Bible Verse Dictionary
1 Thessalonians 3:5 - In
Verse | Strongs No. | Greek | |
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For this cause | G1223 | διά |
[Preposition] through (in very wide applications local causal or occasional). In composition it retains the same general import |
when I | G2504 | κἀγώ | [Conjunction] |
could no longer | G3371 | μηκέτι |
[Adverb] no further |
forbear | G4722 | στέγω |
[Verb] to roof over that is (figuratively) to cover with silence (endure patiently) |
I | G2504 | κἀγώ | [Conjunction] |
sent | G3992 | πέμπω |
[Verb] to dispatch (from the subjective view or point of departure whereas ἵημι hiēmi [as a stronger form of εἶμι eimi] refers rather to the objective point or terminus ad quem and G4724 denotes properly the orderly motion involved) especially on a temporary errand; also to transmit bestow or wield |
to know | G1097 | γινώσκω |
[Verb] to |
your | G5216 | ὑμῶν |
of (from or concerning) you |
faith | G4102 | πίστις |
[Noun Feminine] persuasion that is credence; moral conviction (of religious truth or the truthfulness of God or a religious teacher) especially reliance upon Christ for salvation; abstractly constancy in such profession; by extension the system of religious (Gospel) truth itself |
lest by some means | G3381 | μήπως |
[Conjunction] lest somehow |
the | G3588 | ὁ |
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied at others omitted in English idiom) |
tempter | G3985 | πειράζω |
[Verb] to test (objectively) that is endeavor: scrutinize entice discipline |
have tempted | G3985 | πειράζω |
[Verb] to test (objectively) that is endeavor: scrutinize entice discipline |
you | G5209 | ὑμᾶς |
you (as the object of a verb or preposition) |
and | G2532 | καί |
[Conjunction] and also: even so: then too etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words |
our | G2257 | ἡμῶν |
of (or from) us |
labour | G2873 | κόπος |
[Noun Masculine] a cut that is (by analogy) toil (as reducing the strength) literally or figuratively; by implication pains |
be | G1096 | γίνομαι |
[Verb] to cause to be ( |
in | G1519 | εἰς |
[Preposition] to or into (indicating the point reached or entered) of place time or (figuratively) purpose (result etc.); also in adverbial phrases. |
vain | G2756 | κενός |
[Adjective] empty (literally or figuratively) |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.