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2 Corinthians 12:11

I have become a fool, but you drove me to it. In fact, you should have commended me, since I am in no way inferior to those “super-apostles,” even though I am nothing.
2 Corinthians 12:11
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Greek)

Γέγονα ἄφρων ὑμεῖς με ἠναγκάσατε. ἐγὼ γὰρ ὤφειλον ὑφ᾽ ὑμῶν συνίστασθαι· οὐδὲν γὰρ ὑστέρησα τῶν ὑπερλίαν ἀποστόλων, εἰ καὶ οὐδέν εἰμι.

  1. ΓέγοναGegona“I have become”
    Verb, 2nd perfect, active, indicative, 1st person singular · from γίνομαι · “to be” · Strong's G1096
  2. ἄφρωνaphrōn“a fool”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · “foolish” · Strong's G0878
  3. ὑμεῖςhumeis“you yourselves”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, nominative, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  4. μεme“me”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, accusative, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  5. ἠναγκάσατε.ēnagkasate“compelled.”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 2nd person plural · from ἀναγκάζω · “to compel” · Strong's G0315
  6. ἐγὼegō“I myself”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, nominative, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G1473
  7. γὰρgar“for”
    Conjunction · from γάρ · “for” · Strong's G1063
  8. ὤφειλονōpheilon“was being obliged”
    Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 1st person singular · from ὀφείλω · “to owe” · Strong's G3784
  9. ὑφ᾽huph᾽“by”
    Preposition · from ὑπό · “by/under” · Strong's G5259G
  10. ὑμῶνhumōn“you”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  11. συνίστασθαι·sunistasthai“to have been commended;”
    Verb, present, passive, infinitive · from συνίστημι, συνιστάω · “to commend” · Strong's G4921
  12. οὐδὲνouden“[In] no[thing]”
    Adjective, accusative, singular, neuter · from οὐδείς · “none” · Strong's G3762
  13. γὰρgar“for”
    Conjunction · from γάρ · “for” · Strong's G1063
  14. ὑστέρησαhusterēsa“was I inferior”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 1st person singular · from ὑστερέω · “to lack” · Strong's G5302
  15. τῶνtōn“to those”
    Article, genitive, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  16. ὑπερλίανhuperlian“most eminent”
    Preposition + Adverb · from ὑπέρ · “above/for + λίαν=greatly” · Strong's G5228
  17. ἀποστόλων,apostolōn“apostles,”
    Noun, genitive, plural, masculine · from ἀπόστολος · “apostle” · Strong's G0652
  18. εἰei“if”
    Conditional · “if” · Strong's G1487M
  19. καὶkai“even”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  20. οὐδένouden“no [thing]”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, neuter · from οὐδείς · “none” · Strong's G3762
  21. εἰμι.eimi“I am.”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 1st person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)