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2 Corinthians 12:16

But be it so, I did not burden you: nevertheless, being crafty, I caught you with guile.

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ἔστωestōbe it soεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active imperative, 3rd person singular — “be it so”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.be it soδέdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ἐγὼegōIἐγώpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “I”, the subject formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Iοὐounotοὐadverb — “not”G3756no, not.notκατεβάρησαkatebarēsaburdenκαταβαρέω (katabareō)verb, aorist active indicative, 1st person singular — “burden”, a single actionG2599I burden, oppress, weigh down.This verse uses “burden”.burdenὑμᾶςhumasyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “you”, the object formG4771you.youἀλλὰallaneverthelessἀλλάconjunction — “nevertheless”G235but, except, however.neverthelessὑπάρχωνhuparchōnbeingὑπάρχω (huparchō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “being”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5225I begin, am, exist, am in possession.beingπανοῦργοςpanourgoscraftyπανοῦργοςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “crafty”, the subject formG3835cunning, crafty, skilful, clever.This verse uses “crafty”.craftyδόλῳdolōwith guileδόλος (dolos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “with guile”, the to- or for-formG1388deceit, guile, treachery.This verse uses “guile”.with guileὑμᾶςhumasyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “you”, the object formG4771you.ἔλαβονelabonto takeλαμβάνω (lambanō)verb, aorist active indicative, 1st person singular — “to take”, a single actionG2983(a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of.This verse uses “take”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And be it [so], I — I did not burden you, but being crafty, with guile I did take you;

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American Standard Version (1901)

But be it so, I did not myself burden you; but, being crafty, I caught you with guile.

Young’s Literal Translation

And be it [so], I — I did not burden you, but being crafty, with guile I did take you;

World English Bible

Even so, I myself didn’t burden you. But you might say that being crafty, I caught you with deception.

Darby Translation

But be it so. I did not burden you, but being crafty I took you by guile.

Douay-Rheims

But be it so: I did not burthen you: but being crafty, I caught you by guile.

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