Greek Interlinear
2 Corinthians 11:23 Interlinear
“ministers of Christ Are they as a fool (I speak am more I in labours more abundant in stripes above measure in prisons more abundant in deaths oft”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | διάκονοι | G1249 | ministers | an attendant, i.e., (genitive case) a waiter (at table or in other menial duties); specially, a christian teacher and pastor (technically, a deacon) |
| 2 | Χριστοῦ | G5547 | of Christ | anointed, i.e., the messiah, an epithet of jesus |
| 3 | εἰσιν | G1526 | Are they | they are |
| 4 | παραφρονῶν | G3912 | as a fool | to misthink, i.e., be insane (silly) |
| 5 | λαλῶ | G2980 | (I speak | to talk, i.e., utter words |
| 6 | ὑπὲρ | G5228 | am more | "over", i.e., (with the genitive case) of place, above, beyond, across, or causal, for the sake of, instead, regarding; with the accusative case super |
| 7 | ἐγώ· | G1473 | I | i, me |
| 8 | ἐν | G1722 | in | "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc |
| 9 | κόποις | G2873 | labours | a cut, i.e., (by analogy) toil (as reducing the strength), literally or figuratively; by implication, pains |
| 10 | περισσοτέρως | G4056 | more abundant | more superabundantly |
| 11 | ἐν | G1722 | in | "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc |
| 12 | πληγαῖς | G4127 | stripes | a stroke; by implication, a wound; figuratively, a calamity |
| 13 | ὑπερβαλλόντως | G5234 | above measure | excessively |
| 14 | ἐν | G1722 | in | "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc |
| 15 | φυλακαῖς | G5438 | prisons | a guarding or (concretely, guard), the act, the person; figuratively, the place, the condition, or (specially), the time (as a division of day or nigh |
| 16 | περισσοτέρως | G4056 | more abundant | more superabundantly |
| 17 | ἐν | G1722 | in | "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc |
| 18 | θανάτοις | G2288 | deaths | (properly, an adjective used as a noun) death (literally or figuratively) |
| 19 | πολλάκις | G4178 | oft | many times, i.e., frequently |
Verse Context
2 Corinthians 11:22Hebrews Are they so am I Israelites Are they so am I...
2 Corinthians 11:23 (current)ministers of Christ Are they as a fool (I speak am more I in labours more abundant in stripes above measure in prisons more abundant in deaths oft
2 Corinthians 11:24Of the Jews five times forty stripes save ...