Bible Verse Dictionary
2 Thessalonians 1:3 - Charity
Verse | Strongs No. | Greek | |
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We are bound | G3784 | ὀφείλω |
[Verb] to owe (pecuniarily); figuratively to be under obligation (ought must: should); morally to fail in duty |
to thank | G2168 | εὐχαριστέω |
[Verb] to be grateful that is (actually) to express gratitude (towards); specifically to say grace at a meal |
God | G2316 | θεός |
[Noun Masculine] a deity especially (with G3588) the supreme Divinity; figuratively a magistrate; by Hebraism very |
always | G3842 | πάντοτε |
[Adverb] every when that is at all times |
for | G4012 | περί |
[Preposition] properly through (all over) that is around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications of place cause or time (with the genitive case denoting the subject or occasion or superlative point; with the accusative case the locality circuit: matter circumstance or general period) |
you | G5216 | ὑμῶν |
of (from or concerning) you |
brethren | G80 | ἀδελφός |
[Noun Masculine] a brother (literally or figuratively) near or remote (much like [H1]) |
as | G2531 | καθώς |
[Adverb] just (or inasmuch) as that |
it is | G2076 | ἐστί |
[Verb] he (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are |
meet | G514 | ἄξιος |
[Adjective] deserving comparable or suitable (as if drawing praise) |
because that | G3754 | ὅτι |
[Conjunction] demonstrative that (sometimes redundant); causatively because |
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 |
groweth exceedingly | G5232 | ὑπεραυξάνω |
[Verb] to increase above ordinary degree |
and | G2532 | καί |
[Conjunction] and also: even so: then too etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words |
the | G3588 | ὁ |
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied at others omitted in English idiom) |
charity | G26 | ἀγάπη |
[Noun Feminine] love that is affection or benevolence; specifically (plural) a love feast |
of every | G1538 | ἕκαστος |
[Adjective] each or every |
one | G1520 | εἷς |
a primary numeral; one |
of you | G5216 | ὑμῶν |
of (from or concerning) you |
all | G3956 | πᾶς |
[Adjective] apparently a primary word; all any: every the whole |
toward | G1519 | εἰς |
[Preposition] to or into (indicating the point reached or entered) of place time or (figuratively) purpose (result etc.); also in adverbial phrases. |
each other | G240 | ἀλλήλων |
one another . (Sometimes with G3326 or G4314.) |
aboundeth | G4121 | πλεονάζω |
[Verb] to do make or be more that is increase (transitively or intransitively); by extension to superabound |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.