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2 Corinthians 8:22

And we have sent with them our brother, whom we have oftentimes proved diligent in many things, but now much more diligent, upon the great confidence which I have in you.

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συνεπέμψαμενsunepempsamenwe have sentσυμπέμπω (sumpempō)verb, aorist active indicative, 1st person plural — “we have sent”, a single actionG4842I send together with.we have sentδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.butαὐτοῖςautoisheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “he”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.τὸνtonwhichὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “which”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.whichἀδελφὸνadelphonbrotherἀδελφός (adelphos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “brother”, the object formG80a brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian.ἡμῶνhēmōnIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).ὃνhonwhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “which”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.ἐδοκιμάσαμενedokimasamento testδοκιμάζω (dokimazō)verb, aorist active indicative, 1st person plural — “to test”, a single actionG1381I put to the test, prove, examine; I distinguish by testing, approve after testing; I am fit.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.πολλοῖςpolloismuchπολύς (polus)adjective, dative, plural, neuter — “much”, the to- or for-formG4183much, many; often.This verse uses “much”.πολλάκιςpollakisoftenπολλάκιςadverb — “often”G4178many times, often, frequently.This verse uses “often”.σπουδαῖονspoudaioneagerσπουδαῖος (spoudaios)adjective, accusative, singular, masculine — “eager”, the object formG4705diligent, earnest, zealous, eager.ὄνταontato beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active participle, accusative, singular, masculine — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.νυνὶnuninowνυνίadverb — “now”G3570adv. (a) of time: just now, even now; just at hand, immediately, (b) of logical connection: now then, (c) in commands and appeals: at this instant.This verse uses “now”.δὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.πολὺpolumuchπολύς (polus)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “much”, the object formG4183much, many; often.This verse uses “much”.σπουδαιότερονspoudaioteroneagerσπουδαῖος (spoudaios)adjective, comparative, accusative, singular, masculine — “eager”, the object formG4705diligent, earnest, zealous, eager.πεποιθήσειpepoithēseiconfidenceπεποίθησις (pepoithēsis)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “confidence”, the to- or for-formG4006confidence, trust, reliance.This verse uses “confidence”.πολλῇpollēmuchπολύς (polus)adjective, dative, singular, feminine — “much”, the to- or for-formG4183much, many; often.This verse uses “much”.τῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.εἰςeisI have inεἰςpreposition — “I have in”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.I have inὑμᾶςhumasyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “you”, the object formG4771you.you

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and we sent with them our brother, whom we proved in many things many times being diligent, and now much more diligent, by the great confidence that is toward you,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And we have sent with them our brother, whom we have many times proved earnest in many things, but now much more earnest, by reason of the great confidence which he hath in you.

Young’s Literal Translation

and we sent with them our brother, whom we proved in many things many times being diligent, and now much more diligent, by the great confidence that is toward you,

World English Bible

We have sent with them our brother whom we have many times proved earnest in many things, but now much more earnest, by reason of the great confidence which he has in you.

Darby Translation

And we have sent with them our brother whom we have often proved to be of diligent zeal in many things, and now more diligently zealous through the great confidence [he has] as to you.

Douay-Rheims

And we have sent with them our brother also, whom we have often proved diligent in many things; but now much more diligent, with much confidence in you,

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