἐνthe Messiah.Χριστῷ
2 Corinthians 2:17
Study it in the app“For we are not like the many, peddling the word of God, but as from sincerity, but as from God, before God we speak in the Messiah.”
With the Greek beneath
2 Corinthians 2:17, word by word
- we areἐσμενesmen
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “esmen” appears- the manyπολλοὶpolloi
many
A great number of people or things.
Where else “polloi” appears- peddlingκαπηλεύοντεςkapēleuontes
peddle
Peddle: sell something for profit, watering it down.
Where else “kapēleuontes” appears- the wordλόγονlogon
message
What God says, proclaimed to people.
Where else “logon” appears- of Godθεοῦtheou
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears- sincerityεἰλικρινείαςeilikrineias
sincerity
Sincerity: purity of intention, without mixture.
Where else “eilikrineias” appears- beforeκατέναντιkatenanti
opposite
Opposite, across from; in front of.
Where else “katenanti” appears- we speakλαλοῦμενlaloumen
speak
To use voice and words to communicate with others.
Where else “laloumen” appears- the MessiahΧριστῷChristōi
Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “Christōi” appears
The context
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?
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