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Wherefore we would have come unto you, even I Paul, once and again; but Satan hindered us. (KJV)
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διότιdiotitherefore
Lemma: διότι (dioti) · Strong's: G1360
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: because — δι-ότι , conjunct., for διὰ τοῦτο, ὅτι (Lat. propterea quod), ; because: Luk.1:13 2:7 21:28, Act.13:35 18:10 20:26 22:18, Rom.1:19, 21 3:20 8:7, 21, 1Co.15:9, Php.2:26, 1Th.2:8, 18 (Lft., Notes, 37) 1Th.4:6, Heb.11:5,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT
Used 23 times. Also: Luke 1:13, Luke 2:7, Luke 21:28, Acts 13:35, Acts 18:10, Acts 20:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1360; TFLSJ G1360; TAGNT 1 Thessalonians 2:18 word 1
ἠθελήσαμενēthelēsamenwe wanted
Lemma: θέλω (thelō) · Strong's: G2309
Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Active · Indicative · 1st · Plural (V-AAI-1P)
Meaning: to will/desire — θέλω (the strengthened form ἐθέλω is found in Hom., and is the more frequently in Attic; see Rutherford, NPhr., 415f.), ; [in LXX for חפץ ,אבה; with neg., מאן pi., etc. ; ] ; to will, be willing, wish, desire (more…
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Used 211 times. Also: Matthew 1:19, Matthew 2:18, Matthew 5:40, Matthew 5:42, Matthew 7:12, Matthew 8:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2309; TFLSJ G2309; TAGNT 1 Thessalonians 2:18 word 2
ἐλθεῖνeltheinto come
Lemma: ἔρχομαι (erchomai) · Strong's: G2064
Parsing: Verb · 2nd Aorist · Active · Infinitive (V-2AAN)
Meaning: to come/go — ἔρχομαι, ; [in LXX very frequently for בּוֹא, also for הלךְ ni., אתה, etc., 34 words in all ; ] ; 1. to come; (a) of persons, either as arriving or returning from elsewhere: Mat.8:9, Mrk.6:31, Luk.7:8, Jhn.4:27,…
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Used 639 times. Also: Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:8, Matthew 2:9, Matthew 2:11, Matthew 2:23, Matthew 3:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2064; TFLSJ G2064; TAGNT 1 Thessalonians 2:18 word 3
πρὸςprosto
Lemma: πρός (pros) · Strong's: G4314
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: to/with — πρός, ; prep. with genitive, dative, accusative ; I. I. C. genitive, of motion from a place, from the side of, hence metaphorically, in the interests of, Act.27:34 (cf. Page, in l.). ; II. II. C. dative, of local…
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Used 732 times. Also: Matthew 2:12, Matthew 3:5, Matthew 3:10, Matthew 3:13, Matthew 3:14, Matthew 3:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4314; TFLSJ G4314; TAGNT 1 Thessalonians 2:18 word 4
ὑμᾶς,humasyou —
Lemma: σύ (su) · Strong's: G4771
Parsing: Personal pronoun · 2nd · Accusative · Plural (P-2AP)
Meaning: you — σύ, ; pron. of 2nd of person(s), ; thou, you, genitive, σοῦ, dative, σοί, accusative, σέ, pl., ὑμεῖς, -ῶν, -ῖν, -ᾶς (enclitic in oblique cases sing., except after prep. (BL, §48, 3), though πρὸς σέ occurs in Mat.25:39).…
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Used 3071 times. Also: Matthew 1:20, Matthew 2:6, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 3:7, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 3:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4771; TFLSJ G4771; TAGNT 1 Thessalonians 2:18 word 5
ἐγὼegōI myself
Lemma: ἐγώ (egō) · Strong's: G1473
Parsing: Personal pronoun · 1st · Nominative · Singular (P-1NS)
Meaning: I/we — ἐγώ, genitive, etc., ἐμοῦ, ἐμοί, ἐμέ (enclitic μου, μοι, με), pl. ἡμεῖς, -ῶν, -ῖν, -ᾶς, ; of person(s) pron. ; I. ; (a) The nom. is usually emphatic, when expressed as subjc, as in Mat.3:11, Mrk.1:8, Luk.3:16, al. But…
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Used 862 times. Also: Matthew 2:8, Matthew 3:11, Matthew 3:14, Matthew 5:11, Matthew 5:22, Matthew 5:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1473; TFLSJ G1473; TAGNT 1 Thessalonians 2:18 word 6
μὲνmenindeed
Lemma: μέν (men) · Strong's: G3303
Parsing: Particle or Disjunctive (PRT)
Meaning: on the other hand — μέν, ; conjunctive particle (originally a form of μήν), usually related to a following δέ or other adversative conjunction, and distinguishing the word or clause with which it stands from that which follows. ; It is…
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Used 193 times. Also: Matthew 3:11, Matthew 9:37, Matthew 10:13, Matthew 13:4, Matthew 13:8, Matthew 13:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3303; TFLSJ G3303; TAGNT 1 Thessalonians 2:18 word 7
ΠαῦλοςPaulosPaul
Lemma: Παῦλος (Paulos) · Strong's: G3972G
Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Singular · Masculine · Individual (N-NSM-P)
Meaning: Paul — Παῦλος, -ου, ὁ (Lat. Paulus), ; 1. Sergius Paulus: Act.13:7. ; 2. the Apostle Paul (cf. Σαῦλος): Act.13:9, and frequently throughout Ac., Rom.1:1, 1Co.1:1, al., 2Pe.3:15.; (AS)
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Used 163 times. Also: Acts 13:9, Acts 13:13, Acts 13:16, Acts 13:43, Acts 13:45, Acts 13:46 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3972G; TFLSJ G3972G; TAGNT 1 Thessalonians 2:18 word 8
καὶkaiboth
Lemma: καί (kai) · Strong's: G2532
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: and — καί, ; conj., ; and ; I. Copulative. ; 1. Connecting single words; (a) in general: Mat.2:18, 16:1, Mrk.2:15, Luk.8:15, Heb.1:1, al. mult.; repeated before each of the terms in a series, Mat.23:23, Luk.14:21, Rom.7:12,…
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Used 9450 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2532; TFLSJ G2532; TAGNT 1 Thessalonians 2:18 word 9
ἅπαξhapaxonce
Lemma: ἅπαξ (hapax) · Strong's: G0530
Parsing: Adverb (ADV)
Meaning: once — ἅπαξ ; adv., [in LXX for אֶחָד, פַּעַם ; ] ; (a) once: 2Co.11:25, Heb_9:26-27; ἔτι ἅ., Heb.12:26-27; ἅ. τ. ἐνιαυτοῦ, Heb.9:7; καί ἅ. κ. δίς, twice: Php.4:16, 1Th.2:18; (b) once for all: Heb.6:4 9:28 10:2, 1Pe.3:18, Ju 3…
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Used 14 times. Also: 2 Corinthians 11:25, Philippians 4:16, Hebrews 6:4, Hebrews 9:7, Hebrews 9:26, Hebrews 9:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0530; TFLSJ G0530; TAGNT 1 Thessalonians 2:18 word 10
καὶkaiand
Lemma: καί (kai) · Strong's: G2532
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: and — καί, ; conj., ; and ; I. Copulative. ; 1. Connecting single words; (a) in general: Mat.2:18, 16:1, Mrk.2:15, Luk.8:15, Heb.1:1, al. mult.; repeated before each of the terms in a series, Mat.23:23, Luk.14:21, Rom.7:12,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 9450 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2532; TFLSJ G2532; TAGNT 1 Thessalonians 2:18 word 11
δίς,distwice —
Lemma: δίς (dis) · Strong's: G1364
Parsing: Adverb (ADV)
Meaning: twice — δίς ; adv., ; twice: Mrk.14:30, 72; δ. τ. σαββάτου, Luk.18:12; καὶ ἅπαξ κ. δ., Php.4:16, 1Th.2:18; δ. ἀποθανόντα, Ju 12 (see Mayor, ICC, in l); δ. μυριάδες, Rev.9:16.†; (AS)
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Used 7 times. Also: Mark 14:30, Mark 14:72, Luke 18:12, Philippians 4:16, Jude 1:12, Revelation 9:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1364; TFLSJ G1364; TAGNT 1 Thessalonians 2:18 word 12
καὶkaiand
Lemma: καί (kai) · Strong's: G2532
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: and — καί, ; conj., ; and ; I. Copulative. ; 1. Connecting single words; (a) in general: Mat.2:18, 16:1, Mrk.2:15, Luk.8:15, Heb.1:1, al. mult.; repeated before each of the terms in a series, Mat.23:23, Luk.14:21, Rom.7:12,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 9450 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2532; TFLSJ G2532; TAGNT 1 Thessalonians 2:18 word 13
ἐνέκοψενenekopsenhindered
Lemma: ἐγκόπτω (egkoptō) · Strong's: G1465
Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-AAI-3S)
Meaning: to impede — ἐγκόπτω, see: ἐνκ-.; ἐν-κόπτω (Rec. ἐγκ-, see: ἐν; and in I Pe, l.with, ἐκκ-); 1. to cut into (as in breaking up a road), hence, 2. to hinder: with accusative Act.24:4, 1Th.2:18, . inf., Gal.5:7; before τοῦ, with inf.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 5 times. Also: Acts 24:4, Romans 15:22, Galatians 5:7, 1 Peter 3:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1465; TFLSJ G1465; TAGNT 1 Thessalonians 2:18 word 14
ἡμᾶςhēmasus
Lemma: μέ (me) · Strong's: G3165
Parsing: Personal pronoun · 1st · Accusative · Plural (P-1AP)
Meaning: me — 1. apostrophe for με. ; 2. rarely for μοι, (Homer) (ML)
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Used 2026 times. Also: Matthew 1:23, Matthew 2:6, Matthew 2:8, Matthew 2:15, Matthew 3:11, Matthew 3:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3165; TFLSJ G3165; TAGNT 1 Thessalonians 2:18 word 15
ὁho<the>
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (T-NSM)
Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT 1 Thessalonians 2:18 word 16
σατανᾶς.satanasSatan.
Lemma: Σατανᾶς (Satanas) · Strong's: G4567
Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Singular · Masculine · Title (N-NSM-T)
Meaning: Satan — Σατανᾶς, -ᾶ; (so also Sir 21:30, but in 3Ki.11:14, σατάν indecl.; Heb. שָׂטָן; Aram. סָטָנָא, whence the inflected Gk. form), ό, ; Satan (i.e. the adversary, as in LXX, ll. with): Mat.4:10 12:26, Mrk.1:13 3:23, 26 4:15…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 37 times. Also: Matthew 4:10, Matthew 12:26, Matthew 16:23, Mark 1:13, Mark 3:23, Mark 3:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4567; TFLSJ G4567; TAGNT 1 Thessalonians 2:18 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| For | → | διότι G1360 because |
| we wanted | → | θέλω G2309 to will/desire |
| to come | → | ἔρχομαι G2064 to come/go |
| to | → | πρός G4314 to/with |
| you | → | σύ G4771 you |
| indeed | → | μέν G3303 on the other hand |
| I | → | ἐγώ G1473 I/we |
| Paul | → | Παῦλος G3972G Paul |
| [tried] | → | καί G2532 and |
| again | → | ἅπαξ G0530 once |
| and | → | καί G2532 and |
| again | → | δίς G1364 twice |
| but | → | καί G2532 and |
| Satan | → | Σατανᾶς G4567 Satan |
| obstructed | → | ἐγκόπτω G1465 to impede |
| us | → | ἐγώ G1473 I/we |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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