KJV: But as God is true, our word toward you was not yea and nay.
YLT: and God is faithful, that our word unto you became not Yes and No,
Darby: Now God is faithful, that our word to you is not yea and nay.
ASV: But as God is faithful, our word toward you is not yea and nay.
πιστὸς | Faithful |
Parse: Adjective, Nominative Masculine Singular Root: πιστός Sense: trusty, faithful. |
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δὲ | however |
Parse: Conjunction Root: δέ Sense: but, moreover, and, etc. |
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ὁ | - |
Parse: Article, Nominative Masculine Singular Root: ὁ Sense: this, that, these, etc. |
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Θεὸς | God [is] |
Parse: Noun, Nominative Masculine Singular Root: θεός Sense: a god or goddess, a general name of deities or divinities. |
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ὅτι | that |
Parse: Conjunction Root: ὅτι Sense: that, because, since. |
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λόγος | word |
Parse: Noun, Nominative Masculine Singular Root: λόγος Sense: of speech. |
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ἡμῶν | of us |
Parse: Personal / Possessive Pronoun, Genitive 1st Person Plural Root: ἐγώ Sense: I, me, my. |
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Ναί | Yes |
Parse: Particle Root: ναί Sense: yea, verily, truly, assuredly, even so. |
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Οὔ | No |
Parse: Adverb Root: οὐ Sense: no, not; in direct questions expecting an affirmative answer. |
Greek Commentary for 2 Corinthians 1:18
He is not a Yes and No man, saying Yes and meaning or acting No. Paul calls God to witness on this point. [source]
Not to be taken as a formula of swearing. He means that God will answer for him against the charge of fickleness by the power and blessing (benefit) which will attend his presence. Hence the meaning is: faithful is God (in this) that our speech, etc. [source]
Reverse Greek Commentary Search for 2 Corinthians 1:18
Better, as Rev., faithfulness; the good faith of God; His fidelity to His promises. For this sense see on Matthew 23:23. Compare Titus 2:10, and see on faithful, 1 John 1:9; see on Revelation 1:5; see on Revelation 3:14. Compare 1 Corinthians 1:9; 1 Corinthians 10:13; 2 Corinthians 1:18. [source]
No word for “I protest.” Paul takes solemn oath by the use of νη nē (common in Attic) with the accusative. Only here in N.T., but in lxx (Genesis 42:15f.). For other solemn oaths by Paul see 2 Corinthians 1:18; 2 Corinthians 1:23; 2 Corinthians 11:10.; 2 Corinthians 11:31; Romans 9:1. For καυχησις kauchēsis see note on 1 Thessalonians 2:19. The possessive pronoun (υμετεραν humeteran) is objective as εμην emēn in 1 Corinthians 11:24. [source]