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2 Corinthians 11:9

And when I was present with you, and wanted, I was chargeable to no man: for that which was lacking to me the brethren which came from Macedonia supplied: and in all things I have kept myself from being burdensome unto you, and so will I keep myself.

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καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andπαρὼνparōnwhen I was presentπάρειμι (pareimi)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “when I was present”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3918I am present, am near; I have come, arrived.when I was presentπρὸςproswithπρόςpreposition — “with”G4314to, towards, with.This verse uses “with”.withὑμᾶςhumasyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “you”, the object formG4771you.youκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andὑστερηθεὶςhusterētheiswantedὑστερέω (hustereō)verb, aorist passive participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “wanted”, a single actionG5302I fall behind, am lacking, fall short, suffer need, am inferior to.wantedοὐouI wasοὐadverb — “I was”G3756no, not.I wasκατενάρκησαkatenarkēsachargeableκαταναρκάω (katanarkaō)verb, aorist active indicative, 1st person singular — “chargeable”, a single actionG2655(properly a medical term: I stupefy, hence) I burden, encumber.chargeableοὐθενόςouthenosto no manοὐδείς (oudeis)adjective, genitive, singular, masculine — “to no man”, the of-formG3762no one, none, nothing.to no manτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.γὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.forὑστέρημάhusterēmathat which was lackingὑστέρημαnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “that which was lacking”, the object formG5303(a) of things or persons: that which is lacking, a defect or shortcoming, (b) want, poverty.that which was lackingμουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).to meπροσανεπλήρωσανprosaneplērōsansuppliedπροσαναπληρόω (prosanaplēroō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “supplied”, a single actionG4322I fill up by adding to, supply.suppliedοἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἀδελφοὶadelphoibrotherἀδελφός (adelphos)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “brother”, the subject formG80a brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian.ἐλθόντεςelthontesto comeἔρχομαι (erchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “to come”, a single actionG2064I come, go.ἀπὸapoaway fromἀπόpreposition — “away from”G575from, away from.This verse uses “from”.ΜακεδονίαςmakedoniasMacedoniaΜακεδονία (makedonia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “Macedonia”, the of-formG3109(Hebrew), Macedonia, a Roman province north of Achaia (Greece).καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inπαντὶpantiallπᾶς (pas)adjective, dative, singular, neuter — “all”, the to- or for-formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.allἀβαρῆabarēfrom being burdensomeἀβαρής (abarēs)adjective, accusative, singular, masculine — “from being burdensome”, the object formG4not burdensome, bringing no weight or oppression upon.from being burdensomeἐμαυτὸνemautonmyselfἐμαυτοῦ (emautoû)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “myself”, the object formG1683Strong’s files this form under G1473 (ἐγώ).ὑμῖνhuminunto youσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “unto you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.unto youἐτήρησαetērēsaso will I keepτηρέω (tēreō)verb, aorist active indicative, 1st person singular — “so will I keep”, a single actionG5083I keep, guard, observe, watch over.This verse uses “keep”.so will I keepκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.τηρήσωtērēsōto keepτηρέω (tēreō)verb, future active indicative, 1st person singular — “to keep”, an action still aheadG5083I keep, guard, observe, watch over.This verse uses “keep”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and being present with you, and having been in want, I was chargeable to no one, for my lack did the brethren supply — having come from Macedonia — and in everything burdenless to you I did keep myself, and will keep.

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American Standard Version (1901)

and when I was present with you and was in want, I was not a burden on any man; for the brethren, when they came from Macedonia, supplied the measure of my want; and in everything I kept myself from being burdensome unto you, and so will I keep myself .

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

When I was present with you and was in need, I wasn’t a burden on anyone, for the brothers, when they came from Macedonia, supplied the measure of my need. In everything I kept myself from being burdensome to you, and I will continue to do so.

Darby Translation

And being present with you and lacking, I did not lazily burden any one, (for the brethren who came from Macedonia supplied what I lacked,) and in everything I kept myself from being a burden to you, and will keep myself.

Douay-Rheims

And, when I was present with you, and wanted, I was chargeable to no man: for that which was wanting to me, the brethren supplied who came from Macedonia; and in all things I have kept myself from being burthensome to you, and so I will keep myself.

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