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Thereforeδιὸwe alsoκαὶmake it our aim,φιλοτιμούμεθαwhetherεἴτεat homeἐνδημοῦντεςorεἴτεaway,ἐκδημοῦντεςto beεἶναιpleasingεὐάρεστοιto him.αὐτῷ
2 Corinthians 5:9
Study it in the app“Therefore we also make it our aim, whether at home or away, to be pleasing to him.”
With the Greek beneath
2 Corinthians 5:9, word by word
- Thereforeδιὸdio
therefore
"Therefore", "for this reason".
Where else “dio” appears- make it our aimφιλοτιμούμεθαphilotimoumetha
aspire, strive
Aspire, make it one's ambition, count it an honor to do something.
Where else “philotimoumetha” appears- whetherεἴτεeite
whether, or
"Whether ... or", "if".
Where else “eite” appears- at homeἐνδημοῦντεςendēmountes
be at home
Be at home, live in one's own place; also be present.
Where else “endēmountes” appears- awayἐκδημοῦντεςekdēmountes
be away from home
Be away from home, be absent or traveling far away.
Where else “ekdēmountes” appears- to beεἶναιeinai
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “einai” appears- pleasingεὐάρεστοιeuarestoi
pleasing, acceptable
Pleasing, acceptable: what pleases someone.
Where else “euarestoi” appears
The context
8and we are of good courage, and we would rather be away from the body and at home with the Lord.
9 · This verse (above)
10For we all must be made manifest before the judgment seat of the Messiah, so that each one may receive the things done through the body, according to what he did, whether good or bad.