2 Corinthians 8:5
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©GreekStrong'sOrigin
and [this], not as we had expected,ἠλπίσαμεν
(ēlpisamen)
1679: to expect, to hope (for) from elpomai (to anticipate, expect)
but they first 
 
4413: first, chiefcontr. superl. of pro
gaveἔδωκαν
(edōkan)
1325: to give (in various senses lit. or fig.)redupl. from the root do-
themselvesἑαυτοὺς
(eautous)
1438: of himself, herself, itselffrom a prim. pronoun he (him, her) and gen. (dat. or acc.) of autos
to the Lordκυρίῳ
(kuriō)
2962: lord, masterfrom kuros (authority)
and to us by the willθελήματος
(thelēmatos)
2307: willfrom theló
of God.θεοῦ
(theou)
2316: God, a godof uncertain origin


















KJV Lexicon
και  conjunction
kai  kahee:  and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
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.
καθως  adverb
kathos  kath-oce':  just (or inasmuch) as, that -- according to, (according, even) as, how, when.
ηλπισαμεν  verb - aorist active indicative - first person
elpizo  el-pid'-zo:  to expect or confide -- (have, thing) hope(-d) (for), trust.
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.
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.
εδωκαν  verb - aorist active indicative - third person
didomi  did'-o-mee:  to give (used in a very wide application, properly, or by implication, literally or figuratively; greatly modified by the connection)
πρωτον  adverb
proton  pro'-ton:  firstly (in time, place, order, or importance) -- before, at the beginning, chiefly (at, at the) first (of all).
τω  definite article - dative 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.
κυριω  noun - dative singular masculine
kurios  koo'-ree-os:  supreme in authority, i.e. (as noun) controller; by implication, Master (as a respectful title) -- God, Lord, master, Sir.
και  conjunction
kai  kahee:  and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
ημιν  personal pronoun - first person dative plural
hemin  hay-meen':  to (or for, with, by) us -- our, (for) us, we.
δια  preposition
dia  dee-ah':  through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional)
θεληματος  noun - genitive singular neuter
thelema  thel'-ay-mah:  a determination (properly, the thing), i.e. (actively) choice (specially, purpose, decree; abstractly, volition) or (passively) inclination -- desire, pleasure, will.
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
and this, not as we had expected, but they first gave themselves to the Lord and to us by the will of God.

King James Bible
And this they did, not as we hoped, but first gave their own selves to the Lord, and unto us by the will of God.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
and not just as we had hoped. Instead, they gave themselves especially to the Lord, then to us by God's will.

International Standard Version
We did not expect that! They gave themselves to the Lord first and then to us, since this was God's will.

NET Bible
And they did this not just as we had hoped, but they gave themselves first to the Lord and to us by the will of God.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And not according to what we had hoped, but they offered themselves to our Lord first and also to us in the will of God,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They did more than we had expected. First, they gave themselves to the Lord and to us, since this was God's will.

King James 2000 Bible
And this they did, not as we expected, but first gave their own selves to the Lord, and unto us by the will of God.
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