Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as a fool) I am more; in labours more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequent, in deaths oft.
Are they miniſters of Chriſt? I ſpeake as a foole, I am more: in labors more abundant: in ſtripes aboue meaſure: in priſons more frequent: in deaths oft.
διάκονοι Χριστοῦ εἰσι; παραφρονῶν λαλῶ ὑπὲρ ἐγώ· ἐν κόποις περισσοτέρως, ἐν πληγαῖς ὑπερβαλλόντως, ἐν φυλακαῖς περισσοτέρως, ἐν θανάτοις πολλάκις·
διάκονοι Χριστοῦ εἰσι (παραφρονῶν λαλῶ) ὑπὲρ ἐγώ· ἐν κόποις περισσοτέρως, ἐν πληγαῖς ὑπερβαλλόντως, ἐν φυλακαῖς περισσοτέρως, ἐν θανάτοις πολλάκις.
διάκονος , masculine/feminine noun, diakonos — a servant, minister (value 425)
G1249,
διάκονος diákonos, dee-ak'-on-os; probably from an obsolete διάκω diákō (to run on errands; compare G1377); an attendant, i.e. (genitive case) a waiter (at table or in other menial duties); specially, a Christian teacher and pastor (technically, a deacon or deaconess):—deacon, minister, servant.one who executes the commands of another, esp. of a master, a servant, attendant, minister
the servant of a king
a deacon, one who, by virtue of the office assigned to him by the church, cares for the poor and has charge of and distributes the money collected for their use
a waiter, one who serves food and drink
Used in 29 Verses, 12 Books 31  Occurrence Count
ἐγώ , pronoun, egō — I (only expressed when emphatic) (value 808)
G1473,
ἐγώ egṓ, eg-o'; a primary pronoun of the first person I (only expressed when emphatic):—I, me. For the other cases and the plural see G1691, G1698, G1700, G2248, G2249, G2254, G2257, etc.Used in 334 Verses, 23 Books 369  Occurrence Count
εἰμί , verb, eimi — I exist, I am (value 65)
G1510,
εἰμί eimí, i-mee'; the first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist (used only when emphatic):—am, have been, × it is I, was. See also G1488, G1498, G1511, G1527, G2258, G2071, G2070, G2075, G2076, G2771, G2468, G5600.to be, to exist, to happen, to be present
Used in 137 Verses, 15 Books 146  Occurrence Count
εἰσί , verb, eisi — agree, are, be, were (value 225)
G1526,
εἰσί eisí, i-see'; 3rd person plural present indicative of G1510; they are:—agree, are, be, dure, × is, were.Used in 145 Verses, 19 Books 161  Occurrence Count
ἐν , preposition, en — in, on, at, by, with (value 55)
G1722,
ἐν en, en; a primary preposition denoting (fixed) position (in place, time or state), and (by implication) instrumentality (medially or constructively), i.e. a relation of rest (intermediate between G1519 and G1537); "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.:—about, after, against, + almost, × altogether, among, × as, at, before, between, (here-)by (+ all means), for (… sake of), + give self wholly to, (here-)in(-to, -wardly), × mightily, (because) of, (up-)on, (open-)ly, × outwardly, one, × quickly, × shortly, (speedi-)ly, × that, × there(-in, -on), through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), under, when, where(-with), while, with(-in). Often used in compounds, with substantially the same import; rarely with verbs of motion, and then not to indicate direction, except (elliptically) by a separate (and different) preposition.Used in 2127 Verses, 27 Books 2799  Occurrence Count
θάνατος , masculine noun, thanatos — death (value 631)
G2288,
θάνατος thánatos, than'-at-os; from G2348; (properly, an adjective used as a noun) death (literally or figuratively):—X deadly, (be…) death.the death of the body
that separation (whether natural or violent) of the soul and the body by which the life on earth is ended
with the implied idea of future misery in hell
the power of death
since the nether world, the abode of the dead, was conceived as being very dark, it is equivalent to the region of thickest darkness i.e. figuratively, a region enveloped in the darkness of ignorance and sin
metaph., the loss of that life which alone is worthy of the name,
the misery of the soul arising from sin, which begins on earth but lasts and increases after the death of the body in hell
the miserable state of the wicked dead in hell
in the widest sense, death comprising all the miseries arising from sin, as well physical death as the loss of a life consecrated to God and blessed in him on earth, to be followed by wretchedness in hell
Used in 106 Verses, 15 Books 118  Occurrence Count
κόπος , masculine noun, kopos — laborious toil (value 440)
G2873,
κόπος kópos, kop'-os; from G2875; a cut, i.e. (by analogy) toil (as reducing the strength), literally or figuratively; by implication, pains:—labour, + trouble, weariness.a beating
a beating of the breast with grief, sorrow
labour
trouble
to cause one trouble, make work for him
intense labour united with trouble and toil
Used in 19 Verses, 11 Books 19  Occurrence Count
λαλέω , verb, laleō — to talk (value 866)
G2980,
λαλέω laléō, lal-eh'-o; a prolonged form of an otherwise obsolete verb; to talk, i.e. utter words:—preach, say, speak (after), talk, tell, utter. Compare G3004.to utter a voice or emit a sound
to speak
to use the tongue or the faculty of speech
to utter articulate sounds
to talk
to utter, tell
to use words in order to declare one's mind and disclose one's thoughts
to speak
Used in 271 Verses, 23 Books 295  Occurrence Count
παραφρονέω , verb, paraphroneō — to be beside oneself, to be deranged (value 1707)
G3912,
παραφρονέω paraphronéō, par-af-ron-eh'-o; from G3844 and G5426; to misthink, i.e. be insane (silly):—as a fool.to be beside one's self, out of one's senses, void of understanding, insane
Used in 1 Verse, 1 Book 1  Occurrence Count
περισσοτέρως , adverb, perissoterōs — more abundantly, much more (value 2070)
G4056,
περισσοτέρως perissotérōs, per-is-sot-er'-oce; adverb from G4055; more superabundantly:—more abundant(-ly), × the more earnest, (more) exceedingly, more frequent, much more, the rather.more abundantly
more in a greater degree
more earnestly, more exceedingly
especially, above others
Used in 12 Verses, 6 Books 13  Occurrence Count
περισσῶς , adverb, perissōs — abundantly (value 1595)
G4057,
†περισσῶς perissōs, per-is-soce'; adverb from G4053; superabundantly:—exceedingly, out of measure, the more.beyond measure, extraordinary
greatly, exceedingly
Used in 3 Verses, 3 Books 3  Occurrence Count
πληγή , feminine noun, plēgē — a blow, wound (value 129)
G4127,
πληγή plēgḗ, play-gay'; from G4141; a stroke; by implication, a wound; figuratively, a calamity:—plague, stripe, wound(-ed).a blow, stripe, a wound
a public calamity, heavy affliction, plague,
Used in 20 Verses, 4 Books 21  Occurrence Count
πολλάκις , adverb, pollakis — often (value 441)
G4178,
πολλάκις pollákis, pol-lak'-is; multiplicative adverb from G4183; many times, i.e. frequently:—oft(-en, -entimes, -times).Used in 16 Verses, 9 Books 18  Occurrence Count
ὑπέρ , preposition, hyper — over, beyond, on behalf of, for the sake of, concerning (value 585)
G5228,
†ὑπέρ hupĕr, hoop-er'; a primary preposition; "over", i.e. (with the genitive case) of place, above, beyond, across, or causal, for the sake of, instead, regarding; with the accusative case superior to, more than:—(+ exceeding, abundantly) above, in (on) behalf of, beyond, by, + very chiefest, concerning, exceeding (above, -ly), for, + very highly, more (than), of, over, on the part of, for sake of, in stead, than, to(-ward), very.in behalf of, for the sake of
over, beyond, more than
more, beyond, over
Used in 144 Verses, 22 Books 160  Occurrence Count
ὑπερβαλλόντως , adverb, hyperballontōs — above measure (value 2068)
G5234,
ὑπερβαλλόντως hupĕrballŏntōs, hoop-er-bal-lon'-toce; adverb from present participle active of G5235; excessively:—beyond measure.Used in 1 Verse, 1 Book 1  Occurrence Count
φυλακή , feminine noun, phylakē — a guarding, guard, watch (value 959)
G5438,
φυλακή phylakḗ, foo-lak-ay'; from G5442; a guarding or (concretely, guard), the act, the person; figuratively, the place, the condition, or (specially), the time (as a division of day or night), literally or figuratively:—cage, hold, (im-)prison(-ment), ward, watch.guard, watch
a watching, keeping watch
to keep watch
persons keeping watch, a guard, sentinels
of the place where captives are kept, a prison
of the time (of night) during which guard was kept, a watch i.e. a period of time during which part of the guard was on duty, and at the end of which others relieved them. As the earlier Greeks divided the night commonly into three parts, so, previous to the exile, the Israelites also had three watches in a night; subsequently, however, after they became subject to the Romans, they adopted the Roman custom of dividing the night into four watches
Used in 45 Verses, 9 Books 47  Occurrence Count
Χριστός , adjective, christos — the Anointed One, Messiah, Christ (value 1480)
G5547,
Χριστός Christós, khris-tos'; from G5548; anointed, i.e. the Messiah, an epithet of Jesus:—Christ.Christ = "anointed"
Christ was [and is] the Messiah, the Son of God
anointed
Used in 530 Verses, 26 Books 568  Occurrence Count
| 2 Corinthians 11:23Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as a fool) I am more; in labours more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequent, in deaths oft. |
| Original Text (TR 1894)Stephanus 1550 (Total 15600) |
| διάκονοι Χριστοῦ εἰσι; παραφρονῶν λαλῶ ὑπὲρ ἐγώ· ἐν κόποις περισσοτέρως, ἐν πληγαῖς ὑπερβαλλόντως, ἐν φυλακαῖς περισσοτέρως, ἐν θανάτοις πολλάκις· |
| Verse #29013 (Ch. #1089) — 19 words, 122 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Greek |
Value |
| Are they |
G1510eimi |
εἰμί |
65 |
| ministers |
G1249diakonos |
διάκονος |
425 |
| of Christ? |
G5547christos |
Χριστός |
1480 |
| (I |
G1473egō |
ἐγώ |
808 |
| speak |
G2980laleō |
λαλέω |
866 |
| as a fool) |
G3912paraphroneō |
παραφρονέω |
1707 |
| I |
G5228hyper |
ὑπέρ |
585 |
| am more; |
G5228hyper |
ὑπέρ |
585 |
| in |
G1722en |
ἐν |
55 |
| labours |
G2873kopos |
κόπος |
440 |
| more abundant, |
G4057perissōs |
περισσῶς |
1595 |
| in |
G1722en |
ἐν |
55 |
| stripes |
G4127plēgē |
πληγή |
129 |
| above measure, |
G5234hyperballontōs |
ὑπερβαλλόντως |
2068 |
| in |
G1722en |
ἐν |
55 |
| prisons |
G5438phylakē |
φυλακή |
959 |
| more frequent, |
G4057perissōs |
περισσῶς |
1595 |
| in |
G1722en |
ἐν |
55 |
| deaths |
G2288thanatos |
θάνατος |
631 |
| oft. |
G4178pollakis |
πολλάκις |
441 |
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