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2 Corinthians 13:6

Greek
ἐλπίζω δὲplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigδέ

greek

δέ is a conjunction that can mean “but” or “and” or “also” or “moreover”. It is a word that is used very frequently in the New Testament, and is often unexpressed and not translated in English.
ὅτι γνώσεσθε ὅτι ἡμεῖς οὐκ ἐσμὲνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigεἰμί

greek

εἰμί is the first person singular verb for “to be” (εἶναι [the infinitive form] = “to be”).

It an irregular verb, and, like English, changes significantly between person and tense. For example εἰμί is the word for am and ἦν is the word for was, e.g.
ἀδόκιμοι.
ESV
I hope you will find out that we have not failed the test.
NIV
And I trust that you will discover that we have not failed the test.
NLT
As you test yourselves, I hope you will recognize that we have not failed the test of apostolic authority.
KJV
But I trust that ye shall know that we are not reprobates.

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