Commentaries:
Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)
Though he was rich (plousiov wn). Concessive present participle wn from eimi, to be.
Be became poor (eptwxeusen). Ingressive aorist active indicative of ptwxeuw (see verse II Corinthians 8:2 on ptwxeia).
Through his poverty (th ekeinou ptwxeiai). Instrumental case, by means of.
Might become rich (plouthshte). Ingressive first aorist active subjunctive of ploutew, to be rich with ina (that). See on Luke 1:53; I Corinthians 4:8.
Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing 2 Corinthians 8:9:
Matthew 1:18
John 1:1
John 1:14
Acts 20:4
Romans 1:4
Romans 15:25
1 Corinthians 1:7
1 Corinthians 4:8
2 Corinthians 8:2
Galatians 4:4
Colossians 1:17
2 Thessalonians 1:4
James 2:1
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