2 Corinthians 9:4
Lest haply if they of Macedonia come with me, and find you unprepared, we (that we say not, ye) should be ashamed in this same confident boasting.
Word Reference
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μήπως
G3381
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Strong's Definition
mēpōs lest somehow
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ἐὰν
G1437
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Strong's Definition
ean a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc.; often used in connection with other particles to denote indefiniteness or uncertainty
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ἔλθωσιν
G2064
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Strong's Definition
erchomai to come or go (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
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σὺν
G4862
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Strong's Definition
syn with or together (but much closer than G3326 or G3844), i.e., by association, companionship, process, resemblance, possession, instrumentality, addition, etc
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ἐμοὶ
G1698
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Strong's Definition
emoi to me
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Μακεδόνες
G3110
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Strong's Definition
makedōn a Macedon (Macedonian), i.e., inhabitant of Macedonia
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καὶ
G2532
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Strong's Definition
kai and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
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εὕρωσιν
G2147
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Strong's Definition
heuriskō to find (literally or figuratively)
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ὑμᾶς
G5209
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Strong's Definition
hymas you (as the objective of a verb or preposition)
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ἀπαρασκευάστους
G532
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Strong's Definition
aparaskeuastos unready
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καταισχυνθῶμεν
G2617
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Strong's Definition
kataischynō to shame down, i.e., disgrace or (by implication) put to the blush
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ἡμεῖς
G2249
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Strong's Definition
hēmeis we (only used when emphatic)
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ἵνα
G2443
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Strong's Definition
hina in order that (denoting the purpose or the result)
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μή
G3361
PRT-N
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Strong's Definition
mē (adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas G3756 expects an affirmative one)) whether
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λέγωμεν
G3004
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Strong's Definition
legō properly, to ___%___lay___%___ forth, i.e., (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas G2036 and G5346 generally refer to an individual expression or speech respectively; while G4483 is properly to break silence merely, and G2980 means an extended or random harangue)); by implication, to mean
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ὑμεῖς
G5210
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Strong's Definition
hymeis you (as subjective of verb)
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ἐν
G1722
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Strong's Definition
en ___%___in,___%___ at, (up-)on, by, etc
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τῇ
G3588
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Strong's Definition
ho the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
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ὑποστάσει
G5287
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Strong's Definition
hypostasis a setting under (support), i.e., (figuratively) concretely, essence, or abstractly, assurance (objectively or subjectively)
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ταύτῃ
G3778
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Strong's Definition
houtos the he (she or it), i.e., this or that (often with article repeated)
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τῆς
G3588
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Strong's Definition
ho the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
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καυχήσεως
G2746
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Strong's Definition
kauchēsis boasting (properly, the act; by implication, the object), in a good or a bad sense
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μήπως ἐὰν ἔλθωσιν σὺν ἐμοὶ Μακεδόνες καὶ εὕρωσιν ὑμᾶς ἀπαρασκευάστους καταισχυνθῶμεν ἡμεῖς ἵνα μή λέγωμεν ὑμεῖς ἐν τῇ ὑποστάσει ταύτῃ τῆς καυχήσεως
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Lest haply if they of Macedonia come with me, and find you unprepared, we (that we say not, ye) should be ashamed in this same confident boasting.
Cross References
οἶδα γὰρ τὴν προθυμίαν ὑμῶν ἣν ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν καυχῶμαι Μακεδόσιν ὅτι Ἀχαΐα παρεσκεύασται ἀπὸ πέρυσι καὶ ὁ ἐξ ὑμῶν ζῆλος ἠρέθισεν τοὺς πλείονας
For I know the forwardness of your mind, for which I boast of you to them of Macedonia, that Achaia was ready a year ago; and your zeal hath provoked very many.
ὃ λαλῶ οὐ λαλῶ κατὰ κύριον ἀλλ' ὡς ἐν ἀφροσύνῃ ἐν ταύτῃ τῇ ὑποστάσει τῆς καυχήσεως
That which I speak, I speak it not after the Lord, but as it were foolishly, in this confidence of boasting.
εὐδόκησαν γὰρ Μακεδονία καὶ Ἀχαΐα κοινωνίαν τινὰ ποιήσασθαι εἰς τοὺς πτωχοὺς τῶν ἁγίων τῶν ἐν Ἰερουσαλήμ
For it hath pleased them of Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contribution for the poor saints which are at Jerusalem.
τὴν οὖν ἔνδειξιν τῆς ἀγάπης ὑμῶν καὶ ἡμῶν καυχήσεως ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν εἰς αὐτοὺς ἐνδειξασθε καὶ εἰς πρόσωπον τῶν ἐκκλησιῶν
Wherefore shew ye to them, and before the churches, the proof of your love, and of our boasting on your behalf.
Γνωρίζομεν δὲ ὑμῖν ἀδελφοί τὴν χάριν τοῦ θεοῦ τὴν δεδομένην ἐν ταῖς ἐκκλησίαις τῆς Μακεδονίας
Moreover, brethren, we do to wit you of the grace of God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia;