Bible Verse Dictionary
2 Corinthians 11:32 - Damascus
| Verse | Strongs No. | Greek | |
|---|---|---|---|
| In | G1722 | ἐν |
[Preposition]
|
| Damascus | G1154 | Δαμασκός |
[Noun Location] Damascus a city of Syria |
| the | G3588 | ὁ |
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied at others omitted in English idiom) |
| governor | G1481 | ἐθνάρχης |
[Noun Masculine] the governor [not king] of a district |
| under Aretas | G702 | Ἀρέτας |
[Noun Masculine] Aretas an Arabian |
| the | G3588 | ὁ |
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied at others omitted in English idiom) |
| king | G935 | βασιλεύς |
[Noun Masculine] a sovereign (abstractly relatively or figuratively) |
| kept the | G3588 | ὁ |
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied at others omitted in English idiom) |
| city of the | G3588 | ὁ |
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied at others omitted in English idiom) |
| Damascenes with a garrison | G5432 | φρουρέω |
[Verb] to be a watcher in advance that is to mount guard as a sentinel (post spies at gates); figuratively to hem in protect |
| desirous | G2309 | θέλω |
[Verb] apparently strengthened from the alternate form of G138; to determine (as an active voice option from subjective impulse; whereas G1014 properly denotes rather a passive voice acquiescence in objective considerations) that is choose or prefer (literally or figuratively); by implication to wish that is be inclined to (sometimes adverbially gladly); impersonally for the future tense to be about to; by Hebraism to delight in |
| to apprehend | G4084 | πιάζω |
[Verb] to squeeze that is seize (gently by the hand [press] or officially [arrest] or in hunting [capture]) |
| me | G3165 | μέ |
me |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.