KJV: But we will not boast of things without our measure, but according to the measure of the rule which God hath distributed to us, a measure to reach even unto you.
YLT: and we in regard to the unmeasured things will not boast ourselves, but after the measure of the line that the God of measure did appoint to us -- to reach even unto you;
Darby: Now we will not boast out of measure, but according to the measure of the rule which the God of measure has apportioned to us, to reach to you also.
ASV: But we will not glory beyond our measure, but according to the measure of the province which God apportioned to us as a measure, to reach even unto you.
| δὲ | however |
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Parse: Conjunction Root: δέ Sense: but, moreover, and, etc. |
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| εἰς | into |
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Parse: Preposition Root: εἰς Sense: into, unto, to, towards, for, among. |
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| τὰ | the things |
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Parse: Article, Accusative Neuter Plural Root: ὁ Sense: this, that, these, etc. |
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| ἄμετρα | beyond measure |
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Parse: Adjective, Accusative Neuter Plural Root: ἄμετρος Sense: without measure, immense. |
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| καυχησόμεθα | will boast |
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Parse: Verb, Future Indicative Middle, 1st Person Plural Root: καυχάομαι Sense: to glory (whether with reason or without). |
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| κατὰ | according to |
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Parse: Preposition Root: κατά Sense: down from, through out. |
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| μέτρον | measure |
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Parse: Noun, Accusative Neuter Singular Root: μέτρον Sense: measure, an instrument for measuring. |
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| τοῦ | of the |
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Parse: Article, Genitive Masculine Singular Root: ὁ Sense: this, that, these, etc. |
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| κανόνος | area |
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Parse: Noun, Genitive Masculine Singular Root: κανών Sense: a rod or straight piece of rounded wood to which any thing is fastened to keep it straight. |
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| οὗ | that |
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Parse: Personal / Relative Pronoun, Genitive Masculine Singular Root: ὅς Sense: who, which, what, that. |
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| ἐμέρισεν | has assigned |
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Parse: Verb, Aorist Indicative Active, 3rd Person Singular Root: μερίζω Sense: to divide. |
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| ἡμῖν | to us |
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Parse: Personal / Possessive Pronoun, Dative 1st Person Plural Root: ἐγώ Sense: I, me, my. |
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| ὁ | - |
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Parse: Article, Nominative Masculine Singular Root: ὁ Sense: this, that, these, etc. |
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| Θεὸς | God |
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Parse: Noun, Nominative Masculine Singular Root: θεός Sense: a god or goddess, a general name of deities or divinities. |
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| μέτρου | a measure |
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Parse: Noun, Genitive Neuter Singular Root: μέτρον Sense: measure, an instrument for measuring. |
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| ἐφικέσθαι | to reach |
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Parse: Verb, Aorist Infinitive Middle Root: ἐφικνέομαι Sense: to come to. |
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| ἄχρι | as far as |
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Parse: Preposition Root: ἄχρι Sense: until, unto, etc. |
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| καὶ | also |
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Parse: Conjunction Root: καί Sense: and, also, even, indeed, but. |
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Greek Commentary for 2 Corinthians 10:13
“Into the unmeasured things,” “the illimitable.” Old word, here only in N.T. [source]
Old word Only twice in N.T., here (also 2 Corinthians 10:15, 2 Corinthians 10:16) and Galatians 6:16 (rule to walk by). To reach even unto you (επικεσται αχρι και υμων ephikesthai achri kai humōn). Second aorist middle infinitive of επικνεομαι ephikneomai old verb, only here and 2 Corinthians 10:14 in N.T. Paul‘s measuring-rod extends to Corinth. [source]
Second aorist middle infinitive of επικνεομαι ephikneomai old verb, only here and 2 Corinthians 10:14 in N.T. Paul‘s measuring-rod extends to Corinth. [source]
Of things is wrong; the translators failing to see that the article forms, with the following word, an adverbial phrase. Rev., correctly, glory beyond our measure. [source]
Used by Paul only. Originally, a straight rod or ruler. Hence a carpenter's rule. Metaphorically, that which measures or determines anything, in morals, art, or language. The Alexandrian grammarians spoke of the classic Greek authors collectively as the canon or standard of the pure language. In later Greek it was used to denote a fixed tax. In christian literature it came to signify the standard of faith or of christian teaching; the creed; the rule of Church discipline, and the authorized collection of sacred writings. Hence canon of Scripture. To understand this expression, it is to be remembered that Paul regarded his ministry as specially to the Gentiles, and that he habitually refused to establish himself permanently where any former Christian teacher had preached. The Jewish teachers at Corinth had invaded his sphere as the apostle to the Gentiles, and had also occupied the ground which he had won for himself by his successful labors among the Corinthians, as they did also at Antioch and in Galatia. He says here, therefore, that his boasting of his apostolic labors is not without measure, like that of those Jewish teachers who establish themselves everywhere, but is confined to the sphere appointed for him, of which Corinth, thus far, was the extreme limit. Hence the measure of the rule is the measure defined by the line which God has drawn. The image is that of surveying a district, so as to assign to different persons their different parcels of ground. I see no good reason for Rev. province. The measure is given by God's measuring-line: “Which God hath apportioned to us as a measure;” and his boasting extends only to this limit. [source]
Corinth being thus far the extreme limit of the field measured out for him. [source]
Reverse Greek Commentary Search for 2 Corinthians 10:13
PoSee on 2 Corinthians 10:13, 2 Corinthians 10:16. Emphasis on rule not this. [source]
For κανων kanōn see note on 2 Corinthians 10:13, 2 Corinthians 10:15. [source]