Greek Interlinear
2 Corinthians 5:21 Interlinear
Word-by-word Greek interlinear analysis of 2 Corinthians 5:21, showing the original Greek text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.
“who For no knew him to be sin for us him to be sin he hath made that we might be made the righteousness of God in him”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | τὸν | G3588 | who | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) |
| 2 | γὰρ | G1063 | For | properly, assigning a reason (used in argument, explanation or intensification; often with other particles) |
| 3 | μὴ | G3361 | no | (adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas g3756 expects an affirmative one)) whether |
| 4 | γνόντα | G1097 | knew | to "know" (absolutely) in a great variety of applications and with many implications (as follow, with others not thus clearly expressed) |
| 5 | ἁμαρτίαν | G266 | him to be sin | a sin (properly abstract) |
| 6 | 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 |
| 7 | ἡμῶν | G2257 | us | of (or from) us |
| 8 | ἁμαρτίαν | G266 | him to be sin | a sin (properly abstract) |
| 9 | ἐποίησεν | G4160 | he hath made | to make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct) |
| 10 | ἵνα | G2443 | that | in order that (denoting the purpose or the result) |
| 11 | ἡμεῖς | G2249 | we | we (only used when emphatic) |
| 12 | γινώμεθα | G1096 | might be made | to cause to be ("gen"-erate), i.e., (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literal, figurative, intensive, etc.) |
| 13 | δικαιοσύνη | G1343 | the righteousness | equity (of character or act); specially (christian) justification |
| 14 | θεοῦ | G2316 | of God | a deity, especially (with g3588) the supreme divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; exceedingly (by hebraism) |
| 15 | ἐν | G1722 | in | "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc |
| 16 | αὐτῷ | G846 | him | the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons |
Verse Context
2 Corinthians 5:20for Christ Now then we are ambassadors as though ...
2 Corinthians 5:21 (current)who For no knew him to be sin for us him to be sin he hath made that we might be made the righteousness of God in him