1 Thessalonians 3:12 — King James Version← Study notes

“And the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we do toward you:”

1 Thessalonians 3:12 — Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 Thessalonians 3:1219 words

GreekMeaning

ὑμᾶςhymas

YoupronounG4771

δὲde

nowwordG1161

ὁho

thearticleG3588

κύριοςkyrios

LordnounG2962

πλεονάσαιpleonasai

would make to increaseverbG4121

καὶkai

andwordG2532

περισσεύσαιperisseusai

He would aboundverbG4052

τῇtē

thearticleG3588

ἀγάπῃagapē

in lovenounG26

εἰςeis

towardprepositionG1519

ἀλλήλουςallēlous

one anotherpronounG240

καὶkai

andwordG2532

εἰςeis

towardprepositionG1519

πάνταςpantas

alladjectiveG3956

καθάπερkathaper

just aswordG2509

καὶkai

alsoadverbG2532

ἡμεῖςhēmeis

we ourselvespronounG1473

εἰςeis

towardprepositionG1519

ὑμᾶςhymas

youpronounG4771

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

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