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AtἘνmyμουfirstτῇ πρώτῃdefenseἀπολογίᾳno oneοὐδείςstood byπαρεγένετοme,μοιbutἀλλὰallπάντεςdesertedἐγκατέλιπονme;μεmay it notμὴbe countedλογισθείηagainst them.αὐτοῖς
2 Timothy 4:16
Study it in the app“At my first defense no one stood by me, but all deserted me; may it not be counted against them.”
Everyone deserted Paul at his defense, but the Lord stood by himLoneliness
With the Greek beneath
2 Timothy 4:16, word by word
- firstπρώτῃprōtēi
first
The one who comes before all others, in time or in order.
Where else “prōtēi” appears- defenseἀπολογίᾳapologiai
defense
Defense: a speech in reply to an accusation.
Where else “apologiai” appears- stood byπαρεγένετοparegeneto
arrive, come
Arrive, come, be present.
Where else “paregeneto” appears- desertedἐγκατέλιπονenkatelipon
forsake
To leave someone alone, turn one's back on them.
Where else “enkatelipon” appears- be countedλογισθείηlogistheiē
reckon
To put something to someone's account: "it was reckoned as righteousness".
Where else “logistheiē” appears
The context
15You too guard yourself against him, for he strongly opposed our words.
16 · This verse (above)
17But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the proclamation might be fully carried out and all the nations might hear; and I was rescued from the mouth of the lion.