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ButδὲI sentἔπεμψαthe brothers,τοὺς ἀδελφούςso thatἵναour boastingτὸ καύχημα ἡμῶνaboutτὸ ὑπὲρyouὑμῶνmay notμὴbe made emptyκενωθῇinἐνthisτούτῳrespect,τῷ μέρειso thatἵναasκαθὼςI was saying,ἔλεγονyou may beἦτεprepared;παρεσκευασμένοι
2 Corinthians 9:3
Study it in the app“But I sent the brothers, so that our boasting about you may not be made empty in this respect, so that as I was saying, you may be prepared;”
With the Greek beneath
2 Corinthians 9:3, word by word
- I sentἔπεμψαepempsa
send
To make someone go to another place with a task.
Where else “epempsa” appears- the brothersἀδελφούςadelphous
brother in faith
A believer, of the same family of God through the Messiah.
Where else “adelphous” appears- our boastingκαύχημαkauchēma
boast, reason for boasting
Boast: a reason for pride or glorying.
Where else “kauchēma” appears- be made emptyκενωθῇkenōthēi
empty, make void
Make empty; in the passive, be emptied, lose value or meaning.
Where else “kenōthēi” appears- respectμέρειmerei
respect
On this point, as for this.
Where else “merei” appears- I was sayingἔλεγονelegon
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “elegon” appears- you may beἦτεēte
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “ēte” appears- preparedπαρεσκευασμένοιpareskeuasmenoi
prepare
Prepare, make ready.
Where else “pareskeuasmenoi” appears
The context
2for I know your eagerness, which I boast about to the Macedonians on your behalf, saying that Achaia has been prepared since last year; and your zeal has stirred up most of them.
3 · This verse (above)
4lest somehow, if Macedonians come with me and find you unprepared, we be put to shame —not to say you— in this confidence.