King James Version

2 Corinthians 11:5

For I suppose I was not a whit behind the very chiefest apostles.

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λογίζομαιlogizomaiI supposeλογίζομαιverb, present middle indicative, 1st person singular — “I suppose”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3049I reckon, count, charge with; reason, decide, conclude; think, suppose.I supposeγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.μηδὲνmēdennot a whitμηδείς (mēdeis)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “not a whit”, the object formG3367no one, none, nothing.not a whitὑστερηκέναιhusterēkenaito behindὑστερέω (hustereō)verb, perfect active infinitive — “to behind”, a completed action with a present resultG5302I fall behind, am lacking, fall short, suffer need, am inferior to.behindτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ὑπερλίανhuperlianchiefestὑπερλίανadverb — “chiefest”G3029very; very much, exceedingly, greatly.chiefestἀποστόλωνapostolōnapostlesἀπόστολος (apostolos)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “apostles”, the of-formG652a messenger, envoy, delegate, one commissioned by another to represent him in some way, especially a man sent out by Jesus Christ Himself to preach the Gospel; an apostle.apostles

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

for I reckon that I have been nothing behind the very chiefest apostles,

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American Standard Version (1901)

For I reckon that I am not a whit behind the very chiefest apostles.

Young’s Literal Translation

for I reckon that I have been nothing behind the very chiefest apostles,

World English Bible

For I reckon that I am not at all behind the very best apostles.

Darby Translation

For I reckon that in nothing I am behind those who are in surpassing degree apostles.

Douay-Rheims

For I suppose that I have done nothing less than the great apostles.

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