I am become a fool in glorying; ye have compelled me: for I ought to have been commended of you: for in nothing am I behind the very chiefest apostles, though I be nothing.
I am become a foole in glorying, ye haue compelled me. For I ought to haue beene commended of you: for in nothing am I behinde the very chiefeſt Apoſtles, though I be nothing.
Γέγονα ἄφρων· καυχώμενος· ὑμεῖς με ἠναγκάσατε· ἐγὼ γὰρ ὤφειλον ὑφ’ ὑμῶν συνίστασθαι· οὐδὲν γὰρ ὑστέρησα τῶν ὑπερ λίαν ἀποστόλων, εἰ καὶ οὐδέν εἰμι.
Γέγονα ἄφρων καυχώμενος· ὑμεῖς με ἠναγκάσατε· ἐγὼ γὰρ ὤφειλον ὑφ’ ὑμῶν συνίστασθαι· οὐδὲν γὰρ ὑστέρησα τῶν ὑπὲρ λίαν ἀποστόλων, εἰ καὶ οὐδέν εἰμι.
ἀναγκάζω , verb, anagkazō — to necessitate, compel (value 883)
G315,
ἀναγκάζω anankázō, an-ang-kad'-zo; from G318; to necessitate:—compel, constrain.to necessitate, compel, drive to, constrain
by force, threats, etc.
by permission, entreaties, etc.
by other means
Used in 9 Verses, 6 Books 9  Occurrence Count
ἀπόστολος , masculine noun, apostolos — a messenger, one sent on a mission, an apostle (value 1021)
G652,
ἀπόστολος apóstolos, ap-os'-tol-os; from G649; a delegate; specially, an ambassador of the Gospel; officially a commissioner of Christ ("apostle") (with miraculous powers):—apostle, messenger, he that is sent.a delegate, messenger, one sent forth with orders
specifically applied to the twelve apostles of Christ
in a broader sense applied to other eminent Christian teachers
of Barnabas
of Timothy and Silvanus
Used in 80 Verses, 21 Books 81  Occurrence Count
ἄφρων , adjective, aphrōn — without reason, foolish (value 1451)
G878,
ἄφρων áphrōn, af'-rone; from G1 (as a negative particle) and G5424; properly, mindless, i.e. stupid, (by implication) ignorant, (specially) egotistic, (practically) rash, or (morally) unbelieving:—fool(-ish), unwise.without reason
senseless, foolish, stupid
without reflection or intelligence, acting rashly
Used in 10 Verses, 6 Books 11  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
γίνομαι , verb, ginomai — to come into being, to happen, to become (value 184)
G1096,
γίνομαι gínomai, ghin'-om-ahee; a prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be ("gen"-erate), i.e. (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literal, figurative, intensive, etc.):—arise, be assembled, be(-come, -fall, -have self), be brought (to pass), (be) come (to pass), continue, be divided, draw, be ended, fall, be finished, follow, be found, be fulfilled, + God forbid, grow, happen, have, be kept, be made, be married, be ordained to be, partake, pass, be performed, be published, require, seem, be showed, × soon as it was, sound, be taken, be turned, use, wax, will, would, be wrought.to become, i.e. to come into existence, begin to be, receive being
to become, i.e. to come to pass, happen
of events
to arise, appear in history, come upon the stage
of men appearing in public
to be made, finished
of miracles, to be performed, wrought
to become, be made
Used in 636 Verses, 25 Books 675  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
εἰ , conjunction, ei — forasmuch as, if, that (value 15)
G1487,
εἰ ei, i; a primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc.:—forasmuch as, if, that, (al-)though, whether. Often used in connection or composition with other particles, especially as in G1489, G1490, G1499, G1508, G1509, G1512, G1513, G1536, G1537. See also G1437.Used in 461 Verses, 25 Books 505  Occurrence Count
εἰ καί , conjunction, ei kai — if that, though (value 46)
G1499,
εἰ καί ei kaí, i kahee; from G1487 and G2532; if also (or even):—if (that), though.Used in 15 Verses, 7 Books 16  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
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
καυχάομαι , verb, kauchaomai — to boast (value 1143)
G2744,
†καυχάομαι kaucháomai, kow-khah'-om-ahee; from some (obsolete) base akin to that of αὐχέω auchéō (to boast) and G2172; to vaunt (in a good or a bad sense):—(make) boast, glory, joy, rejoice.to glory (whether with reason or without)
to glory on account of a thing
to glory in a thing
Used in 33 Verses, 8 Books 38  Occurrence Count
λίαν , adverb, lian — very, exceedingly (value 91)
G3029,
λίαν lían, lee'-an; of uncertain affinity; much (adverbially):—exceeding, great(-ly), sore, very (+ chiefest).greatly, exceedingly, exceedingly beyond measure
Used in 14 Verses, 7 Books 14  Occurrence Count
μέ , pronoun, me — I, me, my (value 45)
G3165,
μέ mé, meh; a shorter (and probably original) form of G1691; me:—I, me, my.Used in 276 Verses, 17 Books 301  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
οὐδείς , pronoun, oudeis — no one, none (value 689)
G3762,
†οὐδείς oudeís, oo-dice'; from G3761 and G1520; not even one (man, woman or thing), i.e. none, nobody, nothing:—any (man), aught, man, neither any (thing), never (man), no (man), none (+ of these things), not (any, at all, -thing), nought.Used in 224 Verses, 19 Books 235  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
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
συνιστάω , verb, synistēmi — to commend, establish, stand near, consist (value 1961)
G4921,
συνιστάω synistáō, soon-is-tah'-o; from G4862 and G2476 (including its collateral forms); to set together, i.e. (by implication) to introduce (favorably), or (figuratively) to exhibit; intransitively, to stand near, or (figuratively) to constitute:—approve, commend, consist, make, stand (with).to place together, to set in the same place,to bring or band together
to stand with (or near)
to set one with another
by way of presenting or introducing him
to comprehend
to put together by way of composition or combination, to teach by combining and comparing
to show, prove, establish, exhibit
to put together, unite parts into one whole
to be composed of, consist
Used in 15 Verses, 6 Books 16  Occurrence Count
ὑμεῖς , pronoun, hymeis — you (value 655)
G5210,
ὑμεῖς humĕis, hoo-mice'; irregular plural of G4771; you (as subjective of verb):—ye (yourselves), you.Used in 228 Verses, 19 Books 242  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
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
ὑπό , preposition, hypo — by, under (value 550)
G5259,
ὑπό hupŏ, hoop-o'; a primary preposition; under, i.e. (with the genitive case) of place (beneath), or with verbs (the agency or means, through); (with the accusative case) of place (whither (underneath) or where (below) or time (when (at)):—among, by, from, in, of, under, with.Used in 212 Verses, 23 Books 231  Occurrence Count
ὑστερέω , verb, hystereō — to come late, be behind, come short (value 1810)
G5302,
ὑστερέω hustĕrĕō, hoos-ter-eh'-o; from G5306; to be later, i.e. (by implication) to be inferior; generally, to fall short (be deficient):—come behind (short), be destitute, fail, lack, suffer need, (be in) want, be the worse.behind
to come late or too tardily
to be left behind in the race and so fail to reach the goal, to fall short of the end
metaph. fail to become a partaker, fall back from
to be inferior in power, influence and rank
of the person: to be inferior to
to fail, be wanting
to be in want of, lack
to suffer want, to be devoid of, to lack (be inferior) in excellence, worth
Used in 16 Verses, 9 Books 16  Occurrence Count
| 2 Corinthians 12:11Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| I am become a fool in glorying; ye have compelled me: for I ought to have been commended of you: for in nothing am I behind the very chiefest apostles, though I be nothing. |
| Original Text (TR 1894)Stephanus 1550 (Total 16920) |
| Γέγονα ἄφρων· καυχώμενος· ὑμεῖς με ἠναγκάσατε· ἐγὼ γὰρ ὤφειλον ὑφ’ ὑμῶν συνίστασθαι· οὐδὲν γὰρ ὑστέρησα τῶν ὑπερ λίαν ἀποστόλων, εἰ καὶ οὐδέν εἰμι. |
| Verse #29034 (Ch. #1090) — 23 words, 118 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Greek |
Value |
| I am become |
G1096ginomai |
γίνομαι |
184 |
| a fool |
G878aphrōn |
ἄφρων |
1451 |
| in glorying; |
G2744kauchaomai |
καυχάομαι |
1143 |
| ye |
G4771sy |
σύ |
600 |
| have compelled |
G315anagkazō |
ἀναγκάζω |
883 |
| me: |
G1473egō |
ἐγώ |
808 |
| for |
G1063gar |
γάρ |
104 |
| I |
G1473egō |
ἐγώ |
808 |
| ought |
G3784opheilō |
ὀφείλω |
1415 |
| to have been commended |
G4921synistēmi |
συνιστάω |
1961 |
| of |
G5259hypo |
ὑπό |
550 |
| you: |
G4771sy |
σύ |
600 |
| for |
G1063gar |
γάρ |
104 |
| in nothing |
G3762oudeis |
οὐδείς |
689 |
| am I behind |
G5302hystereō |
ὑστερέω |
1810 |
| the very |
G5228hyper |
ὑπέρ |
585 |
| chiefest |
G3029lian |
λίαν |
91 |
| apostles, |
G652apostolos |
ἀπόστολος |
1021 |
| though |
G1487ei |
εἰ |
15 |
| I be |
G1510eimi |
εἰμί |
65 |
| nothing. |
G3762oudeis |
οὐδείς |
689 |
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