1 Thessalonians 2:17

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

But we, brethren, being bereaved of you for a short season, in presence not in heart, endeavored the more exceedingly to see your face with great desire:

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ἡμεῖς δέ, ἀδελφοί, ἀπορφανισθέντες ἀφʼ ὑμῶν πρὸς καιρὸν ὥρας προσώπῳ, οὐ καρδίᾳ, περισσοτέρως ἐσπουδάσαμεν τὸ πρόσωπον ὑμῶν ἰδεῖν ἐν πολλῇ ἐπιθυμίᾳ.

Transliteration

We de, adelphoi, having been aporphanisthentes from you for kairon hōras in prosōpō, not in kardia, more perissōterōs we espoudasamen the prosōpon of you to idein in much epithymia.

Grammar Details

*de*: postpositive particle - but/and/now
*adelphoi*: vocative, masculine, plural - brothers
*aporphanisthentes*: aorist passive participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having been bereaved/orphaned
*kairon*: accusative, masculine, singular - time/season
*hōras*: genitive, feminine, singular - of an hour
*prosōpō*: dative, neuter, singular - in face/presence
*kardia*: dative, feminine, singular - in heart
*perissōterōs*: comparative adverb - more abundantly/especially
*espoudasamen*: aorist active indicative, 1st person plural - we made every effort/were eager
*prosōpon*: accusative, neuter, singular - face/presence
*idein*: aorist active infinitive - to see
*epithymia*: dative, feminine, singular - desire/longing

Word Meanings

*aporphanisthentes*: having been bereaved/orphaned/separated
*kairon*: time/season/while
*prosōpō*: face/presence/person
*perissōterōs*: more abundantly/especially/earnestly
*espoudasamen*: we made every effort/were eager/endeavored

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Col 2:5 : 5 For though I am absent in the flesh, yet am I with you in the spirit, joying and beholding your order, and the stedfastness of your faith in Christ.
1 Cor 5:3 : 3 For I verily, being absent in body but present in spirit, have already as though I were present judged him that hath so wrought this thing,
1 Thess 3:6 : 6 But when Timothy came even now unto us from you, and brought us glad tidings of your faith and love, and that ye have good remembrance of us always, longing to see us, even as we also [to see] you;
Rom 1:13 : 13 And I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that oftentimes I purposed to come unto you (and was hindered hitherto), that I might have some fruit in you also, even as in the rest of the Gentiles.
Rom 15:23 : 23 but now, having no more any place in these regions, and having these many years a longing to come unto you,
Phil 1:22-26 : 22 But if to live in the [flesh,—] [if] this shall bring fruit from my work, then what I shall choose I know not. 23 But I am in a strait betwixt the two, having the desire to depart and be with Christ; for it is very far better: 24 yet to abide in the flesh is more needful for your sake. 25 And having this confidence, I know that I shall abide, yea, and abide with you all, for your progress and joy in the faith; 26 that your glorying may abound in Christ Jesus in me through my presence with you again.
1 Thess 3:10-11 : 10 night and day praying exceedingly that we may see your face, and may perfect that which is lacking in your faith? 11 Now may our God and Father himself, and our Lord Jesus, {G5547} direct our way unto you:
Gen 31:30 : 30 And now, [though] thou wouldest needs be gone, because thou sore longedst after thy father's house, [yet] wherefore hast thou stolen my gods?
Gen 45:28 : 28 and Israel said, It is enough; Joseph my son is yet alive: I will go and see him before I die.
Gen 48:11 : 11 And Israel said unto Joseph, I had not thought to see thy face: and, lo, God hath let me see thy seed also.
2 Sam 13:39 : 39 And [the soul of] king David longed to go forth unto Absalom: for he was comforted concerning Amnon, seeing he was dead.
2 Kgs 5:26 : 26 And he said unto him, Went not my heart [with thee], when the man turned from his chariot to meet thee? Is it a time to receive money, and to receive garments, and oliveyards and vineyards, and sheep and oxen, and men-servants and maid-servants?
Ps 63:1 : 1 A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah. O God, thou art my God; earnestly will I seek thee: My soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee, In a dry and weary land, where no water is.
Luke 22:15 : 15 And he said unto them, With desire I have desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer:
Acts 17:10 : 10 And the brethren immediately sent away {G5037} Paul and Silas by night unto Beroea: who when they were come thither went into the synagogue of the Jews.

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