Bible Verse Dictionary
2 Corinthians 8:17 - Being
| Verse | Strongs No. | Greek | |
|---|---|---|---|
| For | G3754 | ὅτι |
[Conjunction] demonstrative that (sometimes redundant); causatively because |
| indeed | G3303 | μέν |
properly indicative of affirmation or concession (in fact); usually followed by a contrasted clause with G1161 (this one the former etc. |
| he accepted | G1209 | δέχομαι |
[Verb] to receive (in various applications literally or figuratively) |
| the | G3588 | ὁ |
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied at others omitted in English idiom) |
| exhortation | G3874 | παράκλησις |
[Noun Feminine] imploration hortation solace |
| but | G1161 | δέ |
[Conjunction] but and etc. |
| being | G5225 | ὑπάρχω |
[Verb] to begin under (quietly) that is come into existence (be present or at hand); expletively to exist (as copula or subordinate to an adjective participle adverb or preposition or as auxilliary to principal verb) |
| more forward | G4707 | σπουδαιότερος |
[Adjective] more prompt more earnest |
| of his own accord | G830 | αὐθαίρετος |
[Adjective] self chosen that is (by implication) voluntary |
| he went | G1831 | ἐξέρχομαι |
[Verb] to issue (literally or figuratively) |
| unto | G4314 | πρός |
[Preposition] a preposition of direction; forward to that is toward (with the genitive case the side of that is pertaining to; with the dative case by the side of that is near to; usually with the accusative case the place time occasion or respect which is the destination of the relation that is whither or for which it is predicated) |
| you | G5209 | ὑμᾶς |
you (as the object of a verb or preposition) |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.