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2 Corinthians 10:15

Not boasting of things without our measure, that is, of other men’s labours; but having hope, when your faith is increased, that we shall be enlarged by you according to our rule abundantly,

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οὐκoukNotοὐ (ou)adverb — “Not”G3756no, not.Notεἰςeisof things withoutεἰςpreposition — “of things without”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.of things withoutτὰtatheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἄμετραametraour measureἄμετρος (ametros)adjective, accusative, plural, neuter — “our measure”, the object formG280not measurable, immeasurable, to a limitless degree.our measureκαυχώμενοιkauchōmenoito boastκαυχάομαι (kauchaomai)verb, present middle participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “to boast”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2744I boast; I glory (exult) proudly.This verse uses “boast”.ἐνenthat is, ofἐνpreposition — “that is, of”G1722in, on, among.that is, ofἀλλοτρίοιςallotrioisother men'sἀλλότριος (allotrios)adjective, dative, plural, masculine — “other men's”, the to- or for-formG245belonging to another person, belonging to others, foreign, strange.other men'sκόποιςkopoislaboursκόπος (kopos)noun, dative, plural, masculine — “labours”, the to- or for-formG2873(a) trouble, (b) toil, labor, laborious toil, involving weariness and fatigue.laboursἐλπίδαelpidahopeἐλπίς (elpis)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “hope”, the object formG1680hope, expectation, trust, confidence.This verse uses “hope”.hopeδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ἔχοντεςechontesto haveἔχω (echō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “to have”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.This verse uses “have”.αὐξανομένηςauxanomenēsis increasedαὐξάνω (auxanō)verb, present passive participle, genitive, singular, feminine — “is increased”, an ongoing or repeated actionG837(a) I cause to increase, become greater (b) I increase, grow.is increasedτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.πίστεωςpisteōsfaithπίστις (pistis)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “faith”, the of-formG4102faith, belief, trust, confidence; fidelity, faithfulness.This verse uses “faith”.ὑμῶνhumōnyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “you”, the of-formG4771you.ἐνenbyἐνpreposition — “by”G1722in, on, among.byὑμῖνhuminyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.youμεγαλυνθῆναιmegalunthēnaito magnifyμεγαλύνω (megalunō)verb, aorist passive infinitive — “to magnify”, a single actionG3170(a) I enlarge, lengthen, (b) I increase, magnify, extol.This verse uses “magnify”.κατὰkataaccordingκατάpreposition — “according”G2596gen: against, down from, throughout, by; acc: over against, among, daily, day-by-day, each day, according to, by way of.accordingτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.κανόναkanonaruleκανών (kanōn)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “rule”, the object formG2583(lit: a level, ruler), a rule, regulation, rule of conduct or doctrine, (b) a measured (defined) area, province.This verse uses “rule”.ruleἡμῶνhēmōnIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).εἰςeisabundantlyεἰςpreposition — “abundantly”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.abundantlyπερισσείανperisseianabundanceπερισσεία (perisseia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “abundance”, the object formG4050abundance, superfluity.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

not boasting of the things not measured, in other men's labours, and having hope — your faith increasing — in you to be enlarged, according to our line — into abundance,

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American Standard Version (1901)

not glorying beyond our measure, that is , in other men’s labors; but having hope that, as your faith groweth, we shall be magnified in you according to our province unto further abundance,

Young’s Literal Translation

not boasting of the things not measured, in other men's labours, and having hope — your faith increasing — in you to be enlarged, according to our line — into abundance,

World English Bible

not boasting beyond proper limits in other men’s labors, but having hope that as your faith grows, we will be abundantly enlarged by you in our sphere of influence,

Darby Translation

not boasting out of measure in other people's labours, but having hope, your faith increasing, to be enlarged amongst you, according to our rule, yet more abundantly

Douay-Rheims

Not glorying beyond measure in other men’s labours; but having hope of your increasing faith, to be magnified in you according to our rule abundantly;

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