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2 Corinthians 11:32 Interlinear

“In Damascus the governor under Aretas the king kept of the Damascenes the city to apprehend me desirous”

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2 Corinthians 11 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	ἐν	G1722	In	"in," at, (up-)on, by, etc
2	Δαμασκῷ	G1154	Damascus	damascus, a city of syria
3	ὁ	G3588		the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)
4	ἐθνάρχης	G1481	the governor	the governor (not king) of a district
5	Ἁρέτα	G702	under Aretas	aretas, an arabian
6	τοῦ	G3588		the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)
7	βασιλέως	G935	the king	a sovereign (abstractly, relatively, or figuratively)
8	ἐφρούρει	G5432	kept	to be a watcher in advance, i.e., to mount guard as a sentinel (post spies at gates); figuratively, to hem in, protect
9	τὴν	G3588		the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)
10	Δαμασκηνῶν	G1153	of the Damascenes	a damascene or inhabitant of damascus
11	πόλιν	G4172	the city	a town (properly, with walls, of greater or less size)
12	πιάσαι	G4084	to apprehend	to squeeze, i.e., seize (gently by the hand (press), or officially (arrest), or in hunting (capture))
13	με	G3165	me	me
14	θέλων·	G2309	desirous	to determine (as an active option from subjective impulse; whereas g1014 properly denotes rather a passive acquiescence in objective considerations),

2 Corinthians 11:32 (current)In Damascus the governor under Aretas the king kept of the Damascenes the city to apprehend me desirous