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andκαὶwe arenotοὐlikeκαθάπερMoses,Μωϋσῆςwhoused to putἐτίθειa veilκάλυμμαoverἐπὶhis faceτὸ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦso thatπρὸς τὸthe sonsτοὺς υἱοὺςof IsraelἸσραὴλwould notμὴgazeἀτενίσαιatεἰςthe endτὸ τέλοςof what was being set aside.τοῦ καταργουμένου
2 Corinthians 3:13
Study it in the app“and we are not like Moses, who used to put a veil over his face so that the sons of Israel would not gaze at the end of what was being set aside.”
With the Greek beneath
2 Corinthians 3:13, word by word
- likeκαθάπερkathaper
just as
"Just as", "even as".
Where else “kathaper” appears- MosesΜωϋσῆςMōysēs
Moses
Moses, who led Israel out of Egypt and received God's law.
Where else “Mōysēs” appears- used to putἐτίθειetithei
put
To put something somewhere.
Where else “etithei” appears- a veilκάλυμμαkalymma
veil
Veil: a cloth that covers the face.
Where else “kalymma” appears- his faceπρόσωπονprosōpon
face
The front of the head, where the eyes and the expression are seen.
Where else “prosōpon” appears- the sonsυἱοὺςhuious
descendant
A descendant: "son of David".
Where else “huious” appears- of IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēl
Israel
Israel: the name God gave to Jacob, and the people descended from him.
Where else “Israēl” appears- gazeἀτενίσαιatenisai
stare at
Stare at, look intently, fix one's eyes on.
Where else “atenisai” appears- the endτέλοςtelos
end
The end of something.
Where else “telos” appears- of what was being set asideκαταργουμένουkatargoumenou
be done away
To come to an end, or stop having power over someone.
Where else “katargoumenou” appears
The context
12Therefore having such a hope, we act with great boldness,
13 · This verse (above)
14But their minds were hardened. For until the present day the same veil remains at the reading of the old covenant, not being lifted, because in the Messiah it is set aside.