2 Corinthians 3:5
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©GreekStrong'sOrigin
Not that we are adequateἱκανοί
(ikanoi)
2425: sufficient, fitfrom hikneomai (to come, reach, attain to)
in ourselvesἑαυτῶν
(eautōn)
1438: of himself, herself, itselffrom a prim. pronoun he (him, her) and gen. (dat. or acc.) of autos
to considerλογίσασθαι
(logisasthai)
3049: to reckon, to considerfrom logos (in the sense of an account or reckoning)
anythingτι
(ti)
5100: a certain one, someone, anyonea prim. enclitic indef. pronoun
as [coming] from ourselves,ἑαυτῶν
(eautōn)
1438: of himself, herself, itselffrom a prim. pronoun he (him, her) and gen. (dat. or acc.) of autos
but our adequacyἰκανότης
(ikanotēs)
2426: sufficiencyfrom hikanos
is from God,θεοῦ
(theou)
2316: God, a godof uncertain origin


















KJV Lexicon
ουχ  particle - nominative
ou  oo:  no or not -- + long, nay, neither, never, no (man), none, (can-)not, + nothing, + special, un(-worthy), when, + without, + yet but.
οτι  conjunction
hoti  hot'-ee:  demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because -- as concerning that, as though, because (that), for (that), how (that), (in) that, though, why.
ικανοι  adjective - nominative plural masculine
hikanos  hik-an-os':  competent (as if coming in season), i.e. ample (in amount) or fit (in character)
εσμεν  verb - present indicative - first person
esmen  es-men':  we are -- are, be, have our being, have hope, + (the gospel) was (preached unto) us.
αφ  preposition
apo  apo':  off, i.e. away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative)
εαυτων  reflexive pronoun - third person genitive 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.
λογισασθαι  verb - aorist middle deponent middle or passive deponent
logizomai  log-id'-zom-ahee:  to take an inventory, i.e. estimate -- conclude, (ac-)count (of), + despise, esteem, impute, lay, number, reason, reckon, suppose, think (on).
τι  indefinite pronoun - accusative singular neuter
tis  tis:  some or any person or object
ως  adverb
hos  hoce:  which how, i.e. in that manner (very variously used, as follows)
εξ  preposition
ek  ek:  a primary preposition denoting origin (the point whence action or motion proceeds), from, out (of place, time, or cause literal or figurative; direct or remote)
εαυτων  reflexive pronoun - third person genitive 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.
αλλ  conjunction
alla  al-lah':  other things, i.e. (adverbially) contrariwise (in many relations) -- and, but (even), howbeit, indeed, nay, nevertheless, no, notwithstanding, save, therefore, yea, yet.
η  definite article - nominative singular feminine
ho  ho:  the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) -- the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
ικανοτης  noun - nominative singular feminine
hikanotes  hik-an-ot'-ace:  ability -- sufficiency.
ημων  personal pronoun - first person genitive plural
hemon  hay-mone':  of (or from) us -- our (company), us, we.
εκ  preposition
ek  ek:  a primary preposition denoting origin (the point whence action or motion proceeds), from, out (of place, time, or cause literal or figurative; direct or remote)
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.
θεου  noun - genitive singular masculine
theos  theh'-os:  a deity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very -- exceeding, God, god(-ly, -ward).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Not that we are adequate in ourselves to consider anything as coming from ourselves, but our adequacy is from God,

King James Bible
Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
It is not that we are competent in ourselves to consider anything as coming from ourselves, but our competence is from God.

International Standard Version
By ourselves we are not qualified to claim that anything comes from us. Rather, our credentials come from God,

NET Bible
Not that we are adequate in ourselves to consider anything as if it were coming from ourselves, but our adequacy is from God,

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Not that we are sufficient to think anything as from ourselves, but our power is from God,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
By ourselves we are not qualified in any way to claim that we can do anything. Rather, God makes us qualified.

King James 2000 Bible
Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think anything as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God;
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