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andκαὶnotοὐasκαθὼςwe had hoped,ἠλπίσαμενbutἀλλ’they gaveἔδωκανthemselvesἑαυτοὺςfirstπρῶτονto the Lordτῷ κυρίῳandκαὶto usἡμῖνbyδιὰthe willθελήματοςof God,θεοῦ
2 Corinthians 8:5
Study it in the app“and not as we had hoped, but they gave themselves first to the Lord and to us by the will of God,”
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2 Corinthians 8:5, word by word
- we had hopedἠλπίσαμενēlpisamen
hope
Hope, put one's hope in something or someone.
Where else “ēlpisamen” appears- they gaveἔδωκανedōkan
give
To hand something to another freely, as a gift.
Where else “edōkan” appears- firstπρῶτονprōton
first
The one who comes before all others, in time or in order.
Where else “prōton” appears- to the Lordκυρίῳkyriōi
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyriōi” appears- the willθελήματοςthelēmatos
will
Will: what someone wants and decides.
Where else “thelēmatos” appears- of Godθεοῦtheou
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears
The context
4with much urging they begged us for the favor and the sharing in the service for the saints,
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6so that we urged Titus that just as he had begun before, so he would also complete among you this grace as well.