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2 Corinthians 2:4

For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote unto you with many tears; not that ye should be grieved, but that ye might know the love which I have more abundantly unto you.

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ἐκekout ofἐκpreposition — “out of”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.out ofγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.πολλῆςpollēsmuchπολύς (polus)adjective, genitive, singular, feminine — “much”, the of-formG4183much, many; often.This verse uses “much”.muchθλίψεωςthlipseōsafflictionθλῖψις (thlipsis)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “affliction”, the of-formG2347persecution, affliction, distress, tribulation.This verse uses “affliction”.afflictionκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andσυνοχῆςsunochēsanguishσυνοχή (sunochē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “anguish”, the of-formG4928distress, anguish, anxiety.This verse uses “anguish”.anguishκαρδίαςkardiasof heartκαρδία (kardia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of heart”, the of-formG2588lit: the heart; mind, character, inner self, will, intention, center.of heartἔγραψαegrapsaI wroteγράφω (graphō)verb, aorist active indicative, 1st person singular — “I wrote”, a single actionG1125I write; pass: it is written, it stands written (in the scriptures).I wroteὑμῖνhuminunto youσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “unto you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.unto youδιὰdiawithδιάpreposition — “with”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.withπολλῶνpollōnmanyπολύς (polus)adjective, genitive, plural, neuter — “many”, the of-formG4183much, many; often.This verse uses “many”.manyδακρύωνdakruōntearsδάκρυον (dakruon)noun, genitive, plural, neuter — “tears”, the of-formG1144a tear.tearsοὐχouchnotοὐ (ou)adverb — “not”G3756no, not.notἵναhinathatἵναconjunction — “that”G2443in order that, so that.thatλυπηθῆτεlupēthēteye should be grievedλυπέω (lupeō)verb, aorist passive subjunctive, 2nd person plural — “ye should be grieved”, a single actionG3076I pain, grieve, vex.ye should be grievedἀλλὰallabutἀλλάconjunction — “but”G235but, except, however.This verse uses “but”.butτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἀγάπηνagapēnloveἀγάπη (agapē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “love”, the object formG26love, benevolence, good will, esteem; plur: love-feasts.the loveἵναhinain order thatἵναconjunction — “in order that”G2443in order that, so that.This verse uses “in order that”.γνῶτεgnōteto knowγινώσκω (ginōskō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 2nd person plural — “to know”, a single actionG1097I am taking in knowledge, come to know, learn; aor: I ascertained, realized.ἣνhēnwhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, singular, feminine — “which”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.whichἔχωechōI haveἔχωverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “I have”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.This verse uses “have”.I haveπερισσοτέρωςperissoterōsmore abundantlyπερισσοτέρωςadverb — “more abundantly”G4056more-abundantlymore abundantlyεἰςeisuntoεἰςpreposition — “unto”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.untoὑμᾶςhumasyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “you”, the object formG4771you.you

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

for out of much tribulation and pressure of heart I wrote to you through many tears, not that ye might be made sorry, but that ye might know the love that I have more abundantly toward you.

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American Standard Version (1901)

For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote unto you with many tears; not that ye should be made sorry, but that ye might know the love which I have more abundantly unto you.

Young’s Literal Translation

for out of much tribulation and pressure of heart I wrote to you through many tears, not that ye might be made sorry, but that ye might know the love that I have more abundantly toward you.

World English Bible

For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote to you with many tears, not that you should be made to grieve, but that you might know the love that I have so abundantly for you.

Darby Translation

For out of much tribulation and distress of heart I wrote to you, with many tears; not that ye may be grieved, but that ye may know the love which I have very abundantly towards you.

Douay-Rheims

For out of much affliction and anguish of heart, I wrote to you with many tears: not that you should be made sorrowful: but that you might know the charity I have more abundantly towards you.

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