Greek Interlinear
2 Corinthians 3:8 Interlinear
“How not rather shall of the spirit be glorious”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | πῶς | G4459 | How | an interrogative particle of manner; in what way? (sometimes the question is indirect, how?); also as exclamation, how much! |
| 2 | οὐχὶ | G3780 | not | not indeed |
| 3 | μᾶλλον | G3123 | rather | (adverbially) more (in a greater degree)) or rather |
| 4 | ἡ | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 5 | διακονία | G1248 | shall | attendance (as a servant, etc.); figuratively (eleemosynary) aid, (official) service (especially of the christian teacher, or technically of the diaco |
| 6 | τοῦ | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 7 | πνεύματος | G4151 | of the spirit | a current of air, i.e., breath (blast) or a breeze; by analogy or figuratively, a spirit, i.e., (human) the rational soul, (by implication) vital prin |
| 8 | ἔσται | G2071 | be | will be |
| 9 | ἐν | G1722 | "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc | |
| 10 | δόξῃ | G1391 | glorious | glory (as very apparent), in a wide application (literal or figurative, objective or subjective) |
Verse Context
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