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1 Thessalonians 2:7 — King James Version← Study notes

But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children:


1 Thessalonians 2:7Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 Thessalonians 2:720 words
δυνάμενοιdynamenoibe able
ἐνenabout, after, against
βάρειbareiburden(-some), weight
εἶναιeinaiam, have been, is I
ὡςhōsabout, after (that), (according) as (it ha…
ΧριστοῦChristouChrist / Anointed
ἀπόστολοιapostoloiapostle, messenger, he that is sent
ἀλλὰallaand, but (even), howbeit
ἐγενήθημενegenēthēmenarise, be assembled, be(-come
ἤπιοιēpioigentle
ἐνenabout, after, against
μέσῳmesōamong, them, between
ὑμῶνhymōnyou
ὡςhōsabout, after (that), (according) as (it ha…
ἐὰνeanbefore, but, except
τροφὸςtrophosnurse
θάλπῃthalpēcherish
τὰtathe
ἑαυτῆςheautēsalone, her (own, -self)
τέκναteknachild
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Word-by-word meanings

δυνάμενοιdynamenoibe able
ἐνenabout, after, against
βάρειbareiburden(-some), weight
εἶναιeinaiam, have been, is I
ὡςhōsabout, after (that), (according) as (it ha…
ΧριστοῦChristouChrist / Anointed
ἀπόστολοιapostoloiapostle, messenger, he that is sent
ἀλλὰallaand, but (even), howbeit
ἐγενήθημενegenēthēmenarise, be assembled, be(-come
ἤπιοιēpioigentle
ἐνenabout, after, against
μέσῳmesōamong, them, between
ὑμῶνhymōnyou
ὡςhōsabout, after (that), (according) as (it ha…
ἐὰνeanbefore, but, except
τροφὸςtrophosnurse
θάλπῃthalpēcherish
τὰtathe
ἑαυτῆςheautēsalone, her (own, -self)
τέκναteknachild

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