1 Thessalonians 4:16 — King James Version← Study notes
“For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:”
1 Thessalonians 4:16 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · 1 Thessalonians 4:1623 words
ὅτιhotithat / because
αὐτὸςautoshe / she / it / same
ὁhothe
κύριοςkyriosLord
ἐνenabout, after, against
κελεύσματιkeleusmati
ἐνenabout, after, against
φωνῇphōnēnoise, sound, voice
ἀρχαγγέλουarchangelouarchangel
καὶkaiand / also
ἐνenabout, after, against
σάλπιγγιsalpingitrump(-et)
θεοῦtheouGod
καταβήσεταιkatabēsetaicome (get, go, step) down
ἀπ’ap’from
οὐρανοῦouranouair, heaven(-ly), sky
καὶkaiand / also
οἱhoithe
νεκροὶnekroidead
ἐνenabout, after, against
ΧριστῷChristōChrist / Anointed
ἀναστήσονταιanastēsontairise
πρῶτονprōtonbefore, beginning, best
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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