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Forγὰρwe do notοὐproclaimκηρύσσομενourselvesἑαυτοὺςbutἀλλὰthe MessiahΧριστὸνJesusἸησοῦνasLord,κύριονandδὲourselvesἑαυτοὺςasyour slavesδούλους ὑμῶνfor the sake ofδιὰJesus.Ἰησοῦν
2 Corinthians 4:5
Study it in the app“For we do not proclaim ourselves but the Messiah Jesus as Lord, and ourselves as your slaves for the sake of Jesus.”
With the Greek beneath
2 Corinthians 4:5, word by word
- proclaimκηρύσσομενkēryssomen
proclaim
Proclaim aloud, like a herald announcing a message on behalf of the king.
Where else “kēryssomen” appears- the MessiahΧριστὸνChriston
Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “Christon” appears- JesusἸησοῦνIēsoun
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 “Iēsoun” appears- Lordκύριονkyrion
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyrion” appears- your slavesδούλουςdoulous
slave
A person who belongs to a master and serves him.
Where else “doulous” appears
The context
4among whom the god of this age has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, so that they would not see the light of the good news of the glory of the Messiah, who is the image of God.
5 · This verse (above)
6For God, who said, “Out of darkness light will shine,” is the one who has shone in our hearts for the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of the Messiah.