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We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth; (KJV)
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ΕὐχαριστεῖνEucharisteinTo thank
Lemma: εὐχαριστέω (eucharisteō) · Strong's: G2168
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Infinitive (V-PAN)
Meaning: to thank — εὐχαριστέω, -ῶ ; [in LXX: Jdth.8:25 Wis.18:2, 2Ma.1:11 2Mac 10:7 A 2Ma.12:31 R, 3Ma.7:16 * ; ] ; to be thankful, give thanks (chiefly in late writers and Inscr.; cf. Milligan, Th., 5; Ellic. on Col.1:12; Lft., Notes,…
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Used 38 times. Also: Matthew 15:36, Matthew 26:27, Mark 8:6, Mark 14:23, Luke 17:16, Luke 18:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2168; TFLSJ G2168; TAGNT 2 Thessalonians 1:3 word 1
ὀφείλομενopheilomenwe ought
Lemma: ὀφείλω (opheilō) · Strong's: G3784
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Indicative · 1st · Plural (V-PAI-1P)
Meaning: to owe — ὀφείλω ; [in LXX: Deu.15:2, Isa.24:2 (נָשָׁה), Eze.18:7 (חוֹב), Wis.12:15, 20, al. ; ] ; to owe, be a debtor: with accusative of thing(s), Mat.18:28, Luk.7:41 16:7, Phm 18; id. with dative of person(s), Mat.18:28,…
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Used 35 times. Also: Matthew 18:28, Matthew 18:30, Matthew 18:34, Matthew 23:16, Matthew 23:18, Luke 7:41 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3784; TFLSJ G3784; TAGNT 2 Thessalonians 1:3 word 2
τῷtō<the>
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Dative · Singular · Masculine (T-DSM)
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.,…
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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 2 Thessalonians 1:3 word 3
θεῷtheōGod
Lemma: θεός (theos) · Strong's: G2316
Parsing: Noun · Dative · Singular · Masculine · Title (N-DSM-T)
Meaning: God — θεός, -οῦ, ὁ, ἡ (Act.19:37 only; see M, Pr., 60, 244), late voc., θεέ (Mat.27:46; cf. Deu.3:24, al.), ; [in LXX chiefly for אֱלֹהִים, also for אֵל and other cognate forms, יהוה, etc. ; ] ; a god or deity, God. ; 1. In…
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Used 1338 times. Also: Matthew 1:23, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 3:16, Matthew 4:3, Matthew 4:4, Matthew 4:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2316; TFLSJ G2316; TAGNT 2 Thessalonians 1:3 word 4
πάντοτεpantotealways
Lemma: πάντοτε (pantote) · Strong's: G3842
Parsing: Adverb (ADV)
Meaning: always — πάντοτε ; adv. ; of time ; (πᾶς), [in LXX: Wis.11:21 19:18 * ; ] ; in late writers (once in Arist.) for διαπαντός, ἑκάστοτε, at all times, always: Mat.26:11, Mrk.14:7, Luk.15:31, Jhn.6:34, Rom.1:10, and frequently in…
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Used 40 times. Also: Matthew 26:11, Mark 14:7, Luke 15:31, Luke 18:1, John 6:34, John 7:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3842; TFLSJ G3842; TAGNT 2 Thessalonians 1:3 word 5
περὶpericoncerning
Lemma: περί (peri) · Strong's: G4012
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: about — περί, ; prep. with genitive, accusative (in cl. also with dative; cf. M, Pr., 105f.), ; with radical sense round about (as distinct from ἀμφί, on both sides). ; I. C. genitive, ; 1. of place, about (poët.). ; 2. Causal,…
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Used 334 times. Also: Matthew 2:8, Matthew 3:4, Matthew 4:6, Matthew 6:28, Matthew 8:18, Matthew 9:36 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4012; TFLSJ G4012; TAGNT 2 Thessalonians 1:3 word 6
ὑμῶν,humōnyou,
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).…
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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 2 Thessalonians 1:3 word 7
ἀδελφοί,adelphoibrothers,
Lemma: ἀδελφός (adelphos) · Strong's: G0080
Parsing: Noun · Vocative · Plural · Masculine (N-VPM)
Meaning: brother — ἀδελφός, -οῦ, ὁ ; (ἀ- copul., δελφύς, womb), ; in cl., a brother, born of the same parent or parents. [In LXX (Hort, Ja., 102f.), for אָח ; ] ; 1. lit. of a brother (Gen.4:2, al.). ; 2. Of a neighbour (Lev.19:17). ; 3.…
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Used 347 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 4:18, Matthew 4:21, Matthew 5:22, Matthew 5:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0080; TFLSJ G0080; TAGNT 2 Thessalonians 1:3 word 8
καθὼςkathōseven as
Lemma: καθώς (kathōs) · Strong's: G2531
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: as/just as — καθώς, (i.e. καθ᾽ ὡς), Hellenistic for καθά, which see, καθάπερ, καθό, καθότι (Mayser, 485; Eutherford, NPhr., 495; Bl., §78, 1), ; according as, even as, just as, as: Luk.1:2 (see: καθά), 24:39, Jhn.5:23, Act.7:48,…
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Used 183 times. Also: Matthew 21:6, Matthew 26:24, Matthew 28:6, Mark 1:2, Mark 4:33, Mark 9:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2531; TFLSJ G2531; TAGNT 2 Thessalonians 1:3 word 9
ἄξιόνaxionfitting
Lemma: ἄξιος (axios) · Strong's: G0514
Parsing: Adjective · Nominative · Singular · Neuter (A-NSN)
Meaning: worthy — ἄξιος, -α, -ον; (ἄγω, in sense, to weigh), [in LXX for בֵּן (Deu.25:2), מָלֵא, שָׁוָה; frequently in Wis, 2Mac ; ] ; 1. Part One ; (a) of weight, worth (often with genitive, cf. Pr 315, 811), before πρός: Rom.8:18 (see…
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Used 41 times. Also: Matthew 3:8, Matthew 10:10, Matthew 10:11, Matthew 10:13, Matthew 10:37, Matthew 10:38 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0514; TFLSJ G0514; TAGNT 2 Thessalonians 1:3 word 10
ἐστιν,estinit is,
Lemma: εἰμί (eimi) · Strong's: G1510
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-PAI-3S)
Meaning: to be — εἰμί, ; with various uses and significations, like the English verb to be. ; I. As substantive verb. ; 1. Of persons and things, to be, exist: Act.17:28, Jhn.1:1, 8:58, 17:5, al; ὁ ὢν καὶ ὁ ἦν (for past ptcp.), Rev.1:4,…
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Used 2406 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1510; TFLSJ G1510; TAGNT 2 Thessalonians 1:3 word 11
ὅτιhotibecause
Lemma: ὅτι (hoti) · Strong's: G3754H
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: that/since: since — ὅτι, ; conjc. (prop. neut. of ὅστις). ; I. As conjc, introducing an objective clause, that; 1. after verbs of seeing, knowing, thinking, saying, feeling: Mat.3:9 6:32 11:25, Mrk.3:28, Luk.2:49, Jhn.2:22, Act.4:13,…
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Used 467 times. Also: Matthew 2:18, Matthew 5:3, Matthew 5:4, Matthew 5:5, Matthew 5:6, Matthew 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3754H; TFLSJ G3754H; TAGNT 2 Thessalonians 1:3 word 12
ὑπεραυξάνειhuperauxaneiis increasing exceedingly
Lemma: ὑπεραυξάνω (huperauxanō) · Strong's: G5232
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-PAI-3S)
Meaning: to increase — ὑπερ-αυξάνω ; to increase beyond measure: 2Th.1:3 (see Lft., Notes, 98).†; (AS)
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Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5232; TFLSJ G5232; TAGNT 2 Thessalonians 1:3 word 13
ἡhēthe
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Nominative · Singular · Feminine (T-NSF)
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.,…
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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 2 Thessalonians 1:3 word 14
πίστιςpistisfaith
Lemma: πίστις (pistis) · Strong's: G4102G
Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Singular · Feminine (N-NSF)
Meaning: faith — πίστις, -εως, ἡ ; (πείθω), [in LXX chiefly for אֱמוּנָה ; ] ; 1. in active sense, faith, belief, trust, confidence, in NT always of religious faith in God or Christ or spiritual things: Mat.8:10, Luk.5:20, Act.14:9,…
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Used 240 times. Also: Matthew 8:10, Matthew 9:2, Matthew 9:22, Matthew 9:29, Matthew 15:28, Matthew 17:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4102G; TFLSJ G4102G; TAGNT 2 Thessalonians 1:3 word 15
ὑμῶνhumōnof you
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).…
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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 2 Thessalonians 1:3 word 16
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,…
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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 2 Thessalonians 1:3 word 17
πλεονάζειpleonazeiis abounding
Lemma: πλεονάζω (pleonazō) · Strong's: G4121
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-PAI-3S)
Meaning: to increase — πλεονάζω; (πλέον), [in LXX for עֲדַף, רָבָה, etc. ; ] ; I. Intrans. ; 1. Of persons; (a) to abound in (Arist.); (b) to superabound: 2Co.8:15 (LXX). ; 2. Of things, to abound, superabound: Rom.5:20 6:1, 2Co.4:15,…
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Used 9 times. Also: Romans 5:20, Romans 6:1, 2 Corinthians 4:15, 2 Corinthians 8:15, Philippians 4:17, 1 Thessalonians 3:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4121; TFLSJ G4121; TAGNT 2 Thessalonians 1:3 word 18
ἡhēthe
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Nominative · Singular · Feminine (T-NSF)
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.,…
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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 2 Thessalonians 1:3 word 19
ἀγάπηagapēlove
Lemma: ἀγάπη (agapē) · Strong's: G0026
Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Singular · Feminine (N-NSF)
Meaning: love — ἀγάπη, -ης, ἡ ; [in LXX for אַהֲבָה, which is also rendered by ἀγάπησις and φιλία ; ] ; love, goodwill, esteem. Outside of bibl. and eccl. books, there is no clear instance (with Deiss., LAE, 18:4, 70:2, cf. the same…
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Used 114 times. Also: Matthew 24:12, Luke 11:42, John 5:42, John 13:35, John 15:9, John 15:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0026; TFLSJ G0026; TAGNT 2 Thessalonians 1:3 word 20
ἑνὸςhenosof one
Lemma: εἷς (ehis) · Strong's: G1520
Parsing: Adjective · Genitive · Singular · Masculine (A-GSM)
Meaning: one — εἷς ; ιά, ἕν, genitive ἑνός, μιᾶς, ἑνός, ; cardinal numeral, one; 1. one, as opposite to many: Mat.25:15, Rom.5:12, 1Co.10:8, al.; as subst., Rom.5:15, Eph.2:14; id. with genitive partit., Mat.5:19, al.; before ἐκ (ἐξ),…
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Used 357 times. Also: Matthew 5:18, Matthew 5:19, Matthew 5:29, Matthew 5:30, Matthew 5:36, Matthew 5:41 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1520; TFLSJ G1520; TAGNT 2 Thessalonians 1:3 word 21
ἑκάστουhekastoueach
Lemma: ἕκαστος (hekastos) · Strong's: G1538
Parsing: Adjective · Genitive · Singular · Masculine (A-GSM)
Meaning: each — 1. every, every one, each, each one , Lat. quisque, (Homer), etc.; the singular is often joined with a pl. Verb, ἔβαν οἴκονδε ἕκαστος they went home every one of them , (Iliad by Homer); ἕκαστος ἐπίστασθε (Xenophon…
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Used 83 times. Also: Matthew 16:27, Matthew 18:35, Matthew 25:15, Matthew 26:22, Mark 13:34, Luke 2:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1538; TFLSJ G1538; TAGNT 2 Thessalonians 1:3 word 22
πάντωνpantōnof all
Lemma: πᾶς (pas) · Strong's: G3956
Parsing: Adjective · Genitive · Plural · Masculine (A-GPM)
Meaning: all — πᾶς, πᾶσα, πᾶν, genitive, παντός, πάσης, παντός, ; [in LXX chiefly for כֹּל ; ] ; all, every. ; I. As adj., ; 1. with subst. anarth., all, every, of every kind: Mat.3:10 4:23, Mrk.9:49, Luk.4:37, Jhn.2:1o, Act.27:20,…
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Used 1264 times. Also: Matthew 1:17, Matthew 2:3, Matthew 2:4, Matthew 2:16, Matthew 3:5, Matthew 3:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3956; TFLSJ G3956; TAGNT 2 Thessalonians 1:3 word 23
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).…
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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 2 Thessalonians 1:3 word 24
εἰςeisto
Lemma: εἰς (eis) · Strong's: G1519
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: toward — εἰς, ; prep. with accusative, ; expressing entrance, direction, limit, into, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among (Lat. in, with accusative). ; I. Of place. ; 1. After verbs of motion; (a) of entrance into: Mat.8:23,…
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Used 1796 times. Also: Matthew 2:1, Matthew 2:8, Matthew 2:11, Matthew 2:12, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 2:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1519; TFLSJ G1519; TAGNT 2 Thessalonians 1:3 word 25
ἀλλήλους·allēlousone another;
Lemma: ἀλλήλων (allēlōn) · Strong's: G0240
Parsing: Reciprocal pronoun · Accusative · Plural · Masculine (C-APM)
Meaning: one another — ἀλλήλων (genitive pl.), dative -οις, -αις, accusative -ους, -ας, -α (no nom.), recipr. pron. ; (ἄλλος), ; of one another, mutually: Mat.25:32, Mrk.4:41, Jhn.13:22, al. ; (AS)
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Used 101 times. Also: Matthew 24:10, Matthew 25:32, Mark 4:41, Mark 8:16, Mark 9:34, Mark 9:50 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0240; TFLSJ G0240; TAGNT 2 Thessalonians 1:3 word 26
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| We are obligated | → | ὀφείλω G3784 to owe |
| to thank | → | εὐχαριστέω G2168 to thank |
| God | → | θεός G2316 God |
| for | → | περί G4012 about |
| you | → | σύ G4771 you |
| all the time | → | πάντοτε G3842 always |
| brothers | → | ἀδελφός G0080 brother |
| as | → | καθώς G2531 as/just as |
| is | → | εἰμί G1510 to be |
| fitting | → | ἄξιος G0514 worthy |
| because | → | ὅτι G3754H that/since: since |
| your | → | σύ G4771 you |
| faith | → | πίστις G4102G faith |
| is growing more and more | → | ὑπεραυξάνω G5232 to increase |
| and | → | καί G2532 and |
| your | → | σύ G4771 you |
| love | → | ἀγάπη G0026 love |
| for | → | εἰς G1519 toward |
| one another | → | ἀλλήλων G0240 one another |
| is increasing | → | πλεονάζω G4121 to increase |
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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