Behold, the third time I am ready to come to you; and I will not be burdensome to you: for I seek not yours, but you: for the children ought not to lay up for the parents, but the parents for the children.
Behold, the third time I am readie to come to you, and I will not bee burthenſome to you; for I ſeeke not yours, but you: for the children ought not to lay vp for the parents, but the parents for the children.
Ἰδοὺ, τρίτον ἑτοίμως ἔχω ἐλθεῖν πρὸς ὑμᾶς, καὶ οὐ καταναρκήσω· ὑμῶν· οὐ γὰρ ζητῶ τὰ ὑμῶν, ἀλλ’ ὑμᾶς· οὐ γὰρ ὀφείλει τὰ τέκνα τοῖς γονεῦσι θησαυρίζειν, ἀλλ’ οἱ γονεῖς τοῖς τέκνοις.
ἰδοὺ τρίτον ἑτοίμως ἔχω ἐλθεῖν πρὸς ὑμᾶς, καὶ οὐ καταναρκήσω ὑμῶν. οὐ γὰρ ζητῶ τὰ ὑμῶν, ἀλλ’ ὑμᾶς· οὐ γὰρ ὀφείλει τὰ τέκνα τοῖς γονεῦσι θησαυρίζειν, ἀλλ’ οἱ γονεῖς τοῖς τέκνοις.
ἀλλά , conjunction, alla — otherwise, on the other hand, but (value 62)
G235,
ἀλλά allá, al-lah'; neuter plural of G243; properly, other things, i.e. (adverbially) contrariwise (in many relations):—and, but (even), howbeit, indeed, nay, nevertheless, no, notwithstanding, save, therefore, yea, yet.but
nevertheless, notwithstanding
an objection
an exception
a restriction
nay, rather, yea, moreover
forms a transition to the cardinal matter
Used in 601 Verses, 27 Books 635  Occurrence Count
γάρ , conjunction, gar — for, indeed (a conjunction used to express cause, explanation, inference or continuation) (value 104)
G1063,
γάρ gár, gar; a primary particle; properly, assigning a reason (used in argument, explanation or intensification; often with other particles):—and, as, because (that), but, even, for, indeed, no doubt, seeing, then, therefore, verily, what, why, yet.Used in 1016 Verses, 27 Books 1067  Occurrence Count
γονεύς , masculine noun, goneus — a parent (value 728)
G1118,
γονεύς goneús, gon-yooce'; from the base of G1096; a parent:—parent.fathers, parent, the parents
Used in 18 Verses, 9 Books 19  Occurrence Count
ἔρχομαι , verb, erchomai — to come, go (value 826)
G2064,
ἔρχομαι érchomai, er'-khom-ahee; middle voice of a primary verb (used only in the present and imperfect tenses, the others being supplied by a kindred (middle voice) ἐλεύθομαι eleúthomai el-yoo'-thom-ahee, or (active) ἔλθω élthō el'-tho, which do not otherwise occur); to come or go (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively):—accompany, appear, bring, come, enter, fall out, go, grow, × light, × next, pass, resort, be set.to come
of persons
to come from one place to another, and used both of persons arriving and of those returning
to appear, make one's appearance, come before the public
metaph.
to come into being, arise, come forth, show itself, find place or influence
be established, become known, to come (fall) into or unto
to go, to follow one
Used in 604 Verses, 24 Books 641  Occurrence Count
ἑτοίμως , adverb, hetoimōs — readily (value 1425)
G2093,
ἑτοίμως hetoímōs, het'-oy-moce; adverb from G2092; in readiness:—ready.Used in 3 Verses, 3 Books 3  Occurrence Count
ἔχω , verb, echō — to have, hold (value 1405)
G2192,
ἔχω échō, ekh'-o; a primary verb; to hold (used in very various applications, literally or figuratively, direct or remote; such as possession; ability, contiuity, relation, or condition):—be (able, × hold, possessed with), accompany, + begin to amend, can(+ -not), × conceive, count, diseased, do + eat, + enjoy, + fear, following, have, hold, keep, + lack, + go to law, lie, + must needs, + of necessity, + need, next, + recover, + reign, + rest, + return, × sick, take for, + tremble, + uncircumcised, use.to have, i.e. to hold
to have (hold) in the hand, in the sense of wearing, to have (hold) possession of the mind (refers to alarm, agitating emotions, etc.), to hold fast keep, to have or comprise or involve, to regard or consider or hold as
to have i.e. own, possess
external things such as pertain to property or riches or furniture or utensils or goods or food etc.
used of those joined to any one by the bonds of natural blood or marriage or friendship or duty or law etc, of attendance or companionship
to hold one's self or find one's self so and so, to be in such or such a condition
to hold one's self to a thing, to lay hold of a thing, to adhere or cling to
to be closely joined to a person or a thing
Used in 628 Verses, 27 Books 710  Occurrence Count
ζητέω , verb, zēteō — to seek (value 1120)
G2212,
ζητέω zētéō, dzay-teh'-o; of uncertain affinity; to seek (literally or figuratively); specially, (by Hebraism) to worship (God), or (in a bad sense) to plot (against life):—be (go) about, desire, endeavour, enquire (for), require, (X will) seek (after, for, means). Compare G4441.to seek in order to find
to seek a thing
to seek [in order to find out] by thinking, meditating, reasoning, to enquire into
to seek after, seek for, aim at, strive after
to seek i.e. require, demand
to crave, demand something from someone
Used in 116 Verses, 16 Books 119  Occurrence Count
θησαυρίζω , verb, thēsaurizō — to lay up, store up (value 1535)
G2343,
θησαυρίζω thēsaurízō, thay-sow-rid'-zo; from G2344; to amass or reserve (literally or figuratively):—lay up (treasure), (keep) in store, (heap) treasure (together, up).to gather and lay up, to heap up, store up
to accumulate riches
to keep in store, store up, reserve
metaph. so to live from day to day as to increase either the bitterness or the happiness of one's consequent lot
Used in 8 Verses, 7 Books 8  Occurrence Count
ἰδού , particle, idou — look, behold (value 484)
G2400,
ἰδού idoú, id-oo'; second person singular imperative middle voice of G1492; used as imperative lo!; --behold, lo, see.Used in 204 Verses, 14 Books 213  Occurrence Count
καί , conjunction, kai — and, even, also (value 31)
G2532,
καί kaí, kahee; apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words:—and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.and, also, even, indeed, but
Used in 5227 Verses, 27 Books 9277  Occurrence Count
καταναρκάω , verb, katanarkaō — to grow numb (value 1294)
G2655,
καταναρκάω katanarkáō, kat-an-ar-kah'-o; from G2596 and ναρκάω narkáō (to be numb); to grow utterly torpid, i.e. (by implication) slothful (figuratively, expensive):—be burdensome (chargeable).to cause to grow numb or torpid
to be torpid, inactive, to be to the detriment of one
to weigh heavily upon, be burdensome to
Used in 3 Verses, 1 Book 3  Occurrence Count
ὁ , article, ho — the (value 70)
G3588,
ὁ ho, ho; the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):—the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than "the" counted
Used in 7051 Verses, 27 Books 20257  Occurrence Count
ὁράω , verb, horaō — to see, perceive, attend to (value 971)
G3708,
†ὁράω horáō, hor-ah'-o; properly, to stare at (compare G3700), i.e. (by implication) to discern clearly (physically or mentally); by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear:—behold, perceive, see, take heed.to see with the eyes
to see with the mind, to perceive, know
to see, i.e. become acquainted with by experience, to experience
to see, to look to
to take heed, beware
to care for, pay heed to
I was seen, showed myself, appeared
Used in 54 Verses, 14 Books 58  Occurrence Count
οὐ , particle, ou — not, no (value 470)
G3756,
οὐ ou, oo; a primary word; the absolute negative (compare G3361) adverb; no or not:—+ long, nay, neither, never, no (X man), none, (can-)not, + nothing, + special, un(-worthy), when, + without, + yet but. See also G3364, G3372.no, not; in direct questions expecting an affirmative answer
Used in 1408 Verses, 26 Books 1635  Occurrence Count
ὀφείλω , verb, opheilō — to owe (value 1415)
G3784,
ὀφείλω opheílō, of-i'-lo; probably from the base of G3786 (through the idea of accruing); to owe (pecuniarily); figuratively, to be under obligation (ought, must, should); morally, to fail in duty:—behove, be bound, (be) debt(-or), (be) due(-ty), be guilty (indebted), (must) need(-s), ought, owe, should. See also G3785.to owe
to owe money, be in debt for
that which is due, the debt
metaph. the goodwill due
Used in 35 Verses, 13 Books 36  Occurrence Count
πρός , preposition, pros — advantageous for, at (denotes local proximity), toward (denotes motion toward a place) (value 450)
G4314,
πρός prós, pros; a strengthened form of G4253; 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, i.e. near to; usually with the accusative case, the place, time, occasion, or respect, which is the destination of the relation, i.e. whither or for which it is predicated):—about, according to , against, among, at, because of, before, between, (where-)by, for, × at thy house, in, for intent, nigh unto, of, which pertain to, that, to (the end that), × together, to (you) -ward, unto, with(-in). In the comparative case, it denotes essentially the same applications, namely, motion towards, accession to, or nearness at.to the advantage of
at, near, by
to, towards, with, with regard to
Used in 674 Verses, 26 Books 725  Occurrence Count
σύ , pronoun, sy — you (early mod. Eng. thou) (value 600)
G4771,
σύ sý, soo; the personal pronoun of the second person singular; thou:—thou. See also G4571, G4671, G4675; and for the plural G5209, G5210, G5213, G5216.Used in 163 Verses, 16 Books 178  Occurrence Count
τέκνον , neuter noun, teknon — a child (of either sex) (value 495)
G5043,
τέκνον téknon, tek'-non; from the base of G5098; a child (as produced):—child, daughter, son.offspring, children
child
a male child, a son
metaph.
the name transferred to that intimate and reciprocal relationship formed between men by the bonds of love, friendship, trust, just as between parents and children
in affectionate address, such as patrons, helpers, teachers and the like employ: my child
in the NT, pupils or disciples are called children of their teachers, because the latter by their instruction nourish the minds of their pupils and mould their characters
children of God: in the OT of "the people of Israel" as especially dear to God, in the NT, in Paul's writings, all who are led by the Spirit of God and thus closely related to God
children of the devil: those who in thought and action are prompted by the devil, and so reflect his character
metaph.
of anything who depends upon it, is possessed by a desire or affection for it, is addicted to it
one who is liable to any fate
thus children of a city: it citizens and inhabitants
the votaries of wisdom, those souls who have, as it were, been nurtured and moulded by wisdom
cursed children, exposed to a curse and doomed to God's wrath or penalty
Used in 91 Verses, 23 Books 99  Occurrence Count
τρίτος , adjective, tritos — third (value 980)
G5154,
τρίτος trítos, tree'-tos; ordinal from G5140; third; neuter (as noun) a third part, or (as adverb) a (or the) third time, thirdly:—third(-ly).Used in 49 Verses, 8 Books 57  Occurrence Count
ὑμᾶς , pronoun, hymas — you (value 641)
G5209,
ὑμᾶς humas, hoo-mas'; accusative case of G5210; you (as the objective of a verb or preposition):—ye, you (+ -ward), your (+ own).Used in 388 Verses, 22 Books 437  Occurrence Count
ὑμῶν , pronoun, hymōn — you (value 1290)
G5216,
ὑμῶν humōn, hoo-mone'; genitive case of G5210; of (from or concerning) you:—ye, you, your (own, -selves).Used in 503 Verses, 25 Books 583  Occurrence Count
| 2 Corinthians 12:14Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| Behold, the third time I am ready to come to you; and I will not be burdensome to you: for I seek not yours, but you: for the children ought not to lay up for the parents, but the parents for the children. |
| Original Text (TR 1894)Stephanus 1550 (Total 18331) |
| Ἰδοὺ, τρίτον ἑτοίμως ἔχω ἐλθεῖν πρὸς ὑμᾶς, καὶ οὐ καταναρκήσω· ὑμῶν· οὐ γὰρ ζητῶ τὰ ὑμῶν, ἀλλ’ ὑμᾶς· οὐ γὰρ ὀφείλει τὰ τέκνα τοῖς γονεῦσι θησαυρίζειν, ἀλλ’ οἱ γονεῖς τοῖς τέκνοις. |
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| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Greek |
Value |
| Behold, |
G3708horaō |
ὁράω |
971 |
| the third time |
G5154tritos |
τρίτος |
980 |
| I am |
G2192echō |
ἔχω |
1405 |
| ready |
G2093hetoimōs |
ἑτοίμως |
1425 |
| to come |
G2064erchomai |
ἔρχομαι |
826 |
| to |
G4314pros |
πρός |
450 |
| you; |
G4771sy |
σύ |
600 |
| and |
G2532kai |
καί |
31 |
| I will |
G2655katanarkaō |
καταναρκάω |
1294 |
| not |
G3756ou |
οὐ |
470 |
| be burdensome |
G2655katanarkaō |
καταναρκάω |
1294 |
| to you: |
G4771sy |
σύ |
600 |
| for |
G1063gar |
γάρ |
104 |
| I seek |
G2212zēteō |
ζητέω |
1120 |
| not |
G3756ou |
οὐ |
470 |
| yours, |
G4771sy |
σύ |
600 |
| but |
G235alla |
ἀλλά |
62 |
| you: |
G4771sy |
σύ |
600 |
| for |
G1063gar |
γάρ |
104 |
| the children |
G5043teknon |
τέκνον |
495 |
| ought |
G3784opheilō |
ὀφείλω |
1415 |
| not |
G3756ou |
οὐ |
470 |
| to lay up |
G2343thēsaurizō |
θησαυρίζω |
1535 |
| for the parents, |
G1118goneus |
γονεύς |
728 |
| but |
G235alla |
ἀλλά |
62 |
| the parents |
G1118goneus |
γονεύς |
728 |
| for the children. |
G5043teknon |
τέκνον |
495 |
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