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Nor of men sought we glory, neither of you, nor yet of others, when we might have been burdensome, as the apostles of Christ. (KJV)
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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.
οὔτεoutenor
Lemma: οὔτε (oute) · Strong's: G3777
Parsing: Conjunction · Negative (CONJ-N)
Meaning: neither — οὔτε ; negative particle, related to μήτε as οὐ to μή, ; and not, neither, nor: οὐδεὶς . . . οὔτε, Rev.5:4; οὐδὲ . . . οὔτε, Gal.1:12; οὔτε . . . καί, Jhn.4:11; after a question with μή interrog., Jas.3:12; οὔτε . . .…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 87 times. Also: Matthew 6:20, Matthew 12:32, Matthew 22:30, Mark 12:25, Mark 14:68, Luke 14:35 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3777; TFLSJ G3777; TAGNT 1 Thessalonians 2:6 word 1
ζητοῦντεςzētountesseeking
Lemma: ζητέω (zēteō) · Strong's: G2212
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Participle · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (V-PAP-NPM)
Meaning: to seek — ζητέω, -ῶ, ; [in LXX chiefly for בּקשׁ pi., also for דּרשׁ, etc. ; ] ; 1. to seek, seek for: Mat.7:7, 8 Luk.11:9, 10; with accusative of person(s), Mrk.1:37, Luk.2:48, Jhn.6:24, al.; id. before ἐν, Act.9:11; with…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 119 times. Also: Matthew 2:13, Matthew 2:20, Matthew 6:33, Matthew 7:7, Matthew 7:8, Matthew 12:43 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2212; TFLSJ G2212; TAGNT 1 Thessalonians 2:6 word 2
ἐξexfrom
Lemma: ἐκ (ek) · Strong's: G1537
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: out from — ἐκ (ἐξ), ; prep. with genitive, ; from out of, from (see Addendum, p. 492).; This entry is included here, but in the print version the entry is found on p. 492. ἐκ, before a vowel ἐξ, ; prep. with genitive, ; of motion…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 929 times. Also: Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:16, Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1537; TFLSJ G1537; TAGNT 1 Thessalonians 2:6 word 3
ἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnmen
Lemma: ἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos) · Strong's: G0444
Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Plural · Masculine (N-GPM)
Meaning: a human — ἄνθρωπος, -ου, ὁ, ; [in LXX chiefly for אִישׁ ,אָדָם, also for אֱנוֹשׁ, etc. ; ] ; man: ; 1. generically, a human being, male or female (Lat. homo): Jhn.16:21; with art., Mat.4:4 12:35, Mrk.2:27, Jhn.2:25, Rom.7:1, al;…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 558 times. Also: Matthew 4:4, Matthew 4:19, Matthew 5:13, Matthew 5:16, Matthew 5:19, Matthew 6:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0444; TFLSJ G0444; TAGNT 1 Thessalonians 2:6 word 4
δόξανdoxanglory
Lemma: δόξα (doxa) · Strong's: G1391
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Feminine (N-ASF)
Meaning: glory — δόξα, -ης, ἡ ; (δοκέω), [in LXX very frequently for כָּבוֹד, also for הוֹד ,פִּפְאֶרֶת, etc., 25 words in all ; ] ; in cl., ; 1. expectation, judgment, opinion (4Ma.5:18). ; 2. opinion, estimation in which one is held,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 168 times. Also: Matthew 4:8, Matthew 6:13, Matthew 6:29, Matthew 16:27, Matthew 19:28, Matthew 24:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1391; TFLSJ G1391; TAGNT 1 Thessalonians 2:6 word 5
οὔτεoutenor
Lemma: οὔτε (oute) · Strong's: G3777
Parsing: Conjunction · Negative (CONJ-N)
Meaning: neither — οὔτε ; negative particle, related to μήτε as οὐ to μή, ; and not, neither, nor: οὐδεὶς . . . οὔτε, Rev.5:4; οὐδὲ . . . οὔτε, Gal.1:12; οὔτε . . . καί, Jhn.4:11; after a question with μή interrog., Jas.3:12; οὔτε . . .…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 87 times. Also: Matthew 6:20, Matthew 12:32, Matthew 22:30, Mark 12:25, Mark 14:68, Luke 14:35 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3777; TFLSJ G3777; TAGNT 1 Thessalonians 2:6 word 6
ἀφ᾽aph᾽from
Lemma: ἀπό (apo) · Strong's: G0575
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: away from — ἀπό (on the frequently neglect of elision bef. vowels, see Tdf., Pr., 94, WH, App., 146), ; prep. with genitive (WM, 462ff.; on its relation to ἐκ, παρά, ὑπό, ib. 456f.), [in LXX for לְ ,בְּ ,מִן ; ] ; from (i.e. from…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 677 times. Also: Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:21, Matthew 1:24, Matthew 2:1, Matthew 2:16, Matthew 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0575; TFLSJ G0575; TAGNT 1 Thessalonians 2:6 word 7
ὑμῶνhumōnyou
Lemma: σύ (su) · Strong's: G4771
Parsing: Personal pronoun · 2nd · Genitive · Plural (P-2GP)
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).…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
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 2:6 word 8
οὔτεoutenor
Lemma: οὔτε (oute) · Strong's: G3777
Parsing: Conjunction · Negative (CONJ-N)
Meaning: neither — οὔτε ; negative particle, related to μήτε as οὐ to μή, ; and not, neither, nor: οὐδεὶς . . . οὔτε, Rev.5:4; οὐδὲ . . . οὔτε, Gal.1:12; οὔτε . . . καί, Jhn.4:11; after a question with μή interrog., Jas.3:12; οὔτε . . .…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 87 times. Also: Matthew 6:20, Matthew 12:32, Matthew 22:30, Mark 12:25, Mark 14:68, Luke 14:35 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3777; TFLSJ G3777; TAGNT 1 Thessalonians 2:6 word 9
ἀπ᾽ap᾽from
Lemma: ἀπό (apo) · Strong's: G0575
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: away from — ἀπό (on the frequently neglect of elision bef. vowels, see Tdf., Pr., 94, WH, App., 146), ; prep. with genitive (WM, 462ff.; on its relation to ἐκ, παρά, ὑπό, ib. 456f.), [in LXX for לְ ,בְּ ,מִן ; ] ; from (i.e. from…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 677 times. Also: Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:21, Matthew 1:24, Matthew 2:1, Matthew 2:16, Matthew 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0575; TFLSJ G0575; TAGNT 1 Thessalonians 2:6 word 10
ἄλλων,allōnothers,
Lemma: ἄλλος (allos) · Strong's: G0243
Parsing: Adjective · Genitive · Plural · Masculine (A-GPM)
Meaning: another — ἄλλος, -η, -ο, (cf. Lat. alius, Eng. else), ; [in LXX for אַחֵר ,אֶחָד, etc. ; ] ; other, another: absol., Mat.20:3, al.; ἄ. δέ, 1Co.3:10 12:8; pl., Mrk.6:15; attached to a noun, Mat.2:12 4:21, al.; with art., ὁ ἄ., the…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 160 times. Also: Matthew 2:12, Matthew 4:21, Matthew 5:39, Matthew 8:9, Matthew 12:13, Matthew 13:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0243; TFLSJ G0243; TAGNT 1 Thessalonians 2:6 word 11
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Nor | → | οὔτε G3777 neither |
| did we seek | → | ζητέω G2212 to seek |
| praise | → | δόξα G1391 glory |
| from | → | ἀπό G0575 away from |
| you | → | σύ G4771 you |
| [or] | → | οὔτε G3777 neither |
| from | → | ἀπό G0575 away from |
| anyone else | → | ἄλλος G0243 another |
| [although] as | → | ὡς G5613 as/when |
| apostles | → | ἀπόστολος G0652 apostle |
| of Christ | → | Χριστός G5547 Christ |
| we had authority | → | δύναμαι G1410 be able |
| to demand [it] | → | βάρος G0922 burden |
| . . . | → | ἐν G1722 in/on/among |
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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