they earnestly pleaded with us for the privilege of sharing in this service to the saints.2 Corinthians 8:4
Original language and places
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)
μετὰ πολλῆς παρακλήσεως δεόμενοι ἡμῶν τὴν χάριν καὶ τὴν κοινωνίαν τῆς διακονίας τῆς εἰς τοὺς ἁγίους
- μετὰmeta“with”Preposition · from μετά · “with/after” · Strong's G3326
- πολλῆςpollēs“much”Adjective, genitive, singular, feminine · from πολύς · “much” · Strong's G4183
- παρακλήσεωςparaklēseōs“entreaty”Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from παράκλησις · “encouragement” · Strong's G3874
- δεόμενοιdeomenoi“imploring”Verb, present, middle or passive (deponent), participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from δέομαι · “to pray” · Strong's G1189
- ἡμῶνhēmōn“of us”Personal pronoun, 1st person, genitive, plural · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
- τὴνtēn“for the”Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- χάρινcharin“grace”Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from χάρις · “grace” · Strong's G5485
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- τὴνtēn“the”Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- κοινωνίανkoinōnian“fellowship”Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from κοινωνία · “participation” · Strong's G2842
- τῆςtēs“of the”Article, genitive, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- διακονίαςdiakonias“service”Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from διακονία · “service” · Strong's G1248
- τῆςtēs“<the>”Article, genitive, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- εἰςeis“among”Preposition · “toward” · Strong's G1519
- τοὺςtous“the”Article, accusative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- 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)