Greek Interlinear
2 Corinthians 9:5 Interlinear
“it necessary Therefore I thought to exhort the brethren that they would go before unto you and make up beforehand whereof ye had notice before a matter of bounty your ready might be as a matter of bounty and not as of covetousness”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ἀναγκαῖον | G316 | it necessary | necessary; by implication, close (of kin) |
| 2 | οὖν | G3767 | Therefore | (adverbially) certainly, or (conjunctionally) accordingly |
| 3 | ἡγησάμην | G2233 | I thought | to lead, i.e., command (with official authority); figuratively, to deem, i.e., consider |
| 4 | παρακαλέσαι | G3870 | to exhort | to call near, i.e., invite, invoke (by imploration, hortation or consolation) |
| 5 | τοὺς | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 6 | ἀδελφοὺς | G80 | the brethren | a brother (literally or figuratively) near or remote (much like g0001) |
| 7 | ἵνα | G2443 | that | in order that (denoting the purpose or the result) |
| 8 | προέλθωσιν | G4281 | they would go before | to go onward, precede (in place or time) |
| 9 | εἰς | G1519 | unto | to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases |
| 10 | ὑμᾶς | G5209 | you | you (as the objective of a verb or preposition) |
| 11 | καὶ | G2532 | and | and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words |
| 12 | προκαταρτίσωσιν | G4294 | make up beforehand | to prepare in advance |
| 13 | τὴν | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 14 | προκατηγγελμένην | G4293 | whereof ye had notice before | to anounce beforehand, i.e., predict, promise |
| 15 | εὐλογίαν | G2129 | a matter of bounty | fine speaking, i.e., elegance of language; commendation ("eulogy"), i.e., (reverentially) adoration; religiously, benediction; by implication, consecr |
| 16 | ὑμῶν | G5216 | your | of (from or concerning) you |
| 17 | ταύτην | G3778 | the he (she or it), i.e., this or that (often with article repeated) | |
| 18 | ἑτοίμην | G2092 | ready | adjusted, i.e., ready |
| 19 | εἶναι | G1511 | might be | to exist |
| 20 | οὕτως | G3779 | in this way (referring to what precedes or follows) | |
| 21 | ὡς | G5613 | as | which how, i.e., in that manner (very variously used, as follows) |
| 22 | εὐλογίαν | G2129 | a matter of bounty | fine speaking, i.e., elegance of language; commendation ("eulogy"), i.e., (reverentially) adoration; religiously, benediction; by implication, consecr |
| 23 | καὶ | G2532 | and | and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words |
| 24 | μὴ | G3361 | not | (adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas g3756 expects an affirmative one)) whether |
| 25 | ὡσπερ | G5618 | as | just as, i.e., exactly like |
| 26 | πλεονεξίαν | G4124 | of covetousness | avarice, i.e., (by implication) fraudulency, extortion |
Verse Context
2 Corinthians 9:4Lest if come with me they of Macedonia...
2 Corinthians 9:5 (current)it necessary Therefore I thought to exhort the brethren that they would go before unto you and make up beforehand whereof ye had notice before a matter of bounty your ready might be as a matter of bounty and not as of covetousness
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