1 Thessalonians 5:1

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{ "verseID": "1 Thessalonians.5.1", "source": "¶Περὶ δὲ τῶν χρόνων καὶ τῶν καιρῶν, ἀδελφοί, οὐ χρείαν ἔχετε ὑμῖν γράφεσθαι.", "text": "*Peri de* the *chronōn* and the *kairōn*, *adelphoi*, not *chreian echete* to you to be *graphesthai*.", "grammar": { "*Peri*": "preposition + genitive - concerning/about", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and/now", "*chronōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - times/chronological periods", "*kairōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - seasons/opportune times", "*adelphoi*": "vocative, masculine, plural - brothers", "*chreian echete*": "present, active, indicative, 2nd person plural + accusative - you have need", "*graphesthai*": "present, passive, infinitive - to be written" }, "variants": { "*chronōn*": "times/chronological periods/epochs", "*kairōn*": "seasons/opportune times/appointed times", "*graphesthai*": "to be written/to be recorded" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

¶Περὶ δὲ τῶν χρόνων καὶ τῶν καιρῶν, ἀδελφοί, οὐ χρείαν ἔχετε ὑμῖν γράφεσθαι.

Transliteration

Peri de the chronōn and the kairōn, adelphoi, not chreian echete to you to be graphesthai.

Grammar Details

• *Peri*: preposition + genitive - concerning/about
• *de*: postpositive conjunction - but/and/now
• *chronōn*: genitive, masculine, plural - times/chronological periods
• *kairōn*: genitive, masculine, plural - seasons/opportune times
• *adelphoi*: vocative, masculine, plural - brothers
• *chreian echete*: present, active, indicative, 2nd person plural + accusative - you have need
• *graphesthai*: present, passive, infinitive - to be written

Word Meanings

• *chronōn*: times/chronological periods/epochs
• *kairōn*: seasons/opportune times/appointed times
• *graphesthai*: to be written/to be recorded

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Now concerning the times and the seasons, brothers, you have no need for anything to be written to you.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  But concerning the times and the seasons, brothers, you have no need that I write to you.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  But{G1161} concerning{G4012} the times{G5550} and{G2532} the seasons,{G2540} brethren,{G80} ye have{G2192} no{G3756} need{G5532} that aught be written unto{G1125} you.{G5213}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  But{G1161} of{G4012} the times{G5550} and{G2532} the seasons{G2540}, brethren{G80}, ye have{G2192}{(G5719)} no{G3756} need{G5532} that I write{G1125}{(G5745)} unto you{G5213}.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Of the tymes and seasons brethren ye have no nede that I write vnto you:

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Bvt of ye tymes and seasons (brethre) it is no nede to wryte vnto you.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Bvt of the times and seasons, brethren, yee haue no neede that I write vnto you.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  But of the tymes & seasons brethre, ye haue no neede that I write vnto you.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  But concerning the times and the seasons, brothers, you have no need that anything be written to you.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And concerning the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need of my writing to you,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  But concerning the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that aught be written unto you.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  But concerning the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that aught be written unto you.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  But about the times and their order, my brothers, there is no need for me to say anything to you.

• World English Bible (2000)

  But concerning the times and the seasons, brothers, you have no need that anything be written to you.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The Day of the Lord Now on the topic of times and seasons, brothers and sisters, you have no need for anything to be written to you.

Referenced Verses

• Acts 1:7 : 7 { "verseID": "Acts.1.7", "source": "Εἶπεν δὲ πρὸς αὐτούς, Οὐχ ὑμῶν ἐστιν γνῶναι χρόνους ἢ καιροὺς, οὓς ὁ Πατὴρ ἔθετο ἐν τῇ ἰδίᾳ ἐξουσίᾳ.", "text": "He *eipen de pros* them, Not of you *estin gnōnai chronous ē kairous*, which the *Patēr etheto* in the *idia exousia*.", "grammar": { "*eipen*": "aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular - said/spoke", "*de*": "postpositive particle - and/but", "*pros*": "preposition + accusative - to/toward", "*estin*": "present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular - is", "*gnōnai*": "aorist, active, infinitive - to know", "*chronous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - times", "*ē*": "conjunction - or", "*kairous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - seasons/appointed times", "*Patēr*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Father", "*etheto*": "aorist, middle, indicative, 3rd person singular - placed/set/appointed", "*idia*": "dative, feminine, singular - own/personal", "*exousia*": "dative, feminine, singular - authority/power" }, "variants": { "*gnōnai*": "to know/understand/comprehend", "*chronous*": "times/epochs/durations", "*kairous*": "seasons/opportune times/appointed moments", "*etheto*": "placed/set/appointed/established", "*idia*": "own/personal/private", "*exousia*": "authority/power/jurisdiction" } }
• 1 Thess 4:9 : 9 { "verseID": "1 Thessalonians.4.9", "source": "Περὶ δὲ τῆς φιλαδελφίας οὐ χρείαν ἔχετε γράφειν ὑμῖν: αὐτοὶ γὰρ ὑμεῖς θεοδίδακτοί ἐστε εἰς τὸ ἀγαπᾶν ἀλλήλους.", "text": "Concerning but the *philadelphias* not *chreian* you *echete* to *graphein* to you: *autoi* for you *theodidaktoi* *este* into the to *agapan* *allēlous*.", "grammar": { "*philadelphias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - brotherly love", "*chreian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - need/necessity", "*echete*": "present, indicative, active, 2nd person, plural - you have", "*graphein*": "present, infinitive, active - to write", "*autoi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - yourselves (emphatic)", "*theodidaktoi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - taught by God", "*este*": "present, indicative, active, 2nd person, plural - you are", "*agapan*": "present, infinitive, active - to love", "*allēlous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - one another/each other" }, "variants": { "*philadelphias*": "brotherly love/fraternal affection/love for fellow believers", "*chreian*": "need/necessity/requirement", "*echete*": "have/possess/hold", "*graphein*": "write/compose/record", "*theodidaktoi*": "taught by God/divinely instructed", "*agapan*": "love/cherish/value" } }
• Jude 1:3 : 3 { "verseID": "Jude.1.3", "source": "Ἀγαπητοί, πᾶσαν σπουδὴν ποιούμενος γράφειν ὑμῖν περὶ τῆς κοινῆς σωτηρίας, ἀνάγκην ἔσχον γράψαι ὑμῖν, παρακαλῶν ἐπαγωνίζεσθαι τῇ ἅπαξ παραδοθείσῃ τοῖς ἁγίοις πίστει.", "text": "*Agapētoi*, all *spoudēn poioumenos graphein* to you *peri* the *koinēs sōtērias*, *anagkēn eschon grapsai* to you, *parakalōn epagōnizesthai* the *hapax paradotheisē tois hagiois pistei*.", "grammar": { "*Agapētoi*": "vocative, masculine, plural - beloved", "*pasan spoudēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - all diligence", "*poioumenos*": "present middle participle, nominative, masculine, singular - making/doing", "*graphein*": "present active infinitive - to write", "*hymin*": "dative, plural - to you", "*peri*": "preposition + genitive - concerning/about", "*koinēs sōtērias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - common salvation", "*anagkēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - necessity", "*eschon*": "aorist active indicative, 1st person singular - I had", "*grapsai*": "aorist active infinitive - to write", "*parakalōn*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - exhorting/urging", "*epagōnizesthai*": "present middle infinitive - to contend earnestly", "*hapax*": "adverb - once for all", "*paradotheisē*": "aorist passive participle, dative, feminine, singular - having been delivered", "*tois hagiois*": "dative, masculine, plural - to the saints", "*pistei*": "dative, feminine, singular - faith" }, "variants": { "*Agapētoi*": "beloved/dear ones", "*spoudēn*": "diligence/earnestness/haste", "*poioumenos*": "making/doing/exercising", "*koinēs*": "common/shared/mutual", "*sōtērias*": "salvation/deliverance/preservation", "*anagkēn*": "necessity/compulsion/constraint", "*parakalōn*": "exhorting/urging/encouraging", "*epagōnizesthai*": "contend earnestly/struggle for/defend vigorously", "*hapax*": "once for all/once and for all time", "*paradotheisē*": "delivered/handed down/entrusted", "*hagiois*": "saints/holy ones/set apart ones", "*pistei*": "faith/belief/trust" } }
• Matt 24:3 : 3 { "verseID": "Matthew.24.3", "source": "¶Καθημένου δὲ αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ τοῦ ὄρους τῶν Ἐλαιῶν, προσῆλθον αὐτῷ οἱ μαθηταὶ κατʼ ἰδίαν, λέγοντες, Εἰπὲ ἡμῖν, πότε ταῦτα ἔσται; καὶ τί τὸ σημεῖον τῆς σῆς παρουσίας, καὶ τῆς συντελείας τοῦ αἰῶνος;", "text": "And *kathēmenou* of him upon the *orous* of the *Elaiōn*, *prosēlthon* to him the *mathētai* *katʼ idian*, *legontes*, *Eipe* to us, when these things *estai*? and what the *sēmeion* of your *parousias*, and of the *synteleias* of the *aiōnos*?", "grammar": { "*kathēmenou*": "present middle participle, genitive masculine singular - sitting/seated", "*orous*": "genitive neuter singular - mountain/mount", "*Elaiōn*": "genitive feminine plural - of Olives", "*prosēlthon*": "aorist active, 3rd person plural - came to/approached", "*mathētai*": "nominative masculine plural - disciples", "*katʼ idian*": "prepositional phrase - privately/by themselves", "*legontes*": "present active participle, nominative masculine plural - saying", "*Eipe*": "aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular - tell/say", "*estai*": "future middle, 3rd person singular - will be", "*sēmeion*": "nominative neuter singular - sign", "*parousias*": "genitive feminine singular - presence/coming/arrival", "*synteleias*": "genitive feminine singular - completion/consummation/end", "*aiōnos*": "genitive masculine singular - age/world" }, "variants": { "*kathēmenou*": "sitting/being seated/dwelling", "*orous*": "mountain/mount/hill", "*prosēlthon*": "approached/came to/came near", "*mathētai*": "disciples/students/followers", "*katʼ idian*": "privately/apart/by themselves", "*legontes*": "saying/speaking/declaring", "*Eipe*": "tell/say/speak", "*estai*": "will be/shall be/will happen", "*sēmeion*": "sign/indicator/marker", "*parousias*": "presence/coming/arrival", "*synteleias*": "completion/consummation/end", "*aiōnos*": "age/era/world/eternity" } }
• Matt 24:36 : 36 { "verseID": "Matthew.24.36", "source": "¶Περὶ δὲ τῆς ἡμέρας ἐκείνης καὶ τῆς ὥρας οὐδεὶς οἶδεν, οὐδὲ οἱ ἄγγελοι τῶν οὐρανῶν, εἰ μὴ ὁ Πατήρ μου μόνος.", "text": "But concerning the *hēmeras* that and the *hōras* no one *oiden*, not even the *angeloi* of the *ouranōn*, if not the *Patēr* of me only.", "grammar": { "*hēmeras*": "genitive feminine singular - of day", "*hōras*": "genitive feminine singular - of hour", "*oiden*": "perfect active with present meaning, 3rd person singular - knows", "*angeloi*": "nominative masculine plural - angels", "*ouranōn*": "genitive masculine plural - of heavens", "*Patēr*": "nominative masculine singular - Father" }, "variants": { "*hēmeras*": "day/date/time", "*hōras*": "hour/time/moment", "*oiden*": "knows/is aware/has knowledge", "*angeloi*": "angels/messengers", "*ouranōn*": "heavens/skies", "*Patēr*": "Father" } }
• Mark 13:30-32 : 30 { "verseID": "Mark.13.30", "source": "Ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν, ὅτι οὐ μὴ παρέλθῃ ἡ γενεὰ αὕτη, μέχρις οὗ πάντα ταῦτα γένηται.", "text": "*Amēn* *legō* to-you, that *ou mē* *parelthē* the *genea* this, until which all these *genētai*.", "grammar": { "*Amēn*": "Hebrew transliteration - truly/verily", "*legō*": "present, indicative, active, 1st singular - I say/tell", "*ou mē*": "strong double negative - by no means/certainly not", "*parelthē*": "aorist, subjunctive, active, 3rd singular - might pass away", "*genea*": "nominative, feminine, singular - generation", "*genētai*": "aorist, subjunctive, middle, 3rd singular - might happen/occur" }, "variants": { "*Amēn*": "truly/verily/certainly", "*legō*": "I say/tell/speak", "*parelthē*": "might pass away/disappear/perish", "*genea*": "generation/race/age/lineage", "*genētai*": "might happen/occur/take place" } } 31 { "verseID": "Mark.13.31", "source": "Ὁ οὐρανὸς καὶ ἡ γῆ παρελεύσονται: οἱ δὲ λόγοι μου οὐ μὴ παρέλθωσιν.", "text": "The *ouranos* and the *gē* *pareleusontai*: the *de* *logoi* of-me *ou mē* *parelthōsin*.", "grammar": { "*ouranos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - heaven/sky", "*gē*": "nominative, feminine, singular - earth/land", "*pareleusontai*": "future, indicative, middle, 3rd plural - will pass away", "*de*": "conjunction, adversative/continuative - but/and/now", "*logoi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - words/sayings", "*ou mē*": "strong double negative - by no means/certainly not", "*parelthōsin*": "aorist, subjunctive, active, 3rd plural - might pass away" }, "variants": { "*ouranos*": "heaven/sky/firmament", "*gē*": "earth/land/ground", "*pareleusontai*": "will pass away/disappear/perish", "*logoi*": "words/sayings/messages", "*parelthōsin*": "might pass away/disappear/perish" } } 32 { "verseID": "Mark.13.32", "source": "¶Περὶ δὲ τῆς ἡμέρας ἐκείνης καὶ τῆς ὥρας οὐδεὶς οἶδεν, οὐδὲ οἱ ἄγγελοι οἱ ἐν οὐρανῷ, οὐδὲ ὁ Υἱός, εἰ μὴ ὁ Πατήρ.", "text": "Concerning *de* the *hēmeras* that and the *hōras* *oudeis* *oiden*, neither the *angeloi* the ones in *ouranō*, neither the *Huios*, if not the *Patēr*.", "grammar": { "*de*": "conjunction, adversative/continuative - but/and/now", "*hēmeras*": "genitive, feminine, singular - day", "*hōras*": "genitive, feminine, singular - hour/time", "*oudeis*": "nominative, masculine, singular - no one", "*oiden*": "perfect, indicative, active, 3rd singular - knows/has known", "*angeloi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - angels", "*ouranō*": "dative, masculine, singular - heaven/sky", "*Huios*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Son", "*Patēr*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Father" }, "variants": { "*hēmeras*": "day/time", "*hōras*": "hour/time/moment", "*oudeis*": "no one/nobody/none", "*oiden*": "knows/has known/is aware", "*angeloi*": "angels/messengers", "*ouranō*": "heaven/sky/firmament", "*Huios*": "Son [referring to Jesus]", "*Patēr*": "Father [referring to God]" } }
• 2 Cor 9:1 : 1 { "verseID": "2 Corinthians.9.1", "source": "Περὶ μὲν γὰρ τῆς διακονίας τῆς εἰς τοὺς ἁγίους, περισσόν μοί ἐστιν τὸ γράφειν ὑμῖν:", "text": "*Peri men gar* the *diakonias* the unto the *hagious*, *perisson moi estin* the *graphein hymin*:", "grammar": { "*Peri*": "preposition + genitive - concerning/about", "*men gar*": "particle combination - for indeed/truly", "*diakonias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - ministry/service", "*hagious*": "accusative, masculine, plural - holy ones/saints", "*perisson*": "nominative, neuter, singular - superfluous/abundant", "*moi*": "dative, 1st person, singular - to me", "*estin*": "present, indicative, 3rd person, singular - is", "*graphein*": "present, infinitive - to write", "*hymin*": "dative, 2nd person, plural - to you" }, "variants": { "*diakonias*": "ministry/service/aid/support", "*hagious*": "saints/holy ones/consecrated people", "*perisson*": "superfluous/unnecessary/redundant/abundant" } }