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butἀλλ’inἐνeverythingπαντὶcommendingσυνιστάνοντεςourselvesἑαυτοὺςasὡςservantsδιάκονοιof God:θεοῦinἐνgreatπολλῇperseverance,ὑπομονῇinἐνafflictions,θλίψεσινinἐνhardships,ἀνάγκαιςinἐνdistresses,στενοχωρίαις
2 Corinthians 6:4
Study it in the app“but in everything commending ourselves as servants of God: in great perseverance, in afflictions, in hardships, in distresses,”
With the Greek beneath
2 Corinthians 6:4, word by word
- commendingσυνιστάνοντεςsynistanontes
commend
To present someone as trustworthy.
Where else “synistanontes” appears- servantsδιάκονοιdiakonoi
minister
One who serves God in his work, also a deacon.
Where else “diakonoi” appears- of Godθεοῦtheou
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears- greatπολλῇpollēi
great
Of great size or strength, like a crowd or a lament.
Where else “pollēi” appears- perseveranceὑπομονῇhypomonēi
endurance, perseverance
Endurance, perseverance: holding out patiently under trial.
Where else “hypomonēi” appears- afflictionsθλίψεσινthlipsesin
trouble, affliction
Affliction, distress, pressure.
Where else “thlipsesin” appears- hardshipsἀνάγκαιςanankais
distress
A time of trouble and suffering.
Where else “anankais” appears- distressesστενοχωρίαιςstenochōriais
distress
Distress, anguish: being hemmed in with no way out.
Where else “stenochōriais” appears
The context
3giving no cause for stumbling in anything, so that the service may not be faulted,
4 · This verse (above)
5in beatings, in imprisonments, in riots, in labors, in sleepless nights, in fastings,