- *Kai*
- conjunction - and
- *kathōs*
- adverb - just as/according as
- *ēlpisamen*
- aorist indicative active, 1st person plural - we hoped
- *all*
- strong adversative conjunction - but
- ἑαυτοὺς
- accusative, reflexive pronoun - themselves
- *edōkan*
- aorist indicative active, 3rd person plural - they gave
- *prōton*
- adverb - first/firstly
- *Kyriō*
- dative, masculine singular - to the Lord
- ἡμῖν
- dative, 1st person plural - to us
- *dia*
- preposition with genitive - through
- *thelēmatos*
- genitive, neuter singular - will/desire
- *Theou*
- genitive, masculine singular - of God