1 Thessalonians 4:13 — King James Version← Study notes

“But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.”

1 Thessalonians 4:13 — Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 Thessalonians 4:1320 words

ΟὐOunot

θέλομενthelomendesire, be disposed (forward), intend

δὲdeand / but

ὑμᾶςhymasyou

ἀγνοεῖνagnoein(be) ignorant(-ly), not know, not understand

ἀδελφοίadelphoibrother

περὶperi(there-)about, above, against

τῶνtōnthe

κοιμωμένωνkoimōmenōn

ἵναhinaso that / in order that

μὴmēnot

λυπῆσθεlypēsthecause grief, grieve, be in heaviness

καθὼςkathōsaccording to, (according, even) as

καὶkaiand / also

οἱhoithe

λοιποὶloipoi

οἱhoithe

μὴmēnot

ἔχοντεςechonteshave

ἐλπίδαelpidahope

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

Word-by-word meanings

ΟὐOunot

θέλομενthelomendesire, be disposed (forward), intend

δὲdeand / but

ὑμᾶςhymasyou

ἀγνοεῖνagnoein(be) ignorant(-ly), not know, not understand

ἀδελφοίadelphoibrother

περὶperi(there-)about, above, against

τῶνtōnthe

κοιμωμένωνkoimōmenōn

ἵναhinaso that / in order that

μὴmēnot

λυπῆσθεlypēsthecause grief, grieve, be in heaviness

καθὼςkathōsaccording to, (according, even) as

καὶkaiand / also

οἱhoithe

λοιποὶloipoi

οἱhoithe

μὴmēnot

ἔχοντεςechonteshave

ἐλπίδαelpidahope

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