Greek Interlinear
1 Thessalonians 2:17 Interlinear
“we But brethren being taken from you for time a short face not in heart the more abundantly endeavoured face you to see with great desire”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ἡμεῖς | G2249 | we | we (only used when emphatic) |
| 2 | δέ | G1161 | But | but, and, etc |
| 3 | ἀδελφοί | G80 | brethren | a brother (literally or figuratively) near or remote (much like g0001) |
| 4 | ἀπορφανισθέντες | G642 | being taken | to bereave wholly, i.e., (figuratively) separate (from intercourse) |
| 5 | ἀφ' | G575 | from | "off," i.e., away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative) |
| 6 | ὑμῶν | G5216 | you | of (from or concerning) you |
| 7 | πρὸς | G4314 | for | a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e., toward (with the genitive case, the side of, i.e., pertaining to; with the dative case, by the side of, |
| 8 | καιρὸν | G2540 | time | an occasion, i.e., set or proper time |
| 9 | ὥρας | G5610 | a short | an "hour" (literally or figuratively) |
| 10 | πρόσωπον | G4383 | face | the front (as being towards view), i.e., the countenance, aspect, appearance, surface; by implication, presence, person |
| 11 | οὐ | G3756 | not | the absolute negative (compare g3361) adverb; no or not |
| 12 | καρδίᾳ | G2588 | in heart | the heart, i.e., (figuratively) the thoughts or feelings (mind); also (by analogy) the middle |
| 13 | περισσοτέρως | G4056 | the more abundantly | more superabundantly |
| 14 | ἐσπουδάσαμεν | G4704 | endeavoured | to use speed, i.e., to make effort, be prompt or earnest |
| 15 | τὸ | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 16 | πρόσωπον | G4383 | face | the front (as being towards view), i.e., the countenance, aspect, appearance, surface; by implication, presence, person |
| 17 | ὑμῶν | G5216 | you | of (from or concerning) you |
| 18 | ἰδεῖν | G1492 | to see | used only in certain past tenses, the others being borrowed from the equivalent g3700 and g3708; properly, to see (literally or figuratively); by impl |
| 19 | ἐν | G1722 | with | "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc |
| 20 | πολλῇ | G4183 | great | (singular) much (in any respect) or (plural) many; neuter (singular) as adverbial, largely; neuter (plural) as adverb or noun often, mostly, largely |
| 21 | ἐπιθυμίᾳ | G1939 | desire | a longing (especially for what is forbidden) |
Verse Context
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