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2 Corinthians 12:8 Interlinear

“For this thing thrice the Lord I besought that it might depart from me”

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2 Corinthians 12 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	ὑπὲρ	G5228	For	"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
2	τούτου	G5127	this thing	of (from or concerning) this (person or thing)
3	τρὶς	G5151	thrice	three times
4	τὸν	G3588		the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)
5	κύριον	G2962	the Lord	supreme in authority, i.e., (as noun) controller; by implication, master (as a respectful title)
6	παρεκάλεσα	G3870	I besought	to call near, i.e., invite, invoke (by imploration, hortation or consolation)
7	ἵνα	G2443	that	in order that (denoting the purpose or the result)
8	ἀποστῇ	G868	it might depart	to remove, i.e., (actively) instigate to revolt; usually (reflexively) to desist, desert, etc
9	ἀπ'	G575	from	"off," i.e., away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative)
10	ἐμοῦ	G1700	me	of me

2 Corinthians 12:8 (current)For this thing thrice the Lord I besought that it might depart from me