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lest somehow,μή πωςifἐὰνMacedoniansΜακεδόνεςcomeἔλθωσινwithσὺνmeἐμοὶandκαὶfindεὕρωσινyouὑμᾶςunprepared,ἀπαρασκευάστουςweἡμεῖςbe put to shameκαταισχυνθῶμεν—not toἵνα μὴsayλέγωμενyou—ὑμεῖςinἐνthisταύτῃconfidence.τῇ ὑποστάσει
2 Corinthians 9:4
Study it in the app“lest somehow, if Macedonians come with me and find you unprepared, we be put to shame —not to say you— in this confidence.”
With the Greek beneath
2 Corinthians 9:4, word by word
- lest somehowπωςpōs
somehow
"Somehow", "in some way".
Where else “pōs” appears- MacedoniansΜακεδόνεςMakedones
Macedonian
Macedonian: a person from Macedonia.
Where else “Makedones” appears- comeἔλθωσινelthōsin
come
To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.
Where else “elthōsin” appears- withσὺνsyn
with
With, together with.
Where else “syn” appears- findεὕρωσινheurōsin
find
To come upon something or someone, after searching or by surprise.
Where else “heurōsin” appears- unpreparedἀπαρασκευάστουςaparaskeuastous
unprepared
Unprepared, not ready.
Where else “aparaskeuastous” appears- be put to shameκαταισχυνθῶμενkataischynthōmen
be ashamed
To be disgraced, let down.
Where else “kataischynthōmen” appears- sayλέγωμενlegōmen
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legōmen” appears- confidenceὑποστάσειhypostasei
confidence
Firm conviction about something.
Where else “hypostasei” appears
Translation note· on the manuscripts
Many manuscripts add “of which we boasted.”
The context
3But 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;
4 · This verse (above)
5So I considered it necessary to urge the brothers to go on ahead to you and arrange in advance your previously promised blessing, so that this may be ready in this way: as a blessing and not as greed.