2 Corinthians 3:1
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Are we beginning to commend ourselves again? Or do we need, like some people, letters of recommendation to you or from you?

Young's Literal Translation
Do we begin again to recommend ourselves, except we need, as some, letters of recommendation unto you, or from you?

King James Bible
Do we begin again to commend ourselves? or need we, as some [others], epistles of commendation to you, or [letters] of commendation from you?

Greek
Are we beginning
Ἀρχόμεθα (Archometha)
Verb - Present Indicative Middle - 1st Person Plural
Strong's 756: To begin. Middle voice of archo; to commence.

to commend
συνιστάνειν (synistanein)
Verb - Present Infinitive Active
Strong's 4921: To place together, commend, prove, exhibit; instrans: I stand with; To be composed of, cohere.

ourselves
ἑαυτοὺς (heautous)
Reflexive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 1438: Himself, herself, itself.

again?
πάλιν (palin)
Adverb
Strong's 3825: Probably from the same as pale; anew, i.e. back, once more, or furthermore or on the other hand.

Or
(ē)
Conjunction
Strong's 2228: Or, than. A primary particle of distinction between two connected terms; disjunctive, or; comparative, than.

do we need,
χρῄζομεν (chrēzomen)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural
Strong's 5535: To need, have need of, want, desire. From chreia; to make necessity, i.e. Be in want of.

like
ὥς (hōs)
Adverb
Strong's 5613: Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner.

some [people],
τινες (tines)
Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 5100: Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object.

letters
ἐπιστολῶν (epistolōn)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural
Strong's 1992: A letter, dispatch, epistle, message. From epistello; a written message.

of recommendation
συστατικῶν (systatikōn)
Adjective - Genitive Feminine Plural
Strong's 4956: Commendatory, introductory. From a derivative of sunistao; introductory, i.e. Recommendatory.

to
πρὸς (pros)
Preposition
Strong's 4314: To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward.

you
ὑμᾶς (hymas)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

or
(ē)
Conjunction
Strong's 2228: Or, than. A primary particle of distinction between two connected terms; disjunctive, or; comparative, than.

from
ἐξ (ex)
Preposition
Strong's 1537: From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.

you?
ὑμῶν (hymōn)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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