King James Version

2 Corinthians 12:7

And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure.

Study

Greek

Tap a word to see its meaning.

The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “Therefore” (Διὸ) before that here.

καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andτῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ὑπερβολῇhuperbolēthrough the abundanceὑπερβολήnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “through the abundance”, the to- or for-formG5236excess, surpassing excellence, preeminence; adv: exceedingly.through the abundanceτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀποκαλύψεωνapokalupseōnof the revelationsἀποκάλυψις (apokalupsis)noun, genitive, plural, feminine — “of the revelations”, the of-formG602an unveiling, uncovering, revealing, revelation.of the revelationsδιὸdioforδιόconjunction — “for”G1352wherefore, on which account, therefore.ἵναhinatoἵναconjunction — “to”G2443in order that, so that.toμὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.ὑπεραίρωμαιhuperairōmaiI should be exalted above measureὑπεραίρομαι (huperairomai)verb, present passive subjunctive, 1st person singular — “I should be exalted above measure”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5229lit: I raise beyond, uplift; mid: I lift myself up, exalt myself, am arrogant.I should be exalted above measureἐδόθηedothēto giveδίδωμι (didōmi)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “to give”, a single actionG1325I offer, give; I put, place.This verse uses “give”.μοιmoiIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “I”, the to- or for-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).σκόλοψskolopsthornσκόλοψnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “thorn”, the subject formG4647a stake or thorn; fig: a sharp affliction.τῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.σαρκίsarkifleshσάρξ (sarx)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “flesh”, the to- or for-formG4561flesh, body, human nature, materiality; kindred.This verse uses “flesh”.ἄγγελοςangelosangelἄγγελοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “angel”, the subject formG32a messenger, generally a (supernatural) messenger from God, an angel, conveying news or behests from God to men.ΣατανᾶsatanaSatanΣατανᾶς (satanas)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Satan”, the of-formG4567an adversary, Satan.This verse uses “Satan”.ἵναhinain order thatἵναconjunction — “in order that”G2443in order that, so that.This verse uses “in order that”.μεmeIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “I”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).κολαφίζῃkolaphizēto beatκολαφίζω (kolaphizō)verb, present active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “to beat”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2852I strike with the fist, buffet; hence: I mistreat violently.ἵναhinain order thatἵναconjunction — “in order that”G2443in order that, so that.This verse uses “in order that”.μὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.ὑπεραίρωμαιhuperairōmaibe haughtyὑπεραίρομαι (huperairomai)verb, present passive subjunctive, 1st person singular — “be haughty”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5229lit: I raise beyond, uplift; mid: I lift myself up, exalt myself, am arrogant.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and that by the exceeding greatness of the revelations I might not be exalted overmuch, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, a messenger of the Adversary, that he might buffet me, that I might not be exalted overmuch.

Compare Public-Domain Translations

The King James Version remains the text of this page and the canonical URL.

American Standard Version (1901)

And by reason of the exceeding greatness of the revelations, that I should not be exalted overmuch, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to buffet me, that I should not be exalted overmuch.

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

By reason of the exceeding greatness of the revelations, that I should not be exalted excessively, a thorn in the flesh was given to me: a messenger of Satan to torment me, that I should not be exalted excessively.

Darby Translation

And that I might not be exalted by the exceeding greatness of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn for the flesh, a messenger of Satan that he might buffet me, that I might not be exalted.

Douay-Rheims

And lest the greatness of the revelations should exalt me, there was given me a sting of my flesh, an angel of Satan, to buffet me.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

See Also

Analytics Cookies