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2 Corinthians 8:17 Interlinear

“For indeed the exhortation he accepted but being of his own accord he went unto you”

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2 Corinthians 8 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	ὅτι	G3754	For	demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because
2	τὴν	G3588		the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)
3	μὲν	G3303	indeed	properly, indicative of affirmation or concession (in fact); usually followed by a contrasted clause with g1161 (this one, the former, etc.)
4	παράκλησιν	G3874	the exhortation	imploration, hortation, solace
5	ἐδέξατο	G1209	he accepted	to receive (in various applications, literally or figuratively)
6	σπουδαιότερος	G4705		prompt, energetic, earnest
7	δὲ	G1161	but	but, and, etc
8	ὑπάρχων	G5225	being	to begin under (quietly), i.e., come into existence (be present or at hand); expletively, to exist (as copula or subordinate to an adjective, particip
9	αὐθαίρετος	G830	of his own accord	self-chosen, i.e., (by implication) voluntary
10	ἐξῆλθεν	G1831	he went	to issue (literally or figuratively)
11	πρὸς	G4314	unto	a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e., toward (with the genitive case, the side of, i.e., pertaining to; with the dative case, by the side of,
12	ὑμᾶς	G5209	you	you (as the objective of a verb or preposition)

2 Corinthians 8:17 (current)For indeed the exhortation he accepted but being of his own accord he went unto you