7{
"verseID": "1 Thessalonians.2.7",
"source": "δυνάμενοι ἕν βάρει εἶναι, ὥς Χριστοῦ ἀπόστολοι. ⋄Ἀλλʼ ἐγενήθημεν ἤπιοι ἐν μέσῳ ὑμῶν, ὡς ἂν τροφὸς θάλπῃ τὰ ἑαυτῆς τέκνα:",
"text": "*Dynamenoi* in *barei* *einai*, as *Christou* *apostoloi*. *All'* we *egenēthēmen* *ēpioi* in *mesō* of you, as if *trophos* would *thalpē* the *heautēs* *tekna*:",
"grammar": {
"*Dynamenoi*": "present middle participle, nominative, masculine, plural - being able",
"*barei*": "dative, neuter, singular - weight/burden/authority",
"*einai*": "present active infinitive - to be",
"*Christou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of Christ",
"*apostoloi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - apostles/messengers",
"*All'*": "adversative conjunction - but/yet",
"*egenēthēmen*": "aorist passive indicative, 1st person plural - we were/became",
"*ēpioi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - gentle/mild",
"*mesō*": "dative, neuter, singular - midst/middle",
"*trophos*": "nominative, feminine, singular - nurse/nursing mother",
"*thalpē*": "present active subjunctive, 3rd person singular - would cherish/care for",
"*heautēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular, reflexive pronoun - her own",
"*tekna*": "accusative, neuter, plural - children"
},
"variants": {
"*barei*": "weight/burden/authority/importance",
"*egenēthēmen*": "we were/became/appeared",
"*ēpioi*": "gentle/mild/kind",
"*thalpē*": "cherish/care for/nurture/warm"
}
}
8{
"verseID": "1 Thessalonians.2.8",
"source": "Οὕτως ἱμειρόμενοι ὑμῶν, εὐδοκοῦμεν μεταδοῦναι ὑμῖν, οὐ μόνον τὸ εὐαγγέλιον τοῦ Θεοῦ, ἀλλὰ καὶ τὰς ἑαυτῶν ψυχάς, διότι ἀγαπητοὶ ἡμῖν γεγένησθε.",
"text": "*Houtōs* *himeiromenoi* of you, we *eudokoumen* *metadounai* to you, not *monon* the *euangelion* of the *Theou*, *alla kai* the *heautōn* *psychas*, *dioti* *agapētoi* to us you have *gegenēsthe*.",
"grammar": {
"*Houtōs*": "demonstrative adverb - thus/so/in this manner",
"*himeiromenoi*": "present middle participle, nominative, masculine, plural - yearning/longing",
"*eudokoumen*": "imperfect active indicative, 1st person plural - we were pleased/willing",
"*metadounai*": "aorist active infinitive - to share/impart",
"*monon*": "adverb - only/alone",
"*euangelion*": "accusative, neuter, singular - gospel/good news",
"*Theou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of God",
"*alla kai*": "adversative conjunction + conjunction - but also",
"*heautōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural, reflexive pronoun - our own",
"*psychas*": "accusative, feminine, plural - souls/lives",
"*dioti*": "conjunction - because/for the reason that",
"*agapētoi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - beloved/dear",
"*gegenēsthe*": "perfect passive indicative, 2nd person plural - you have become"
},
"variants": {
"*himeiromenoi*": "yearning/longing/desiring affectionately",
"*eudokoumen*": "we were pleased/willing/thought it good",
"*psychas*": "souls/lives/selves",
"*agapētoi*": "beloved/dear/dearly loved"
}
}
9{
"verseID": "1 Thessalonians.2.9",
"source": "Μνημονεύετε γάρ, ἀδελφοί, τὸν κόπον ἡμῶν καὶ τὸν μόχθον: νυκτὸς γὰρ καὶ ἡμέρας ἐργαζόμενοι, πρὸς τὸ μὴ ἐπιβαρῆσαί τινα ὑμῶν, ἐκηρύξαμεν εἰς ὑμᾶς τὸ εὐαγγέλιον τοῦ Θεοῦ.",
"text": "You *mnēmoneuete* *gar*, *adelphoi*, the *kopon* of us *kai* the *mochthon*: *nyktos* *gar* *kai* *hēmeras* *ergazomenoi*, *pros* the not to *epibarēsai* anyone of you, we *ekēryxamen* to you the *euangelion* of the *Theou*.",
"grammar": {
"*mnēmoneuete*": "present active indicative, 2nd person plural - you remember",
"*gar*": "postpositive particle - for/because",
"*adelphoi*": "vocative, masculine, plural - brothers",
"*kopon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - labor/toil",
"*kai*": "conjunction - and/also",
"*mochthon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - hardship/struggle",
"*nyktos*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of night/by night",
"*hēmeras*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of day/by day",
"*ergazomenoi*": "present middle participle, nominative, masculine, plural - working",
"*pros*": "preposition with accusative - toward/with a view to",
"*epibarēsai*": "aorist active infinitive - to burden/be a burden",
"*ekēryxamen*": "aorist active indicative, 1st person plural - we proclaimed/preached",
"*euangelion*": "accusative, neuter, singular - gospel/good news",
"*Theou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of God"
},
"variants": {
"*kopon*": "labor/toil/trouble",
"*mochthon*": "hardship/struggle/toil",
"*ergazomenoi*": "working/laboring",
"*epibarēsai*": "to burden/be a burden/be a weight"
}
}
10{
"verseID": "1 Thessalonians.2.10",
"source": "Ὑμεῖς μάρτυρες, καὶ ὁ Θεός, ὡς ὁσίως καὶ δικαίως καὶ ἀμέμπτως ὑμῖν τοῖς πιστεύουσιν ἐγενήθημεν:",
"text": "You are *martyres*, *kai* the *Theos*, how *hosiōs* *kai* *dikaiōs* *kai* *amemptōs* to you the ones *pisteuousin* we *egenēthēmen*:",
"grammar": {
"*martyres*": "nominative, masculine, plural - witnesses",
"*kai*": "conjunction - and/also",
"*Theos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - God",
"*hosiōs*": "adverb - holily/devoutly",
"*dikaiōs*": "adverb - righteously/justly",
"*amemptōs*": "adverb - blamelessly/without reproach",
"*pisteuousin*": "present active participle, dative, masculine, plural - believing/who believe",
"*egenēthēmen*": "aorist passive indicative, 1st person plural - we were/became/behaved"
},
"variants": {
"*egenēthēmen*": "we were/became/behaved/conducted ourselves"
}
}