4 { "verseID": "2 Corinthians.2.4", "source": "Ἐκ γὰρ πολλῆς θλίψεως καὶ συνοχῆς καρδίας ἔγραψα ὑμῖν διὰ πολλῶν δακρύων· οὐχ ἵνα λυπηθῆτε, ἀλλὰ τὴν ἀγάπην ἵνα γνῶτε ἣν ἔχω περισσοτέρως εἰς ὑμᾶς.", "text": "Out of *gar* much *thlipseōs* and *synochēs* of *kardias* I *egrapsa* to you through many *dakryōn*; not *hina* you be *lypēthēte*, *alla* the *agapēn* *hina* you *gnōte* which I *echō* *perissoterōs* toward you.", "grammar": { "*gar*": "postpositive conjunction - for/because", "*thlipseōs*": "genitive feminine singular - affliction/distress", "*synochēs*": "genitive feminine singular - anguish/distress", "*kardias*": "genitive feminine singular - heart", "*egrapsa*": "aorist active indicative, 1st person singular - I wrote", "*dakryōn*": "genitive neuter plural - tears", "*hina*": "conjunction - so that/in order that", "*lypēthēte*": "aorist passive subjunctive, 2nd person plural - you might be grieved", "*alla*": "adversative conjunction - but", "*agapēn*": "accusative feminine singular - love", "*gnōte*": "aorist active subjunctive, 2nd person plural - you might know", "*echō*": "present active indicative, 1st person singular - I have", "*perissoterōs*": "comparative adverb - more abundantly" }, "variants": { "*thlipseōs*": "affliction/distress/tribulation", "*synochēs*": "anguish/distress/anxiety", "*kardias*": "heart (as seat of emotions and intellect)", "*dakryōn*": "tears/weeping", "*lypēthēte*": "be grieved/pained/sorrowful", "*agapēn*": "love (selfless, sacrificial)", "*perissoterōs*": "more abundantly/exceedingly/beyond measure" } }