Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleAre we beginning to commend ourselves again? Or do we need, like some people, letters of recommendation to you or from you? Young's Literal Translation Do we begin again to recommend ourselves, except we need, as some, letters of recommendation unto you, or from you? King James Bible Do we begin again to commend ourselves? or need we, as some [others], epistles of commendation to you, or [letters] of commendation from you? Greek Are we beginningἈρχόμεθα (Archometha) Verb - Present Indicative Middle - 1st Person Plural Strong's 756: To begin. Middle voice of archo; to commence. to commend συνιστάνειν (synistanein) Verb - Present Infinitive Active Strong's 4921: To place together, commend, prove, exhibit; instrans: I stand with; To be composed of, cohere. ourselves ἑαυτοὺς (heautous) Reflexive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural Strong's 1438: Himself, herself, itself. again? πάλιν (palin) Adverb Strong's 3825: Probably from the same as pale; anew, i.e. back, once more, or furthermore or on the other hand. Or ἢ (ē) Conjunction Strong's 2228: Or, than. A primary particle of distinction between two connected terms; disjunctive, or; comparative, than. do we need, χρῄζομεν (chrēzomen) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural Strong's 5535: To need, have need of, want, desire. From chreia; to make necessity, i.e. Be in want of. like ὥς (hōs) Adverb Strong's 5613: Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner. some [people], τινες (tines) Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 5100: Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object. letters ἐπιστολῶν (epistolōn) Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural Strong's 1992: A letter, dispatch, epistle, message. From epistello; a written message. of recommendation συστατικῶν (systatikōn) Adjective - Genitive Feminine Plural Strong's 4956: Commendatory, introductory. From a derivative of sunistao; introductory, i.e. Recommendatory. to πρὸς (pros) Preposition Strong's 4314: To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward. you ὑμᾶς (hymas) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. or ἢ (ē) Conjunction Strong's 2228: Or, than. A primary particle of distinction between two connected terms; disjunctive, or; comparative, than. from ἐξ (ex) Preposition Strong's 1537: From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out. you? ὑμῶν (hymōn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. |
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