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ForὅτιevenκαὶifεἰI grievedἐλύπησαyouὑμᾶςbyἐνthe letter,τῇ ἐπιστολῇI do notοὐregret it;μεταμέλομαιevenκαὶifεἰI did regret itμετεμελόμην—I seeβλέπωthatὅτιthatἐκείνηletterἡ ἐπιστολὴgrievedἐλύπησενyou,ὑμᾶςevenκαὶifεἰonlyforπρὸςa while—ὥραν
2 Corinthians 7:8
Study it in the app“For even if I grieved you by the letter, I do not regret it; even if I did regret it —I see that that letter grieved you, even if only for a while—”
With the Greek beneath
2 Corinthians 7:8, word by word
- I grievedἐλύπησαelypēsa
grieve
Make sad; be sad, grieve.
Where else “elypēsa” appears- the letterἐπιστολῇepistolēi
letter
Letter.
Where else “epistolēi” appears- regret itμεταμέλομαιmetamelomai
feel regret
Feel regret: be sorry for what one has done and change one's view. Different from "change one's mind".
Where else “metamelomai” appears- —I seeβλέπωblepō
see
To use the eyes to perceive something; also to look with intent.
Where else “blepō” appears- a while—ὥρανhōran
hour
One of the twelve parts of the day, counted from morning.
Where else “hōran” appears
Translation note
It can be understood as the letter written “with many tears” that 2:4 speaks of.
The context
7and not only by his coming but also by the comfort with which he was comforted over you, as he reported to us your longing, your mourning, your zeal for me, so that I rejoiced even more.
8 · This verse (above)
9now I rejoice, not that you were grieved, but that you were grieved into a change of mind; for you were grieved according to God, so that in nothing you might suffer loss from us.