2 Thessalonians 3:7

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

For yourselves know how ye ought to follow us: for we behaved not ourselves disorderly among you;

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Αὐτοὶ γὰρ οἴδατε πῶς δεῖ μιμεῖσθαι ἡμᾶς: ὅτι οὐκ ἠτακτήσαμεν ἐν ὑμῖν·

Transliteration

Autoi gar oidate pōs dei mimeisthai us: hoti ouk ētaktēsamen en you·

Grammar Details

*Autoi*: nominative, masculine, plural, intensive pronoun - yourselves
*gar*: postpositive conjunction - for/because
*oidate*: perfect indicative, active, 2nd plural - you know
*pōs*: interrogative adverb - how
*dei*: present indicative, active, 3rd singular, impersonal - it is necessary
*mimeisthai*: present infinitive, middle/passive - to imitate
*hoti*: conjunction - because/that
*ouk*: negative particle - not
*ētaktēsamen*: aorist indicative, active, 1st plural - we were disorderly/idle
*en*: preposition + dative - among

Word Meanings

*oidate*: you know/you understand
*dei*: it is necessary/one must/it is proper
*mimeisthai*: to imitate/to follow example of
*ētaktēsamen*: we were disorderly/we were idle/we behaved irresponsibly

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Reference numbers can disrupt continuous reading
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Referenced Verses

1 Cor 4:16 : 16 Wherefore I beseech you, be ye followers of me.
1 Cor 11:1 : 1 Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ.
2 Thess 3:9 : 9 Not because we have not power, but to make ourselves an ensample unto you to follow us.
1 Tim 4:12 : 12 Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.
Titus 2:7 : 7 In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works: in doctrine shewing uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity,
1 Pet 5:3 : 3 Neither as being lords over God's heritage, but being ensamples to the flock.
Phil 3:17 : 17 Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark them which walk so as ye have us for an ensample.
Phil 4:9 : 9 Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you.
1 Thess 1:6-7 : 6 And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost: 7 So that ye were ensamples to all that believe in Macedonia and Achaia.
1 Thess 2:10 : 10 Ye are witnesses, and God also, how holily and justly and unblameably we behaved ourselves among you that believe:
2 Thess 3:6 : 6 Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us.

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