1 Thessalonians 4:15

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we that are alive, that are left unto the coming of the Lord, shall in no wise precede them that are fallen asleep.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Τοῦτο γὰρ ὑμῖν λέγομεν ἐν λόγῳ Κυρίου, ὅτι ἡμεῖς οἱ ζῶντες οἱ περιλειπόμενοι εἰς τὴν παρουσίαν τοῦ Κυρίου οὐ μὴ φθάσωμεν τοὺς κοιμηθέντας.

Transliteration

This for to you we legomen in logō of Kyriou, that we the ones zōntes the ones perileipomenoi unto the parousian of the Kyriou not not we may phthasōmen the ones having koimēthentas.

Grammar Details

• *legomen*: present, indicative, active, 1st person, plural - we say/tell
• *logō*: dative, masculine, singular - word/statement (locative)
• *Kyriou*: genitive, masculine, singular - Lord's (possessive)
• *zōntes*: present, participle, active, nominative, masculine, plural - living
• *perileipomenoi*: present, participle, passive, nominative, masculine, plural - remaining/left behind
• *parousian*: accusative, feminine, singular - coming/presence/arrival
• *phthasōmen*: aorist, subjunctive, active, 1st person, plural - we may precede/come before
• *koimēthentas*: aorist, participle, passive, accusative, masculine, plural - having fallen asleep/died

Word Meanings

• *legomen*: say/tell/speak
• *logō*: word/statement/message/declaration
• *zōntes*: living/alive
• *perileipomenoi*: remaining/left behind/surviving
• *parousian*: coming/presence/arrival/advent
• *phthasōmen*: precede/come before/anticipate
• *koimēthentas*: having fallen asleep/died/passed away

Referenced Verses

• 1 Cor 15:51-53 : 51 Behold, I tell you a mystery: We all {G3303} shall not sleep, but we shall all be changed, 52 in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. 53 For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.
• 2 Cor 4:14 : 14 knowing that he that raised up the Lord Jesus shall raise up us also with Jesus, and shall present us with you.
• 1 Thess 2:19 : 19 For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of glorying? Are not even ye, before our Lord Jesus {G5547} at his coming?
• 1 Kgs 20:35 : 35 And a certain man of the sons of the prophets said unto his fellow by the word of Jehovah, Smite me, I pray thee. And the man refused to smite him.
• Ps 88:13 : 13 But unto thee, O Jehovah, have I cried; And in the morning shall my prayer come before thee.
• Ps 119:147-148 : 147 I anticipated the dawning of the morning, and cried: I hoped in thy words. 148 Mine eyes anticipated the night-watches, That I might meditate on thy word.
• Matt 17:25 : 25 He saith, Yea. And when he came into the house, Jesus spake first to him, saying, What thinkest thou, Simon? the kings of the earth, from whom do they receive toll or tribute? from their sons, or from strangers?
• 1 Kgs 22:14 : 14 And Micaiah said, As Jehovah liveth, what Jehovah saith unto me, that will I speak.
• Job 41:11 : 11 Who hath first given unto me, that I should repay him? [Whatsoever is] under the whole heaven is mine.
• 1 Kgs 13:1 : 1 And, behold, there came a man of God out of Judah by the word of Jehovah unto Beth-el: and Jeroboam was standing by the altar to burn incense.
• 1 Kgs 13:9 : 9 for so was it charged me by the word of Jehovah, saying, Thou shalt eat no bread, nor drink water, neither return by the way that thou camest.
• 1 Kgs 13:17-18 : 17 for it was said to me by the word of Jehovah, Thou shalt eat no bread nor drink water there, nor turn again to go by the way that thou camest. 18 And he said unto him, I also am a prophet as thou art; and an angel spake unto me by the word of Jehovah, saying, Bring him back with thee into thy house, that he may eat bread and drink water. [But] he lied unto him.
• 1 Kgs 13:22 : 22 but camest back, and hast eaten bread and drunk water in the place of which he said to thee, Eat no bread, and drink no water; thy body shall not come unto the sepulchre of thy fathers.