Greek Interlinear
1 Thessalonians 2:8 Interlinear
“So being affectionately desirous of you we were willing to have imparted unto you not only the gospel of God but also our own souls because dear unto us ye were”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | οὕτως | G3779 | So | in this way (referring to what precedes or follows) |
| 2 | ἱμειρόμενοι | G2442 | being affectionately desirous | of uncertain affinity); to long for |
| 3 | ὑμῶν | G5216 | of you | of (from or concerning) you |
| 4 | εὐδοκοῦμεν | G2106 | we were willing | to think well of, i.e., approve (an act); specially, to approbate (a person or thing) |
| 5 | μεταδοῦναι | G3330 | to have imparted | to give over, i.e., share |
| 6 | ὑμῖν | G5213 | unto you | to (with or by) you |
| 7 | οὐ | G3756 | not | the absolute negative (compare g3361) adverb; no or not |
| 8 | μόνον | G3440 | only | merely |
| 9 | τὸ | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 10 | εὐαγγέλιον | G2098 | the gospel | a good message, i.e., the gospel |
| 11 | τοῦ | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 12 | θεοῦ | G2316 | of God | a deity, especially (with g3588) the supreme divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; exceedingly (by hebraism) |
| 13 | ἀλλὰ | G235 | but | properly, other things, i.e., (adverbially) contrariwise (in many relations) |
| 14 | καὶ | G2532 | also | and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words |
| 15 | τὰς | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 16 | ἑαυτῶν | G1438 | our own | (him- her-, it-, them-, my-, thy-, our-, your-)self (selves), etc |
| 17 | ψυχάς | G5590 | souls | breath, i.e., (by implication) spirit, abstractly or concretely (the animal sentient principle only; thus distinguished on the one hand from g4151, wh |
| 18 | διότι | G1360 | because | on the very account that, or inasmuch as |
| 19 | ἀγαπητοὶ | G27 | dear | beloved |
| 20 | ἡμῖν | G2254 | unto us | to (or for, with, by) us |
| 21 | γεγένησθε | G1096 | ye were | to cause to be ("gen"-erate), i.e., (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literal, figurative, intensive, etc.) |
Verse Context
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