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

GreekMeaning

αὐτοὶautoi

They themselvespronounG846

γὰρgar

forwordG1063

περὶperi

concerningprepositionG4012

ἡμῶνhēmōn

IpronounG1473

ἀπαγγέλλουσινapangellousin

reportverbG518

ὁποίανhopoian

whatpronounG3697

εἴσοδονeisodon

receptionnounG1529

ἔσχομενeschomen

haveverbG2192

πρὸςpros

fromprepositionG4314

ὑμᾶςhymas

youpronounG4771

καὶkai

andwordG2532

πῶςpōs

howwordG4459

ἐπεστρέψατεepestrepsate

you turnedverbG1994

πρὸςpros

toprepositionG4314

τὸνton

thearticleG3588

θεὸνtheon

GodnounG2316

ἀπὸapo

fromprepositionG575

τῶνtōn

thearticleG3588

εἰδώλωνeidōlōn

idolsnounG1497

δουλεύεινdouleuein

to serveverbG1398

θεῷtheō

the GodnounG2316

ζῶντιzōnti

livingverbG2198

καὶkai

andwordG2532

ἀληθινῷalēthinō

trueadjectiveG228

ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

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