Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleI call God as my witness that it was in order to spare you that I did not return to Corinth. Young's Literal Translation And I for a witness on God do call upon my soul, that sparing you, I came not yet to Corinth; King James Bible Moreover I call God for a record upon my soul, that to spare you I came not as yet unto Corinth. Greek IἘγὼ (Egō) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. call ἐπικαλοῦμαι (epikaloumai) Verb - Present Indicative Middle - 1st Person Singular Strong's 1941: (a) To call (name) by a supplementary (additional, alternative) name, (b) mid: To call upon, appeal to, address. God Θεὸν (Theon) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. as ἐπὶ (epi) Preposition Strong's 1909: On, to, against, on the basis of, at. my ἐμὴν (emēn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 1st Person Singular Strong's 1699: My, mine. From the oblique cases of ego; my. witness μάρτυρα (martyra) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 3144: A witness (judicially) or figuratively (genitive case); by analogy, a 'martyr'. that [it was in order] ὅτι (hoti) Conjunction Strong's 3754: Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because. to spare φειδόμενος (pheidomenos) Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 5339: To spare, abstain, forbear. Of uncertain affinity; to be chary of, i.e. to abstain or to treat leniently. you ὑμῶν (hymōn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. [that] I did not return ἦλθον (ēlthon) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular Strong's 2064: To come, go. to εἰς (eis) Preposition Strong's 1519: A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases. Corinth. Κόρινθον (Korinthon) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 2882: Corinthus, a city of Greece. |