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2 Corinthians 10:2

But I beseech you, that I may not be bold when I am present with that confidence, wherewith I think to be bold against some, which think of us as if we walked according to the flesh.

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δέομαιdeomaiI beseechδέομαιverb, present middle indicative, 1st person singular — “I beseech”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1189I want for myself; I want, need; I beg, request, beseech, pray.I beseechδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.τὸtowhichὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “which”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.whichμὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.παρὼνparōnbe presentπάρειμι (pareimi)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “be present”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3918I am present, am near; I have come, arrived.θαρρῆσαιtharrēsaibe confidentθαρρέω (tharreō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “be confident”, a single actionG2292I am courageous, confident, of good cheer.τῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.πεποιθήσειpepoithēseiconfidenceπεποίθησις (pepoithēsis)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “confidence”, the to- or for-formG4006confidence, trust, reliance.This verse uses “confidence”.ᾗhēwhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, dative, singular, feminine — “which”, the to- or for-formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.λογίζομαιlogizomaithinkλογίζομαιverb, present middle indicative, 1st person singular — “think”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3049I reckon, count, charge with; reason, decide, conclude; think, suppose.thinkτολμῆσαιtolmēsaibe boldτολμάω (tolmaō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “be bold”, a single actionG5111I dare, endure, am bold, have courage, make up the mind.ἐπίepiuponἐπίpreposition — “upon”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.τιναςtinasoneτις (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “one”, the object formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.τοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.λογιζομένουςlogizomenousto countλογίζομαι (logizomai)verb, present middle participle, accusative, plural, masculine — “to count”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3049I reckon, count, charge with; reason, decide, conclude; think, suppose.This verse uses “count”.ἡμᾶςhēmasIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “I”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).of usὡςhōsasὡςconjunction — “as”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.asκατὰkataaccordingκατάpreposition — “according”G2596gen: against, down from, throughout, by; acc: over against, among, daily, day-by-day, each day, according to, by way of.accordingσάρκαsarkato the fleshσάρξ (sarx)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “to the flesh”, the object formG4561flesh, body, human nature, materiality; kindred.This verse uses “flesh”.to the fleshπεριπατοῦνταςperipatountasto walkπεριπατέω (peripateō)verb, present active participle, accusative, plural, masculine — “to walk”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4043I walk, hence Hebraistically (in an ethical sense): I conduct my life, live.This verse uses “walk”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and I beseech [you], that, being present, I may not have courage, with the confidence with which I reckon to be bold against certain reckoning us as walking according to the flesh;

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American Standard Version (1901)

yea, I beseech you, that I may not when present show courage with the confidence wherewith I count to be bold against some, who count of us as if we walked according to the flesh.

Young’s Literal Translation

and I beseech [you], that, being present, I may not have courage, with the confidence with which I reckon to be bold against certain reckoning us as walking according to the flesh;

World English Bible

Yes, I beg you that I may not, when present, show courage with the confidence with which I intend to be bold against some, who consider us to be walking according to the flesh.

Darby Translation

but I beseech that present I may not be bold with the confidence with which I think to be daring towards some who think of us as walking according to flesh.

Douay-Rheims

But I beseech you, that I may not be bold when I am present, with that confidence wherewith I am thought to be bold, against some, who reckon us as if we walked according to the flesh.

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