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forὅτιhe welcomedἐδέξατοthe appeal,τὴν μὲν παράκλησινbutδὲbeingὑπάρχωνall the more earnest,σπουδαιότεροςhe went outἐξῆλθενtoπρὸςyouὑμᾶςof his own accord.αὐθαίρετος
2 Corinthians 8:17
Study it in the app“for he welcomed the appeal, but being all the more earnest, he went out to you of his own accord.”
With the Greek beneath
2 Corinthians 8:17, word by word
- he welcomedἐδέξατοedexato
welcome
To gladly take in someone or something.
Where else “edexato” appears- the appealπαράκλησινparaklēsin
encouragement
Words that spur on, or a pressing request.
Where else “paraklēsin” appears- beingὑπάρχωνhyparchōn
be
To exist, or to be already in a condition.
Where else “hyparchōn” appears- all the more earnestσπουδαιότεροςspoudaioteros
eager, diligent
Eager, diligent: putting effort and haste into doing good.
Where else “spoudaioteros” appears- he went outἐξῆλθενexēlthen
go out
To leave the place where one was and go outside or elsewhere.
Where else “exēlthen” appears- of his own accordαὐθαίρετοςauthairetos
of one's own accord
Of one's own accord, by one's own choice, without anyone forcing.
Where else “authairetos” appears
The context
16But thanks be to God, who puts the same earnestness for you in the heart of Titus;
17 · This verse (above)
18And we are sending with him the brother whose praise in the good news is throughout all the assemblies;