2 Corinthians 10:14
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©GreekStrong'sOrigin
For we are not overextendingὑπερεκτείνομεν
(uperekteinomen)
5239b: to stretch beyond measurefrom huper and ekteinó
ourselves,ἑαυτούς
(eautous)
1438: of himself, herself, itselffrom a prim. pronoun he (him, her) and gen. (dat. or acc.) of autos
as ifὡς
(ōs)
5613: as, like as, even as, when, since, as long asadverb from hos,
we did not reachἐφικνούμενοι
(ephiknoumenoi)
2185: to arrive upon, i.e. to reachfrom epi and the same as hikanos
to you, for we were the first to comeἐφθάσαμεν
(ephthasamen)
5348: to come before (another), anticipate, arrivea prim. verb
evenκαὶ
(kai)
2532: and, even, alsoa prim. conjunction
as farἄχρι
(achri)
891: until, as far asa prim. particle, preposition
as you in the gospelεὐαγγελίῳ
(euangeliō)
2098: good newsfrom the same as euaggelizó
of Christ;Χριστοῦ
(christou)
5547: the Anointed One, Messiah, Christfrom chrió


















KJV Lexicon
ου  particle - nominative
ou  oo:  no or not -- + long, nay, neither, never, no (man), none, (can-)not, + nothing, + special, un(-worthy), when, + without, + yet but.
γαρ  conjunction
gar  gar:  assigning a reason (used in argument, explanation or intensification; often with other particles)
ως  adverb
hos  hoce:  which how, i.e. in that manner (very variously used, as follows)
μη  particle - nominative
me  may:  any but (that), forbear, God forbid, lack, lest, neither, never, no (wise in), none, nor, (can-)not, nothing, that not, un(-taken), without.
εφικνουμενοι  verb - present middle or passive deponent participle - nominative plural masculine
ephikneomai  ef-ik-neh'-om-ahee:  to arrive upon, i.e. extend to -- reach.
εις  preposition
eis  ice:  to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases
υμας  personal pronoun - second person accusative plural
humas  hoo-mas':  you (as the objective of a verb or preposition) -- ye, you (+ -ward), your (+ own).
υπερεκτεινομεν  verb - present active indicative - first person
huperekteino  hoop-er-ek-ti'-no:  to extend inordinately -- stretch beyond.
εαυτους  reflexive pronoun - third person accusative plural masculine
heautou  heh-ow-too':  him-(her-, it-, them-, also (in conjunction with the personal pronoun of the other persons) my-, thy-, our-, your-) self (selves), etc.
αχρι  preposition
achri  akh'-ree:  (through the idea of a terminus); (of time) until or (of place) up to -- as far as, for, in(-to), till, (even, un-)to, until, while.
γαρ  conjunction
gar  gar:  assigning a reason (used in argument, explanation or intensification; often with other particles)
και  conjunction
kai  kahee:  and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
υμων  personal pronoun - second person genitive plural
humon  hoo-mone':  of (from or concerning) you -- ye, you, your (own, -selves).
εφθασαμεν  verb - aorist active indicative - first person
phthano  fthan'-o:  to be beforehand, i.e. anticipate or precede; by extension, to have arrived at -- (already) attain, come, prevent.
εν  preposition
en  en:  in, at, (up-)on, by, etc.
τω  definite article - dative singular neuter
ho  ho:  the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) -- the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
ευαγγελιω  noun - dative singular neuter
euaggelion  yoo-ang-ghel'-ee-on:  a good message, i.e. the gospel -- gospel.
του  definite article - genitive singular masculine
ho  ho:  the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) -- the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
χριστου  noun - genitive singular masculine
Christos  khris-tos':  anointed, i.e. the Messiah, an epithet of Jesus -- Christ.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
For we are not overextending ourselves, as if we did not reach to you, for we were the first to come even as far as you in the gospel of Christ;

King James Bible
For we stretch not ourselves beyond our measure, as though we reached not unto you: for we are come as far as to you also in preaching the gospel of Christ:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For we are not overextending ourselves, as if we had not reached you, since we have come to you with the gospel of Christ.

International Standard Version
For it is not as though we were overstepping our limits when we came to you. We were the first to reach you with the gospel of the Messiah.

NET Bible
For we were not overextending ourselves, as though we did not reach as far as you, because we were the first to reach as far as you with the gospel about Christ.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
For it was not as if we did not arrive unto you, for we joined ourselves as far as unto you. We arrived with The Gospel of The Messiah.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
It's not as though we hadn't already been to Corinth. We're not overstating the facts. The fact is that we were the first to arrive in Corinth with the Good News about Christ.

King James 2000 Bible
For we stretch not ourselves beyond our measure, as though we reached not unto you: for we are come as far as to you also in preaching the gospel of Christ:
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