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2 Corinthians 12:7 - Flesh

2 Corinthians 12:7 - And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure.

Verse	Strongs No.	Greek	Strongs Definition
And	G2532	καί	[Conjunction] and also: even so: then too etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
lest	G3363	ἵνα μή	[Conjunction] in order (or so) that not
I should be exalted above measure	G5229	ὑπεραίρομαι	[Verb] to raise oneself over that is (figuratively) to become haughty
through the	G3588	ὁ	the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied at others omitted in English idiom)
abundance	G5236	ὑπερβολή	[Noun Feminine] a throwing beyond others that is (figuratively) supereminence; adverbially (with G1519 or G2596) pre-eminently
of the	G3588	ὁ	the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied at others omitted in English idiom)
revelations	G602	ἀποκάλυψις	[Noun Feminine] disclosure
there was given	G1325	δίδωμι	[Verb] to give (used in a very wide application properly or by implication literally or figuratively; greatly modified by the connection)
to	G2443	ἵνα	[Conjunction] compare G3588); in order that (denoting the purpose or the result)
me	G3427	μοί	to me
a thorn	G4647	σκόλοψ	[Noun Masculine] withered at the front that is a point or prickle (figuratively a bodily annoyance or disability)
in the	G3588	ὁ	the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied at others omitted in English idiom)
flesh	G4561	σάρξ	[Noun Feminine] flesh (as stripped of the skin) that is (strictly) the meat of an animal (as food) or (by extension) the body (as opposed to the soul (or spirit) or as the symbol of what is external or as the means of kindred or (by implication) human nature (with its frailties (physically or morally) and passions) or (specifically) a human being (as such)
the	G3588	ὁ	the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied at others omitted in English idiom)
messenger	G32	ἄγγελος	[Noun Masculine] compare G34; to bring tidings); a messenger; especially an angel; by implication a pastor
of Satan	G4566	Σατᾶν	[Noun Masculine] Satan that is the devil
to	G2443	ἵνα	[Conjunction] compare G3588); in order that (denoting the purpose or the result)
buffet	G2852	κολαφίζω	[Verb] to rap with the fist
me	G3427	μοί	to me
lest	G3363	ἵνα μή	[Conjunction] in order (or so) that not
I should be exalted above measure	G5229	ὑπεραίρομαι	[Verb] to raise oneself over that is (figuratively) to become haughty

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.