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1 Thessalonians 1:9 — King James Version← Study notes

“For they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God;”

1 Thessalonians 1:9 — Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 Thessalonians 1:924 words
αὐτοὶautoihe / she / it / same
γὰρgarfor
περὶperi(there-)about, above, against
ἡμῶνhēmōnI
ἀπαγγέλλουσινapangellousinbring word (again), declare, report
ὁποίανhopoianwhat manner (sort) of, such as whatsoever
εἴσοδονeisodoncoming, enter(-ing) in (to)
ἔσχομενeschomenhave
πρὸςprosto / toward
ὑμᾶςhymasyou
καὶkaiand / also
πῶςpōshow, after (by) what manner (means), that
ἐπεστρέψατεepestrepsatecome (go) again, convert, (re-)turn (about
πρὸςprosto / toward
τὸνtonthe
θεὸνtheonGod
ἀπὸapofrom
τῶνtōnthe
εἰδώλωνeidōlōnidol
δουλεύεινdouleueinbe in bondage, (do) serve(-ice)
θεῷtheōGod
ζῶντιzōntilife(-time), (a-)live(-ly), quick
καὶkaiand / also
ἀληθινῷalēthinōtrue
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Word-by-word meanings

αὐτοὶautoihe / she / it / same
γὰρgarfor
περὶperi(there-)about, above, against
ἡμῶνhēmōnI
ἀπαγγέλλουσινapangellousinbring word (again), declare, report
ὁποίανhopoianwhat manner (sort) of, such as whatsoever
εἴσοδονeisodoncoming, enter(-ing) in (to)
ἔσχομενeschomenhave
πρὸςprosto / toward
ὑμᾶςhymasyou
καὶkaiand / also
πῶςpōshow, after (by) what manner (means), that
ἐπεστρέψατεepestrepsatecome (go) again, convert, (re-)turn (about
πρὸςprosto / toward
τὸνtonthe
θεὸνtheonGod
ἀπὸapofrom
τῶνtōnthe
εἰδώλωνeidōlōnidol
δουλεύεινdouleueinbe in bondage, (do) serve(-ice)
θεῷtheōGod
ζῶντιzōntilife(-time), (a-)live(-ly), quick
καὶkaiand / also
ἀληθινῷalēthinōtrue

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