1 Thessalonians 2:17 — King James Version← Study notes
“But we, brethren, being taken from you for a short time in presence, not in heart, endeavoured the more abundantly to see your face with great desire.”
1 Thessalonians 2:17 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · 1 Thessalonians 2:1721 words
ἩμεῖςHēmeisI
δέdeand / but
ἀδελφοίadelphoibrother
ἀπορφανισθέντεςaporphanisthentestake
ἀφ’aph’from
ὑμῶνhymōnyou
πρὸςprosto / toward
καιρὸνkaironopportunity, (convenient, due) season
ὥραςhōrasday, hour, instant
προσώπῳprosōpō(outward) appearance, countenance, face
οὐounot
καρδίᾳkardiaheart
περισσοτέρωςperissoterōsmore abundant(-ly), more earnest, (more) e…
ἐσπουδάσαμενespoudasamendo (give) diligence, be diligent (forward)…
τὸtothe
πρόσωπονprosōpon(outward) appearance, countenance, face
ὑμῶνhymōnyou
ἰδεῖνideinbehold, perceive, see
ἐνenabout, after, against
πολλῇpollēmany / much
ἐπιθυμίᾳepithymiaconcupiscence, desire, lust (after)
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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