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Butδὲwe haveἜχομενthisτοῦτονtreasureτὸν θησαυρὸνinἐνclayὀστρακίνοιςjars,σκεύεσινso thatἵναthe surpassing greatnessἡ ὑπερβολὴof the powerτῆς δυνάμεωςmay beᾖof Godτοῦ θεοῦandκαὶnotμὴfromἐξus.ἡμῶν
2 Corinthians 4:7
Study it in the app“But we have this treasure in clay jars, so that the surpassing greatness of the power may be of God and not from us.”
With the Greek beneath
2 Corinthians 4:7, word by word
- we haveἜχομενEchomen
have
To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.
Where else “Echomen” appears- treasureθησαυρὸνthēsauron
treasure
Stored-up wealth, or what one values most in life.
Where else “thēsauron” appears- clayὀστρακίνοιςostrakinois
earthen
Earthen, made of clay.
Where else “ostrakinois” appears- jarsσκεύεσινskeuesin
instrument
A person God uses: "a chosen tool".
Where else “skeuesin” appears- the surpassing greatnessὑπερβολὴhyperbolē
surpassing, beyond measure
Excess, surpassing greatness; "beyond measure", exceedingly.
Where else “hyperbolē” appears- of the powerδυνάμεωςdynameōs
power
The strength to act, above all that of God and his Spirit.
Where else “dynameōs” appears- may beᾖēi
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “ēi” appears- of Godθεοῦtheou
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears
The context
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.
7 · This verse (above)
8We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair;