2 Thessalonians 3:15

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And [yet] count him not as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ μὴ ὡς ἐχθρὸν ἡγεῖσθε, ἀλλὰ νουθετεῖτε ὡς ἀδελφόν.

Transliteration

And not hōs echthron hēgeisthe, alla noutheteite hōs adelphon.

Grammar Details

• *hōs*: comparative particle - as
• *echthron*: accusative, masculine, singular - enemy
• *hēgeisthe*: present imperative, middle, 2nd plural - consider/regard
• *alla*: contrastive conjunction - but
• *noutheteite*: present imperative, active, 2nd plural - admonish/warn
• *adelphon*: accusative, masculine, singular - brother

Word Meanings

• *echthron*: enemy/opponent/adversary
• *hēgeisthe*: consider/regard/count
• *noutheteite*: admonish/warn/instruct

Referenced Verses

• Gal 6:1 : 1 Brethren, even if {G2532} a man be overtaken in any trespass, ye who are spiritual, restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness; looking to thyself, lest thou also be tempted.
• 1 Thess 5:14 : 14 And we exhort you, brethren, admonish the disorderly, encourage the fainthearted, support the weak, be longsuffering toward all.
• Titus 3:10 : 10 A factious man after a first and second admonition refuse;
• Matt 18:15 : 15 And if your brother sin against you, go, show him his fault between you and him alone: if he hear you, you have gained your brother.
• 1 Cor 4:14 : 14 I write not these things to shame you, but to admonish you as my beloved children.
• 1 Cor 5:5 : 5 to deliver such a one unto Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.
• 2 Cor 2:6-9 : 6 Sufficient to such a one is this punishment which was [inflicted] by the many; 7 so that contrariwise ye should rather forgive him and comfort him, lest by any means such a one should be swallowed up with his overmuch sorrow. 8 Wherefore I beseech you to confirm [your] love toward him. 9 For to this end also did I write, that I might know the proof of you, whether ye are obedient in all things. 10 But to whom ye forgive anything, I [forgive] also: for {G1063} what I also have forgiven, if I have forgiven anything, for your sakes {G5209} [have I] [forgiven it] in the presence of Christ;
• 2 Cor 10:8 : 8 For though {G5037} I should glory {G2532} somewhat abundantly concerning our authority (which the Lord gave {G2254} for building you up, and not for casting you down), I shall not be put to shame:
• 2 Cor 13:10 : 10 For this cause I write these things while absent, that I may not when present deal sharply, according to the authority which the Lord gave me for building up, and not for casting down.
• Lev 19:17-18 : 17 Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thy heart: thou shalt surely rebuke thy neighbor, and not bear sin because of him. 18 Thou shalt not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people; but thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself: I am Jehovah.
• Ps 141:5 : 5 Let the righteous smite me, [it shall be] a kindness; And let him reprove me, [it shall be as] oil upon the head; Let not my head refuse it: For even in their wickedness shall my prayer continue.
• Prov 9:9 : 9 Give [instruction] to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: Teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.
• Prov 25:12 : 12 [ As] an ear-ring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, [So is] a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.
• Jas 5:19-20 : 19 My brethren, if any among you err from the truth, and one convert him; 20 let him know, that he who converteth a sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall cover a multitude of sins.
• Jude 1:22-23 : 22 And on some have mercy, who are in doubt; 23 and some save, snatching them out of the fire; and on some have mercy with fear; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh.