King James Version

2 Corinthians 4:9

Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed;

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διωκόμενοιdiōkomenoiPersecutedδιώκω (diōkō)verb, present passive participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “Persecuted”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1377I pursue, hence: I persecute.Persecutedἀλλ’allbutἀλλά (alla)conjunction — “but”G235but, except, however.This verse uses “but”.butοὐκouknotοὐ (ou)adverb — “not”G3756no, not.notἐγκαταλειπόμενοιenkataleipomenoiforsakenἐγκαταλείπω (enkataleipō)verb, present passive participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “forsaken”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1459I leave in the lurch, abandon (one who is in straits), desert.forsakenκαταβαλλόμενοιkataballomenoicast downκαταβάλλω (kataballō)verb, present passive participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “cast down”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2598(a) mid: I lay, of a foundation, (b) met: I cast down, prostrate.This verse uses “cast”.cast downἀλλ’allbutἀλλά (alla)conjunction — “but”G235but, except, however.This verse uses “but”.butοὐκouknotοὐ (ou)adverb — “not”G3756no, not.notἀπολλύμενοιapollumenoidestroyedἀπόλλυμι (apollumi)verb, present middle participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “destroyed”, an ongoing or repeated actionG622(a) I kill, destroy, (b) I lose, mid: I am perishing (the resultant death being viewed as certain).destroyed

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed;

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American Standard Version (1901)

pursued, yet not forsaken; smitten down, yet not destroyed;

Young’s Literal Translation

persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed;

World English Bible

pursued, yet not forsaken; struck down, yet not destroyed;

Darby Translation

persecuted, but not abandoned; cast down, but not destroyed;

Douay-Rheims

We suffer persecution, but are not forsaken; we are cast down, but we perish not:

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