2 Corinthians 2:3

And I wrote this same unto you, lest, when I came, I should have sorrow from them of whom I ought to rejoice; having confidence in you all, that my joy is the joy of you all.

Word Reference

Original Word	Definitions
καὶ G2532 CONJ	Strong's Definition kai and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words and, also, even, indeed, but
ἔγραψα G1125 V-2AAI-1S	Strong's Definition graphō to ___%___grave___%___, especially to write; figuratively, to describe to write, with reference to the form of the letters to delineate (or form) letters on a tablet, parchment, paper, or other material to write, with reference to the contents of the writing to express in written characters "to commit to writing (things not to be forgotten), write down, record"used of those things which stand written in the sacred books (of the Old Testament)"to write to one, i.e., by writing (in a written epistle) to give information, directions to fill with writing"to draw up in writing, compose
ὑμῖν G5213	Strong's Definition hymin to (with or by) you you
τοῦτο G5124	Strong's Definition touto that thing that (thing), this (thing)
αὐτὸ G846	Strong's Definition autos the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative G1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons himself, herself, themselves, itself "he, she, it"the same
ἵνα G2443 CONJ	Strong's Definition hina in order that (denoting the purpose or the result) that, in order that, so that
μὴ G3361 PRT-N	Strong's Definition mē (adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas G3756 expects an affirmative one)) whether no, not lest
ἐλθὼν G2064 V-2AAP-NSM	Strong's Definition erchomai to come or go (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively) to come of persons to come from one place to another, and used both of persons arriving "to appear, make one's appearance, come before the public metaphorically to come into being, arise, come forth, show itself, find place or influence "be established, become known, to come (fall) into or unto to go, to follow one
λύπην G3077 N-ASF	Strong's Definition lypē sadness sorrow, pain, grief, annoyance, affliction of persons mourning
ἔχω G2192	Strong's Definition echō to hold (used in very various applications, literally or figuratively, direct or remote; such as possession; ability, contiuity, relation, or condition) to have, i.e., to hold to have (hold) in the hand, in the sense of wearing, to have (hold) possession of the mind (refers to alarm, agitating emotions, etc.), to hold fast keep, to have or comprise or involve, to regard or consider or hold as to have i.e., own, possess external things such as pertain to property or riches or furniture or utensils or goods or food etc. "used of those joined to any one by the bonds of natural blood or marriage or friendship or duty or law etc, of attendance or companionship to hold one's self or find one's self so and so, to be in such or such a condition"to hold one's self to a thing, to lay hold of a thing, to adhere or cling to to be closely joined to a person or a thing
ἀφ' G575	Strong's Definition apo ___%___off,___%___ i.e., away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative) of separation of local separation, after verbs of motion from a place i.e., of departing, of fleeing "of separation of a part from the whole where of a whole some part is taken of any kind of separation of one thing from another by which the union or fellowship of the two is destroyed"of a state of separation, that is of distance physical, of distance of place "temporal, of distance of time of origin of the place whence anything is, comes, befalls, is taken "of origin of a cause
ὧν G3739 R-GPM	Strong's Definition hos the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that who, which, what, that
ἔδει G1163 V-IAI-3S	Strong's Definition dei also deon deh-on'; neuter active participle of the same; both used impersonally; it is (was, etc.) necessary (as binding) it is necessary, there is need of, it behooves, is right and proper necessity lying in the nature of the case "necessity brought on by circumstances or by the conduct of others toward us"necessity in reference to what is required to attain some end"a necessity of law and command, of duty, equity"necessity established by the counsel and decree of God (especially by that purpose of his which relates to the salvation of men by the intervention of Christ and which is disclosed in the Old Testament prophecies) concerning what Christ was destined finally to undergo, his sufferings, death, resurrection, ascension
με G3165	Strong's Definition me me I, me, my, etc.
χαίρειν G5463 V-PAN	Strong's Definition chairō to be ___%___cheer___%___ful, i.e., calmly happy or well-off; impersonally, especially as salutation (on meeting or parting), be well to rejoice, be glad "to rejoice exceedingly"to be well, thrive"in salutations, hail!"at the beginning of letters: to give one greeting, salute
πεποιθὼς G3982 V-2RAP-NSM	Strong's Definition peithō to convince (by argument, true or false); by analogy, to pacify or conciliate (by other fair means); reflexively or passively, to assent (to evidence or authority), to rely (by inward certainty) persuade to persuade, i.e., to induce one by words to believe "to make friends of, to win one's favor, gain one's good will, or to seek to win one, strive to please one"to tranquillise"to persuade unto i.e., move or induce one to persuasion to do something be persuaded to be persuaded, to suffer one's self to be persuaded; to be induced to believe: to have faith: in a thing to believe "to be persuaded of a thing concerning a person to listen to, obey, yield to, comply with to trust, have confidence, be confident
ἐπὶ G1909 PREP	Strong's Definition epi properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e., over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc upon, on, at, by, before "of position, on, at, by, over, against"to, over, on, at, across, against
πάντας G3956 A-APM	Strong's Definition pas all, any, every, the whole individually each, every, any, all, the whole, everyone, all things, everything collectively some of all types
ὑμᾶς G5209	Strong's Definition hymas you (as the objective of a verb or preposition) you
ὅτι G3754 CONJ	Strong's Definition hoti demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because that, because, since
ἡ G3588 T-NSF	Strong's Definition ho the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than ___%___the___%___ counted
ἐμὴ G1699 S-1SNSF	Strong's Definition emos my my, mine, etc.
χαρὰ G5479 N-NSF	Strong's Definition chara cheerfulness, i.e., calm delight joy, gladness the joy received from you "the cause or occasion of joy of persons who are one's joy
πάντων G3956 A-GPM	Strong's Definition pas all, any, every, the whole individually each, every, any, all, the whole, everyone, all things, everything collectively some of all types
ὑμῶν G5216	Strong's Definition hymōn of (from or concerning) you of yours
ἐστιν G2076	Strong's Definition esti he (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are third person singular of ___%___to be___%___

καὶ ἔγραψα ὑμῖν τοῦτο αὐτὸ ἵνα μὴ ἐλθὼν λύπην ἔχω ἀφ' ὧν ἔδει με χαίρειν πεποιθὼς ἐπὶ πάντας ὑμᾶς ὅτι ἡ ἐμὴ χαρὰ πάντων ὑμῶν ἐστιν

And I wrote this same unto you, lest, when I came, I should have sorrow from them of whom I ought to rejoice; having confidence in you all, that my joy is the joy of you all.

Cross References

Galatians 5:10

ἐγὼ πέποιθα εἰς ὑμᾶς ἐν κυρίῳ ὅτι οὐδὲν ἄλλο φρονήσετε· ὁ δὲ ταράσσων ὑμᾶς βαστάσει τὸ κρίμα ὅστις ἂν ᾖ

I have confidence in you through the Lord, that ye will be none otherwise minded: but he that troubleth you shall bear his judgment, whosoever he be.

2 Corinthians 8:22

συνεπέμψαμεν δὲ αὐτοῖς τὸν ἀδελφὸν ἡμῶν ὃν ἐδοκιμάσαμεν ἐν πολλοῖς πολλάκις σπουδαῖον ὄντα νυνὶ δὲ πολὺ σπουδαιότερον πεποιθήσει πολλῇ τῇ εἰς ὑμᾶς

And we have sent with them our brother, whom we have oftentimes proved diligent in many things, but now much more diligent, upon the great confidence which I have in you.

Philemon 1:21

πεποιθὼς τῇ ὑπακοῇ σου ἔγραψά σοι εἰδὼς ὅτι καὶ ὑπὲρ ὃ λέγω ποιήσεις

Having confidence in thy obedience I wrote unto thee, knowing that thou wilt also do more than I say.

2 Thessalonians 3:4

πεποίθαμεν δὲ ἐν κυρίῳ ἐφ' ὑμᾶς ὅτι ἃ παραγγέλλομεν ὑμῖν καὶ ποιεῖτε καὶ ποιήσετε

And we have confidence in the Lord touching you, that ye both do and will do the things which we command you.

2 Corinthians 7:12

ἄρα εἰ καὶ ἔγραψα ὑμῖν οὐχ εἵνεκεν τοῦ ἀδικήσαντος οὐδὲ εἵνεκεν τοῦ ἀδικηθέντος ἀλλ' εἵνεκεν τοῦ φανερωθῆναι τὴν σπουδὴν ὑμῶν τὴν ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν πρὸς ὑμᾶς ἐνώπιον τοῦ θεοῦ

Wherefore, though I wrote unto you, I did it not for his cause that had done the wrong, nor for his cause that suffered wrong, but that our you care for in the sight of God might appear unto you.

2 Corinthians 7:8

ὅτι εἰ καὶ ἐλύπησα ὑμᾶς ἐν τῇ ἐπιστολῇ οὐ μεταμέλομαι· εἰ καὶ μετεμελόμην βλέπω γὰρ ὅτι ἡ ἐπιστολὴ ἐκείνη εἰ καὶ πρὸς ὥραν ἐλύπησεν ὑμᾶς

For though I made you sorry with a letter, I do not repent, though I did repent: for I perceive that the same epistle hath made you sorry, though it were but for a season.

2 Corinthians 12:21

μὴ πάλιν ἐλθόντα με ταπεινώσῃ ὁ θεός μου πρὸς ὑμᾶς καὶ πενθήσω πολλοὺς τῶν προημαρτηκότων καὶ μὴ μετανοησάντων ἐπὶ τῇ ἀκαθαρσίᾳ καὶ πορνείᾳ καὶ ἀσελγείᾳ ᾗ ἔπραξαν

And lest, when I come again, my God will humble me among you, and that I shall bewail many which have sinned already, and have not repented of the uncleanness and fornication and lasciviousness which they have committed.

2 Corinthians 12:11

Γέγονα ἄφρων καυχώμενος· ὑμεῖς με ἠναγκάσατε ἐγὼ γὰρ ὤφειλον ὑφ' ὑμῶν συνίστασθαι· οὐδὲν γὰρ ὑστέρησα τῶν ὑπερ λίαν ἀποστόλων εἰ καὶ οὐδέν εἰμι

I am become a fool in glorying; ye have compelled me: for I ought to have been commended of you: for in nothing am I behind the very chiefest apostles, though I be nothing.

2 Corinthians 1:15

Καὶ ταύτῃ τῇ πεποιθήσει ἐβουλόμην πρὸς ὑμᾶς ἐλθεῖν πρότερον ἵνα δευτέραν χάριν ἔχῆτε·

And in this confidence I was minded to come unto you before, that ye might have a second benefit;

1 Corinthians 4:21

τί θέλετε ἐν ῥάβδῳ ἔλθω πρὸς ὑμᾶς ἢ ἐν ἀγάπῃ πνεύματί τε πρᾳότητος

What will ye? shall I come unto you with a rod, or in love, and in the spirit of meekness?

2 Corinthians 7:6

ἀλλ' ὁ παρακαλῶν τοὺς ταπεινοὺς παρεκάλεσεν ἡμᾶς ὁ θεὸς ἐν τῇ παρουσίᾳ Τίτου

Nevertheless God, that comforteth those that are cast down, comforted us by the coming of Titus;

2 Corinthians 2:2

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