I speak not by commandment, but by occasion of the forwardness of others, and to prove the sincerity of your love.
I ſpeake not by commandement, but by occaſion of the forwardneſſe of others, and to prooue the ſinceritie of your loue.
οὐ κατ’ ἐπιταγὴν λέγω, ἀλλὰ διὰ τῆς ἑτέρων σπουδῆς καὶ τὸ τῆς ὑμετέρας ἀγάπης γνήσιον δοκιμάζων.
Οὐ κατ’ ἐπιταγὴν λέγω, ἀλλὰ διὰ τῆς ἑτέρων σπουδῆς, καὶ τὸ τῆς ὑμετέρας ἀγάπης γνήσιον δοκιμάζων·
ἀγάπη , feminine noun, agapē — love, goodwill (value 93)
G26,
ἀγάπη agápē, ag-ah'-pay; from G25; love, i.e. affection or benevolence; specially (plural) a love-feast:—(feast of) charity(-ably), dear, love.affection, good will, love, benevolence, brotherly love
love feasts
Used in 106 Verses, 24 Books 116  Occurrence Count
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
γνήσιος , adjective, gnēsios — lawfully begotten, genuine (value 541)
G1103,
γνήσιος gnḗsios, gnay'-see-os; from the same as G1077; legitimate (of birth), i.e. genuine:—own, sincerity, true.legitimately born, not spurious
true, genuine, sincere
Used in 4 Verses, 4 Books 4  Occurrence Count
διά , preposition, dia — through, on account of, because of (value 15)
G1223,
διά diá, dee-ah'; a primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional):—after, always, among, at, to avoid, because of (that), briefly, by, for (cause) … fore, from, in, by occasion of, of, by reason of, for sake, that, thereby, therefore, × though, through(-out), to, wherefore, with (-in).through
of place
with
in
of time
throughout
during
of means
by
by the means of
through
the ground or reason by which something is or is not done
by reason of
on account of
because of for this reason
therefore
on this account
Used in 586 Verses, 26 Books 653  Occurrence Count
δοκιμάζω , verb, dokimazō — to test, by implication to approve (value 952)
G1381,
†δοκιμάζω dokimázō, dok-im-ad'-zo; from G1384; to test (literally or figuratively); by implication, to approve:—allow, discern, examine, × like, (ap-)prove, try.to test, examine, prove, scrutinise (to see whether a thing is genuine or not), as metals
to recognise as genuine after examination, to approve, deem worthy
Used in 21 Verses, 12 Books 23  Occurrence Count
ἐπιταγή , feminine noun, epitagē — a command (value 407)
G2003,
ἐπιταγή epitagḗ, ep-ee-tag-ay'; from G2004; an injunction or decree; by implication, authoritativeness:—authority, commandment.an injunction, mandate, command
Used in 7 Verses, 5 Books 7  Occurrence Count
ἕτερος , adjective, heteros — other (value 680)
G2087,
ἕτερος héteros, het'-er-os; of uncertain affinity; (an-, the) other or different:—altered, else, next (day), one, (an-)other, some, strange.the other, another, other
to number
to number as opposed to some former person or thing
the other of two
to quality
another: i.e. one not of the same nature, form, class, kind, different
Used in 94 Verses, 16 Books 99  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
κατά , preposition, kata — down, against, according to (value 322)
G2596,
κατά katá, kat-ah'; a primary particle; (prepositionally) down (in place or time), in varied relations (according to the case (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined):—about, according as (to), after, against, (when they were) × alone, among, and, × apart, (even, like) as (concerning, pertaining to touching), × aside, at, before, beyond, by, to the charge of, (charita-)bly, concerning, + covered, (dai-)ly, down, every, (+ far more) exceeding, × more excellent, for, from … to, godly, in(-asmuch, divers, every, -to, respect of), … by, after the manner of, + by any means, beyond (out of) measure, X mightily, more, × natural, of (up-)on (X part), out (of every), over against, (+ your) × own, + particularly, so, through(-oughout, -oughout every), thus, (un-)to(-gether, -ward), × uttermost, where(-by), with.down from, through out
according to, toward, along
Used in 437 Verses, 26 Books 481  Occurrence Count
λέγω , verb, legō — to say (value 838)
G3004,
†λέγω légō, leg'-o; a primary verb; properly, to "lay" forth, i.e. (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas G2036 and G5346 generally refer to an individual expression or speech respectively; while G4483 is properly to break silence merely, and G2980 means an extended or random harangue)); by implication, to mean:—ask, bid, boast, call, describe, give out, name, put forth, say(-ing, on), shew, speak, tell, utter.to say, to speak
affirm over, maintain
to teach
to exhort, advise, to command, direct
to point out with words, intend, mean, mean to say
to call by name, to call, name
to speak out, speak of, mention
Used in 1244 Verses, 25 Books 1343  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
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
σπουδή , feminine noun, spoudē — haste, diligence (value 762)
G4710,
σπουδή spoudḗ, spoo-day'; from G4692; "speed", i.e. (by implication) despatch, eagerness, earnestness:—business, (earnest) care(-fulness), diligence, forwardness, haste.haste, with haste
earnestness, diligence
earnestness in accomplishing, promoting, or striving after anything
to give all diligence, interest one's self most earnestly
Used in 12 Verses, 7 Books 12  Occurrence Count
ὑμέτερος , pronoun, hymeteros — your, yours (value 1120)
G5212,
ὑμέτερος humĕtĕrŏs, hoo-met'-er-os; from G5210; yours, i.e. pertaining to you:—your (own).you, yours
to be possessed by you
to be allocated by you
proceeding from you
Used in 10 Verses, 7 Books 10  Occurrence Count
| 2 Corinthians 8:8Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| I speak not by commandment, but by occasion of the forwardness of others, and to prove the sincerity of your love. |
| Original Text (TR 1894)Stephanus 1550 (Total 8539) |
| οὐ κατ’ ἐπιταγὴν λέγω, ἀλλὰ διὰ τῆς ἑτέρων σπουδῆς καὶ τὸ τῆς ὑμετέρας ἀγάπης γνήσιον δοκιμάζων. |
| Verse #28941 (Ch. #1086) — 16 words, 78 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Greek |
Value |
| I speak |
G3004legō |
λέγω |
838 |
| not |
G3756ou |
οὐ |
470 |
| by |
G2596kata |
κατά |
322 |
| commandment, |
G2003epitagē |
ἐπιταγή |
407 |
| but |
G235alla |
ἀλλά |
62 |
| by occasion |
G1223dia |
διά |
15 |
| of the forwardness |
G4710spoudē |
σπουδή |
762 |
| of others, |
G2087heteros |
ἕτερος |
680 |
| and |
G2532kai |
καί |
31 |
| to prove |
G1381dokimazō |
δοκιμάζω |
952 |
| the sincerity |
G1103gnēsios |
γνήσιος |
541 |
| of your |
G5212hymeteros |
ὑμέτερος |
1120 |
| love. |
G26agapē |
ἀγάπη |
93 |
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