2 Corinthians 5:4

4Andκαὶforγὰροἱbeingὄντεςinἐνtheτῷtentσκήνειwe groanστενάζομενbeing burdenedβαρούμενοιbecauseἐφ’thatᾧnotοὐwe do wishθέλομενto be unclothedἐκδύσασθαιbutἀλλ’to be clothedἐπενδύσασθαι,thatἵναmay be swallowed upκαταποθῇtheτὸmortalθνητὸνbyὑπὸτῆςlifeζωῆς.

For indeed, being in the tent we groan, being burdened, because we do not want to be unclothed but to be clothed, so that the mortal should be swallowed up by life.

Vocab difficulty

70.2

Rare words

  • σκήνει

    σκῆνος

    a tent, tabernacle; fig: of the human body.

  • ἐπενδύσασθαι

    ἐπενδύομαι

    I have on over (as a garment); mid: I put on myself in addition.