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1 Thessalonians 2:8 — King James Version← Study notes

So being affectionately desirous of you, we were willing to have imparted unto you, not the gospel of God only, but also our own souls, because ye were dear unto us.


1 Thessalonians 2:8Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 Thessalonians 2:821 words
οὕτωςhoutōsthus / so
ὁμειρόμενοιhomeiromenoi
ὑμῶνhymōnyou
εὐδοκοῦμενeudokoumenthink good, (be well) please(-d), be the…
μεταδοῦναιmetadounaigive, impart
ὑμῖνhyminyou
οὐounot
μόνονmonononly / alone
τὸtothe
εὐαγγέλιονeuangeliongospel
τοῦtouthe
θεοῦtheouGod
ἀλλὰallaand, but (even), howbeit
καὶkaiand / also
τὰςtasthe
ἑαυτῶνheautōnalone, her (own, -self)
ψυχάςpsychassoul / life
διότιdiotibecause (that), for, therefore
ἀγαπητοὶagapētoi(dearly, well) beloved, dear
ἡμῖνhēminI
ἐγενήθητεegenēthētearise, be assembled, be(-come
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Word-by-word meanings

οὕτωςhoutōsthus / so
ὁμειρόμενοιhomeiromenoi
ὑμῶνhymōnyou
εὐδοκοῦμενeudokoumenthink good, (be well) please(-d), be the…
μεταδοῦναιmetadounaigive, impart
ὑμῖνhyminyou
οὐounot
μόνονmonononly / alone
τὸtothe
εὐαγγέλιονeuangeliongospel
τοῦtouthe
θεοῦtheouGod
ἀλλὰallaand, but (even), howbeit
καὶkaiand / also
τὰςtasthe
ἑαυτῶνheautōnalone, her (own, -self)
ψυχάςpsychassoul / life
διότιdiotibecause (that), for, therefore
ἀγαπητοὶagapētoi(dearly, well) beloved, dear
ἡμῖνhēminI
ἐγενήθητεegenēthētearise, be assembled, be(-come

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