2 Corinthians 11:21
New Testament • 12 words with Strong's data
"I speak as concerning reproach, as though we had been weak. Howbeit whereinsoever any is bold, (I speak foolishly,) I am bold also."
Word-by-Word Analysis
דָבַר
dâbar
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
עַל
ʻal
{above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications}
חֶרְפָּה
cherpâh
contumely, disgrace, the pudenda
כִּי
kîy
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
יָלַךְ
yâlak
to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
English grammatical function word ('whereinsoever'). These words (articles, prepositions, conjunctions, pronouns, auxiliary verbs) have no direct equi...
אִישׁ
ʼîysh
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
בָּטַח
bâṭach
figuratively, to trust, be confident or sure
דָבַר
dâbar
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
בָּטַח
bâṭach
figuratively, to trust, be confident or sure
Key Terms in This Verse
English grammatical function word ('whereinsoever'). These words (articles, prepositions, conjunctions, pronouns, auxiliary verbs) have no direct equivalent in the original Hebrew or Greek text; they ...
Study GRAM →יָלַךְ yâlak
to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
Study H3212 →כִּי kîy
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
Study H3588 →עַל ʻal
{above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications}
Study H5922 →דָבַר dâbar
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
Study H1696 →Cross References
For his letters, say they, are weighty and powerful; but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible.
That which I speak, I speak it not after the Lord, but as it were foolishly, in this confidence of boasting.
Therefore I write these things being absent, lest being present I should use sharpness, according to the power which the Lord hath given me to edification, and not to destruction.
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