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2 Corinthians 11:33

And through a window in a basket was I let down by the wall, and escaped his hands.

KJV

καὶ διὰ θυρίδος ἐν σαργάνῃ ἐχαλάσθην διὰ τοῦ τείχους καὶ ἐξέφυγον τὰς χεῖρας αὐτοῦ.

Greek NT

et per fenestram in sporta dimissus sum per murum, et sic effugi manus ejus.

Vulgate

and through a window was I let down in a basket by the wall, and escaped his hands.

ASV

And through a window in a basket was I let down by the wall: and so escaped his hands.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

11 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
διά
dia
preposition · 633×
θυρίς
thuris
noun · 2×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
σαργάνη
sargane
noun · 1×
τεῖχος
teichos
noun · 9×
χαλάω
chalao
verb · 7×
χείρ
cheir
noun · 175×
ἐκφεύγω
ekpheugo
verb · 8×
ἐν
en
preposition · 2743×
o
article · 19778×

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Acts 9:25 — Then the disciples took him by night, and let him down by the wall in a basket.
  • Acts 9:25 — Then the disciples took him by night, and let him down by the wall in a basket.
  • Josh 2:15 — Then she let them down by a cord through the window: for her house was upon the town wall, and she dwelt upon the wall.