2 Corinthians 1:8
For we don’t desire to have you uninformed, brothers, concerning our affliction which happened to us in Asia: that we were weighed down exceedingly, beyond our power, so much that we despaired even of life.This verse in the real world
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- ἐξαπορέομαιexaporéomaito be utterly at a loss, i.e. despond
- βαρέωbaréōto weigh down (figuratively)
- ὑπερβολήhyperbolḗa throwing beyond others, i.e. (figuratively) supereminence; adverbially (with G1519 (εἰς)
- ἈσίαAsíaAsia, i.e. Asia Minor, or (usually) only its western shore
- ἀγνοέωagnoéōnot to know (through lack of information or intelligence); by implication, to ignore (thro
- θλῖψιςthlîpsispressure (literally or figuratively)
- ὥστεhṓsteso too, i.e. thus therefore (in various relations of consecution, as follow)
- ζάωzáōto live (literally or figuratively)
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The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
2Co 4:7–12, 1Co 15:32, 1Co 4:8, 1Co 16:9, Act 19:23–35, 1Sa 27:1, 1Sa 20:3