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atἐνthe presentτῷ νῦνtimeκαιρῷyourὑμῶνabundanceτὸ περίσσευμαisforεἰςtheirἐκείνωνneed,τὸ ὑστέρημαso thatἵναtheirἐκείνωνabundanceτὸ περίσσευμαalsoκαὶmay beγένηταιforεἰςyourὑμῶνneed,τὸ ὑστέρημαso thatὅπωςthere may beγένηταιequality.ἰσότης
2 Corinthians 8:14
Study it in the app“at the present time your abundance is for their need, so that their abundance also may be for your need, so that there may be equality.”
The plenty of some covers the lack of othersThe Church and Community
With the Greek beneath
2 Corinthians 8:14, word by word
- timeκαιρῷkairōi
right time
The right moment for something.
Where else “kairōi” appears- abundanceπερίσσευμαperisseuma
abundance
What fills to overflowing.
Where else “perisseuma” appears- needὑστέρημαhysterēma
lack, need
What is lacking, need, poverty; also a shortcoming.
Where else “hysterēma” appears- may beγένηταιgenētai
become
To turn into something new, different from before.
Where else “genētai” appears- equalityἰσότηςisotēs
equality
That no one has too much or too little.
Where else “isotēs” appears
The context
13For this is not so that there may be relief for others and affliction for you, but out of equality:
14 · This verse (above)
15As it is written, “The one who gathered much did not have too much, and the one who gathered little did not have too little.”