2 Corinthians 12:7
By reason of the exceeding greatness of the revelations, that I should not be exalted excessively, a thorn in the flesh was given to me: a messenger of Satan to torment me, that I should not be exalted excessively.This verse in the real world
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- ΣατᾶνSatânSatan, i.e. the devil
- σκόλοψskólopswithered at the front, i.e. a point or prickle (figuratively, a bodily annoyance or disabi
- ὑπεραίρομαιhyperaíromaito raise oneself over, i.e. (figuratively) to become haughty
- κολαφίζωkolaphízōto rap with the fist
- ὑπερβολήhyperbolḗa throwing beyond others, i.e. (figuratively) supereminence; adverbially (with G1519 (εἰς)
- ἀποκάλυψιςapokálypsisdisclosure
- ἵνα μήhína mḗin order (or so) that not
- σάρξsárxflesh (as stripped of the skin), i.e. (strictly) the meat of an animal (as food), or (by e
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The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.