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For yourselves know how ye ought to follow us: for we behaved not ourselves disorderly among you; (KJV)
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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.
αὐτοὶautoiYourselves
Lemma: αὐτός (autos) · Strong's: G0846
Parsing: Personal pronoun · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (P-NPM)
Meaning: it/s/he — αὐτός, -ή, -ό, ; determinative pron., in late Gk. much more frequently than in cl. (WM, 178f.; Jannaris, HGG, §1399). ; 1. Emphatic (so always in nom. exc. when preceded by the art., see infr., iii); (1) self (ipse),…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 5846 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0846; TFLSJ G0846; TAGNT 2 Thessalonians 3:7 word 1
γὰρgarfor
Lemma: γάρ (gar) · Strong's: G1063
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: for — γάρ, ; co-ordinating particle, contr. of γε ἄρα, ; verily then, hence, in truth, indeed, yea, then, why, and when giving a reason or explanation, for, the usage in NT being in general accord with that of cl.; 1.…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 1080 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:21, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:5, Matthew 2:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1063; TFLSJ G1063; TAGNT 2 Thessalonians 3:7 word 2
οἴδατεoidateyou know
Lemma: οἶδα (oida) · Strong's: G6063
Parsing: Verb · Perfect · Active · Indicative · 2nd · Plural (V-RAI-2P)
Meaning: to know — 1. to know , εὖ οἶδα I know well; εὖ ἴσθι be assured : often with accusative rei, νοήματα οἶδε, μήδεα οἶδε he is versed in counsels, (Homer); with neut. Adjs., πεπνυμένα, φίλα, ἀθεμίστια εἰδώς (Homer); also with…
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Used 285 times. Also: Matthew 6:8, Matthew 6:32, Matthew 7:11, Matthew 9:6, Matthew 12:25, Matthew 15:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G6063; TFLSJ G6063; TAGNT 2 Thessalonians 3:7 word 3
πῶςpōshow
Lemma: πῶς (pōs) · Strong's: G4459
Parsing: Interrogative Particle · Interrogative (PRT-I)
Meaning: how?! — πῶς, interrog. adv., correl. of ὅπως, ; 1. prop., in direct questions, how?: with indic., Mat.12:29, Mrk.3:23, Luk.11:18, Jhn.3:4, al.; καὶ π., Mrk.4:13, Luk.20:44; π. οὖν, Mat.12:26; π. οὐ, Mat.16:11, Luk.12:56; in…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 105 times. Also: Matthew 6:28, Matthew 7:4, Matthew 10:19, Matthew 12:4, Matthew 12:26, Matthew 12:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4459; TFLSJ G4459; TAGNT 2 Thessalonians 3:7 word 4
δεῖdeiit behooves [you]
Lemma: δεῖ (dei) · Strong's: G1163
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-PAI-3S)
Meaning: be necessary — δεῖ impersonal (δέω), ; [in LXX chiefly for infin. with לְ ; ] ; one must, it is necessary: with inf., Mat.26:54, Mrk.13:7, Act.5:29, al.; with accusative and inf., Mat.16:21, Mrk.8:31, Jhn.3:7, Act.25:10, al.; with…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 106 times. Also: Matthew 16:21, Matthew 17:10, Matthew 18:33, Matthew 23:23, Matthew 24:6, Matthew 25:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1163; TFLSJ G1163; TAGNT 2 Thessalonians 3:7 word 5
μιμεῖσθαιmimeisthaito imitate
Lemma: μιμέομαι (mimeomai) · Strong's: G3401
Parsing: Verb · Present · Middle or Passive Deponent · Infinitive (V-PNN)
Meaning: to imitate — μιμέομαι, -οῦμαι; (μῖμος, a mimic, an actor), [in LXX: Psa.31:6, Wis.4:2 15:9, 4Ma.9:23 4Mac 9:13 : * ; ] ; to imitate: 2Th.3:7 3:9 Heb.13:7, 3Jn.11.†; (AS)
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 4 times. Also: 2 Thessalonians 3:9, Hebrews 13:7, 3 John 1:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3401; TFLSJ G3401; TAGNT 2 Thessalonians 3:7 word 6
ἡμᾶς·hēmasus;
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)
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
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 2 Thessalonians 3:7 word 7
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,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
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 3:7 word 8
οὐκouknot
Lemma: οὐ (ou) · Strong's: G3756
Parsing: Negative Particle · Negative · Negative (PRT-N)
Meaning: no — οὐ, before a vowel with smooth breathing οὐκ, before one with rough breathing οὐχ (but improperly οὐχ ἰδού, Act.2:7, WH, mg.; cf. WH, Intr., §409; M, Pr., 44, 244), ; [in LXX for אֵין ,אַיִן ,לֹא ; ] ; neg. particle, ;…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 1689 times. Also: Matthew 1:25, Matthew 2:18, Matthew 3:11, Matthew 4:4, Matthew 4:7, Matthew 5:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3756; TFLSJ G3756; TAGNT 2 Thessalonians 3:7 word 9
ἠτακτήσαμενētaktēsamenwe were idle
Lemma: ἀτακτέω (atakteō) · Strong's: G0812
Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Active · Indicative · 1st · Plural (V-AAI-1P)
Meaning: be idle — ἀτακτέω -ῶ; (ἄτακτος), ; primarily, of soldiers marching, to be out of order, to quit the ranks; hence, metaphorically, to be remiss, fail in the performance of duty (in π., of truancy on the part of an apprentice):…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0812; TFLSJ G0812; TAGNT 2 Thessalonians 3:7 word 10
ἐνenamong
Lemma: ἐν (en) · Strong's: G1722
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: in/on/among — ἐν, ; prep, (the most frequently of all in NT), with dative (= Heb. בְּ, Lat. in, with abl.). ; I. Of place, with dative of thing(s), of person(s), in, within, on, at, by, among: ἐν τ. πόλει, Luk.7:37; τ. οφθαλμῷ,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 2826 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 2:1, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1722; TFLSJ G1722; TAGNT 2 Thessalonians 3:7 word 11
ὑμῖν,huminyou,
Lemma: σύ (su) · Strong's: G4771
Parsing: Personal pronoun · 2nd · Dative · Plural (P-2DP)
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 2 Thessalonians 3:7 word 12
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| For | → | γάρ G1063 for |
| you yourselves | → | αὐτός G0846 it/s/he |
| know | → | G1492 |
| how | → | πῶς G4459 how?! |
| you ought | → | δεῖ G1163 be necessary |
| to imitate | → | μιμέομαι G3401 to imitate |
| us | → | ἐγώ G1473 I/we |
| because | → | ὅτι G3754H that/since: since |
| we were not undisciplined | → | ἀτακτέω G0812 be idle |
| among | → | ἐν G1722 in/on/among |
| you | → | σύ G4771 you |
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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