1 Thessalonians 2:16 — King James Version← Study notes

“Forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they might be saved, to fill up their sins alway: for the wrath is come upon them to the uttermost.”

1 Thessalonians 2:16 — Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 Thessalonians 2:1622 words

κωλυόντωνkōlyontōnforbid, hinder, keep from

ἡμᾶςhēmasI

τοῖςtoisthe

ἔθνεσινethnesinGentile, heathen, nation

λαλῆσαιlalēsaipreach, say, speak (after)

ἵναhinaso that / in order that

σωθῶσινsōthōsinheal, preserve, save (self)

εἰςeisinto / to

τὸtothe

ἀναπληρῶσαιanaplērōsaifill up, fulfill, occupy

αὐτῶνautōnhe / she / it / same

τὰςtasthe

ἁμαρτίαςhamartiasoffence, sin(-ful)

πάντοτεpantotealway(-s), ever(-more)

ἔφθασενephthasen(already) attain, come, prevent

δὲdeand / but

ἐπ’ep’about (the times), above, after

αὐτοὺςautoushe / she / it / same

ἡhēthe

ὀργὴorgēanger, indignation, vengeance

εἰςeisinto / to

τέλοςtelos+ continual, custom, end(-ing)

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

Word-by-word meanings

κωλυόντωνkōlyontōnforbid, hinder, keep from

ἡμᾶςhēmasI

τοῖςtoisthe

ἔθνεσινethnesinGentile, heathen, nation

λαλῆσαιlalēsaipreach, say, speak (after)

ἵναhinaso that / in order that

σωθῶσινsōthōsinheal, preserve, save (self)

εἰςeisinto / to

τὸtothe

ἀναπληρῶσαιanaplērōsaifill up, fulfill, occupy

αὐτῶνautōnhe / she / it / same

τὰςtasthe

ἁμαρτίαςhamartiasoffence, sin(-ful)

πάντοτεpantotealway(-s), ever(-more)

ἔφθασενephthasen(already) attain, come, prevent

δὲdeand / but

ἐπ’ep’about (the times), above, after

αὐτοὺςautoushe / she / it / same

ἡhēthe

ὀργὴorgēanger, indignation, vengeance

εἰςeisinto / to

τέλοςtelos+ continual, custom, end(-ing)

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