God & Savior

2 Corinthians 5:8

We are confident, then, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.
2 Corinthians 5:8
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Original language (Greek)

θαρροῦμεν δὲ καὶ εὐδοκοῦμεν μᾶλλον ἐκδημῆσαι ἐκ τοῦ σώματος καὶ ἐνδημῆσαι πρὸς τὸν κύριον.

  1. θαρροῦμενtharroumen“We are confident”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 1st person plural · from θαρρέω · “be confident” · Strong's G2292
  2. δὲde“now”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  3. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  4. εὐδοκοῦμενeudokoumen“we are pleased”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 1st person plural · from εὐδοκέω · “to delight” · Strong's G2106
  5. μᾶλλονmallon“rather”
    Adverb · “more” · Strong's G3123H
  6. ἐκδημῆσαιekdēmēsai“to be absent”
    Verb, aorist, active, infinitive · from ἐκδημέω · “be away” · Strong's G1553
  7. ἐκek“out of”
    Preposition · “out from” · Strong's G1537
  8. τοῦtou“the”
    Article, genitive, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  9. σώματοςsōmatos“body”
    Noun, genitive, singular, neuter · from σῶμα · “body” · Strong's G4983
  10. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  11. ἐνδημῆσαιendēmēsai“to be at home”
    Verb, aorist, active, infinitive · from ἐνδημέω · “be home” · Strong's G1736
  12. πρὸςpros“with”
    Preposition · from πρός · “to/with” · Strong's G4314
  13. τὸνton“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  14. κύριον.kurion“Lord.”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from κύριος · “lord” · Strong's G2962G
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)