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withμετὰmuchπολλῆςurgingπαρακλήσεωςthey beggedδεόμενοιusἡμῶνfor the favorτὴν χάρινandκαὶthe sharingτὴν κοινωνίανin the serviceτῆς διακονίαςforτῆς εἰςthe saints,τοὺς ἁγίους
2 Corinthians 8:4
Study it in the app“with much urging they begged us for the favor and the sharing in the service for the saints,”
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2 Corinthians 8:4, word by word
- muchπολλῆςpollēs
great
Of great size or strength, like a crowd or a lament.
Where else “pollēs” appears- urgingπαρακλήσεωςparaklēseōs
encouragement
Words that spur on, or a pressing request.
Where else “paraklēseōs” appears- they beggedδεόμενοιdeomenoi
beg
To implore someone for something.
Where else “deomenoi” appears- for the favorχάρινcharin
grace
A kindness God gives that no one earns, above all salvation.
Where else “charin” appears- the sharingκοινωνίανkoinōnian
collection
A gift to help those in need.
Where else “koinōnian” appears- in the serviceδιακονίαςdiakonias
aid
What is sent to those in need.
Where else “diakonias” appears- the saintsἁγίουςhagious
saints
Believers, set apart because they belong to God.
Where else “hagious” appears
The context
3For I testify that according to their ability and beyond their ability, of their own accord,
4 · This verse (above)
5and not as we had hoped, but they gave themselves first to the Lord and to us by the will of God,