2 Thessalonians 3:15

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.
• 1 Thess 5:14 : 14 Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all men.
• Titus 3:10 : 10 A man that is an heretick after the first and second admonition reject;
• Matt 18:15 : 15 Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.
• 1 Cor 4:14 : 14 I write not these things to shame you, but as my beloved sons I warn you.
• 1 Cor 5:5 : 5 To deliver such an 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 man is this punishment, which was inflicted of many. 7 So that contrariwise ye ought rather to forgive him, and comfort him, lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with overmuch sorrow. 8 Wherefore I beseech you that ye would confirm your love toward him. 9 For to this end also did I write, that I might know the proof of you, whether ye be obedient in all things. 10 {G1161} To whom ye forgive any thing, I forgive also: for if I forgave any thing, to whom I forgave it, for your sakes forgave I it in the person of Christ;
• 2 Cor 10:8 : 8 For though I should boast somewhat more of our authority, which the Lord hath given us for edification, and not for your destruction, I should not be ashamed:
• 2 Cor 13:10 : 10 Therefore I write these things being absent, lest being present I should use sharpness, according to the power which the Lord hath given me to edification, and not to destruction.
• Lev 19:17-18 : 17 Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him. 18 Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the LORD.
• Ps 141:5 : 5 Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil, which shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also shall be in their calamities.
• Prov 9:9 : 9 Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.
• Prov 25:12 : 12 As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.
• Jas 5:19-20 : 19 Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one convert him; 20 Let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins.
• Jude 1:22-23 : 22 And of some have compassion, making a difference: 23 And others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh.