1 Thessalonians 3:6

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

But now when Timotheus came from you unto us, and brought us good tidings of your faith and charity, and that ye have good remembrance of us always, desiring greatly to see us, as we also to see you:

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ἄρτι δὲ ἐλθόντος Τιμοθέου πρὸς ἡμᾶς ἀφʼ ὑμῶν, καὶ εὐαγγελισαμένου ἡμῖν τὴν πίστιν καὶ τὴν ἀγάπην ὑμῶν, καὶ ὅτι ἔχετε μνείαν ἡμῶν ἀγαθὴν πάντοτε, ἐπιποθοῦντες ἡμᾶς ἰδεῖν, καθάπερ καὶ ἡμεῖς ὑμᾶς:

Transliteration

Arti but elthontos Timotheou pros us from you, and euangelisamenou to us the pistin and the agapēn of you, and that you echete mneian of us agathēn pantote, epipothountes us to idein, kathaper also we you:

Grammar Details

• *Arti*: adverb - now/just now/recently
• *elthontos*: aorist active participle, genitive singular masculine - having come (genitive absolute)
• *Timotheou*: genitive singular masculine - of Timothy
• *pros*: preposition + accusative - to/toward
• *euangelisamenou*: aorist middle participle, genitive singular masculine - having brought good news
• *pistin*: accusative singular feminine - faith
• *agapēn*: accusative singular feminine - love
• *echete*: present active indicative, 2nd person plural - you have
• *mneian*: accusative singular feminine - remembrance/mention
• *agathēn*: accusative singular feminine - good
• *pantote*: adverb - always/at all times
• *epipothountes*: present active participle, nominative plural masculine - longing/yearning
• *idein*: aorist active infinitive - to see
• *kathaper*: conjunction - just as/even as

Word Meanings

• *euangelisamenou*: having brought good news/having announced glad tidings
• *mneian*: remembrance/mention/recollection
• *epipothountes*: longing/yearning/earnestly desiring

Referenced Verses

• 1 Cor 11:2 : 2 Now I praise you, brethren, that ye remember me in all things, and keep the ordinances, as I delivered them to you.
• Prov 25:25 : 25 As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.
• 1 Thess 1:3 : 3 Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;
• Acts 18:5 : 5 And when Silas and Timotheus were come from Macedonia, Paul was pressed in the spirit, and testified to the Jews that Jesus was Christ.
• Isa 52:7 : 7 How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth!
• 2 Cor 7:5-7 : 5 For, when we were come into Macedonia, our flesh had no rest, but we were troubled on every side; without were fightings, within were fears. 6 Nevertheless God, that comforteth those that are cast down, comforted us by the coming of Titus; 7 And not by his coming only, but by the consolation wherewith he was comforted in you, when he told us your earnest desire, your mourning, your fervent mind toward me; so that I rejoiced the more.
• Gal 5:6 : 6 For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.
• Phil 1:8 : 8 For God is my record, how greatly I long after you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ.
• Col 1:4 : 4 Since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which ye have to all the saints,
• Col 4:18 : 18 The salutation by the hand of me Paul. Remember my bonds. Grace be with you. Amen. Written from Rome to Colossians by Tychicus and Onesimus.
• Acts 18:1 : 1 {G1161} After these things Paul departed from Athens, and came to Corinth;
• 1 Cor 13:13 : 13 And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.
• 1 Thess 2:9 : 9 For ye remember, brethren, our labour and travail: for labouring night and day, because we would not be chargeable unto any of you, we preached unto you the gospel of God.
• 1 Thess 2:17 : 17 But we, brethren, being taken from you for a short time in presence, not in heart, endeavoured the more abundantly to see your face with great desire.
• 1 Thess 3:9-9 : 9 For what thanks can we render to God again for you, for all the joy wherewith we joy for your sakes before our God; 10 Night and day praying exceedingly that we might see your face, and might perfect that which is lacking in your faith?
• 2 Thess 1:3 : 3 We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth;
• 1 Tim 1:5 : 5 Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned:
• 2 Tim 1:3 : 3 I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers with pure conscience, that without ceasing I have remembrance of thee in my prayers night and day;
• Phlm 1:5 : 5 Hearing of thy love and faith, which thou hast toward the Lord Jesus, and toward all saints;
• Heb 13:3 : 3 Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; and them which suffer adversity, as being yourselves also in the body.
• Heb 13:7 : 7 Remember them which have the rule over you, who have spoken unto you the word of God: whose faith follow, considering the end of their conversation.
• 1 John 3:23 : 23 And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.