What Does 2 Thessalonians 3:14 Mean?

if, whether, that, etc

“And”

but, and, etc

some or any person or object

“not”

the absolute negative (compare g3361) adverb; no or not

“obey”

to hear under (as a subordinate), i.e., to listen attentively; by implication, to heed or conform to a command or authority

the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)

“word”

something said (including the thought); by implication, a topic (subject of discourse), also reasoning (the mental faculty) or motive; by extension, a

“our”

of (or from) us

“by”

through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional)

the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)

“this epistle”

a written message

“that”

this (person, as objective of verb or preposition)

“note”

to distinguish, i.e., mark (for avoidance)

“man and”

and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words

“no”

(adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas g3756 expects an affirmative one)) whether

“company with”

to mix up together, i.e., (figurative) associate with

“him”

the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons

“that”

in order that (denoting the purpose or the result)

“he may be ashamed”

to invert, i.e., (figuratively and reflexively) in a good sense, to respect; or in a bad one, to confound