2 Corinthians 8:4

they earnestly pleaded with us for the privilege of sharing in this service to the saints.
2 Corinthians 8:4
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Original language (Greek)

μετὰ πολλῆς παρακλήσεως δεόμενοι ἡμῶν τὴν χάριν καὶ τὴν κοινωνίαν τῆς διακονίας τῆς εἰς τοὺς ἁγίους

  1. μετὰmeta“with”
    Preposition · from μετά · “with/after” · Strong's G3326
  2. πολλῆςpollēs“much”
    Adjective, genitive, singular, feminine · from πολύς · “much” · Strong's G4183
  3. παρακλήσεωςparaklēseōs“entreaty”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from παράκλησις · “encouragement” · Strong's G3874
  4. δεόμενοιdeomenoi“imploring”
    Verb, present, middle or passive (deponent), participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from δέομαι · “to pray” · Strong's G1189
  5. ἡμῶνhēmōn“of us”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, genitive, plural · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  6. τὴνtēn“for the”
    Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  7. χάρινcharin“grace”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from χάρις · “grace” · Strong's G5485
  8. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  9. τὴνtēn“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  10. κοινωνίανkoinōnian“fellowship”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from κοινωνία · “participation” · Strong's G2842
  11. τῆςtēs“of the”
    Article, genitive, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  12. διακονίαςdiakonias“service”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from διακονία · “service” · Strong's G1248
  13. τῆςtēs“<the>”
    Article, genitive, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  14. εἰςeis“among”
    Preposition · “toward” · Strong's G1519
  15. τοὺςtous“the”
    Article, accusative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  16. ἁγίουςhagious“saints”
    Adjective, accusative, plural, masculine · from ἅγιος · “holy” · Strong's G0040H
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)