Lexicon
ἐπιτιμία
epitimia
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G:N-F Greek

punishment

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epitimia denotes a disciplinary penalty described as sufficient for the person concerned.

The attested use denotes a penalty imposed on a person and presented as sufficient in the verse’s situation.

Senses in use

  1. A disciplinary penalty deemed sufficient · dominant

    In 2 Corinthians 2:6, the nominative singular feminine form occurs in the statement that such a penalty is sufficient for the person concerned. The APB renders the clause, "Sufficient for such a one is this punishment inflicted by the majority."

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 2 Corinthians 2:6, the APB presents the clause with "this punishment inflicted by the majority." That wording confirms the verse’s setting without isolating every contribution of the Greek form.

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