And I will very gladly spend and be spent for you; though the more abundantly I love you, the less I be loved.
And I wil very gladly ſpend and bee ſpent for † you, though the more abundantly I loue you, the leſſe I bee loued.
ἐγὼ δὲ ἥδιστα δαπανήσω καὶ ἐκδαπανηθήσομαι ὑπὲρ τῶν ψυχῶν ὑμῶν, εἰ καὶ περισσοτέρως ὑμᾶς ἀγαπῶν, ἧττον ἀγαπῶμαι
Ἐγὼ δὲ ἥδιστα δαπανήσω, καὶ ἐκδαπανηθήσομαι ὑπὲρ τῶν ψυχῶν ὑμῶν, εἰ καὶ περισσοτέρως ὑμᾶς ἀγαπῶν, ἧττον ἀγαπῶμαι.
ἀγαπάω , verb, agapaō — to love (value 886)
G25,
ἀγαπάω agapáō, ag-ap-ah'-o; perhaps from ἄγαν ágan (much) (or compare H5689); to love (in a social or moral sense):—(be-)love(-ed). Compare G5368.of persons
to welcome, to entertain, to be fond of, to love dearly
of things
to be well pleased, to be contented at or with a thing
Used in 109 Verses, 21 Books 141  Occurrence Count
δαπανάω , verb, dapanaō — to spend, spend freely (value 937)
G1159,
δαπανάω dapanáō, dap-an-ah'-o; from G1160; to expend, i.e. (in a good sense) to incur cost, or (in a bad one) to waste:—be at charges, consume, spend.to incur expense, expend, spend
in a bad sense: to waste, squander, consume
Used in 5 Verses, 5 Books 5  Occurrence Count
δέ , conjunction, de — but, and, now, (a connective or adversative particle) (value 9)
G1161,
δέ dé, deh; a primary particle (adversative or continuative); but, and, etc.:—also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).Used in 2568 Verses, 26 Books 2882  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
ἐκδαπανάω , verb, ekdapanaō — to expend wholly, to exhaust (value 962)
G1550,
ἐκδαπανάω ekdapanáō, ek-dap-an-ah'-o; from G1537 and G1159; to expend (wholly), i.e. (figuratively) exhaust:—spend.to exhaust by expending, to spend wholly, use up,
to spend one's self wholly
Used in 1 Verse, 1 Book 1  Occurrence Count
ἥδιστα , superlative, hēdista — most gladly (value 523)
G2236,
ἥδιστα hḗdista, hay'-dis-tah; neuter plural of the superlative of the same as G2234; with great pleasure:—most (very) gladly.Used in 2 Verses, 1 Book 2  Occurrence Count
ἥττον , adjective, hēssōn — less, worse (value 728)
G2276,
†ἥττον hḗtton, hate'-ton; neuter of comparative of ἧκα hēka (slightly) used for that of G2556; worse (as noun); by implication, less (as adverb):—less, worse.Used in 2 Verses, 2 Books 2  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
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
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
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
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
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
ψυχή , feminine noun, psychē — breath, the soul (value 1708)
G5590,
ψυχή psychḗ, psoo-khay'; from G5594; breath, i.e. (by implication) spirit, abstractly or concretely (the animal sentient principle only; thus distinguished on the one hand from G4151, which is the rational and immortal soul; and on the other from G2222, which is mere vitality, even of plants: these terms thus exactly correspond respectively to the Hebrew H5315, H7307 and H2416):—heart (+ -ily), life, mind, soul, + us, + you.breath
the breath of life
the vital force which animates the body and shows itself in breathing
of animals
of men
life
that in which there is life
a living being, a living soul
the soul
the seat of the feelings, desires, affections, aversions (our heart, soul etc.)
the (human) soul in so far as it is constituted that by the right use of the aids offered it by God it can attain its highest end and secure eternal blessedness, the soul regarded as a moral being designed for everlasting life
the soul as an essence which differs from the body and is not dissolved by death (distinguished from other parts of the body)
Used in 95 Verses, 19 Books 105  Occurrence Count
| 2 Corinthians 12:15Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| And I will very gladly spend and be spent for you; though the more abundantly I love you, the less I be loved. |
| Original Text (TR 1894)Stephanus 1550 (Total 13953) |
| ἐγὼ δὲ ἥδιστα δαπανήσω καὶ ἐκδαπανηθήσομαι ὑπὲρ τῶν ψυχῶν ὑμῶν, εἰ καὶ περισσοτέρως ὑμᾶς ἀγαπῶν, ἧττον ἀγαπῶμαι |
| Verse #29038 (Ch. #1090) — 17 words, 93 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Greek |
Value |
| And |
G1161de |
δέ |
9 |
| I |
G1473egō |
ἐγώ |
808 |
| will very gladly |
G2236hēdista |
ἥδιστα |
523 |
| spend |
G1159dapanaō |
δαπανάω |
937 |
| and |
G2532kai |
καί |
31 |
| be spent |
G1550ekdapanaō |
ἐκδαπανάω |
962 |
| for |
G5228hyper |
ὑπέρ |
585 |
| you; |
G4771sy |
σύ |
600 |
| though |
G1487ei |
εἰ |
15 |
| the more abundantly |
G4057perissōs |
περισσῶς |
1595 |
| I love |
G25agapaō |
ἀγαπάω |
886 |
| you, |
G4771sy |
σύ |
600 |
| the less |
G2276hēssōn |
ἥττον |
728 |
| I be loved. |
G25agapaō |
ἀγαπάω |
886 |
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