1 Thessalonians 4:17 — King James Version← Study notes
“Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.”
1 Thessalonians 4:17 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · 1 Thessalonians 4:1724 words
ἔπειταepeitaafter that(-ward), then
ἡμεῖςhēmeisI
οἱhoithe
ζῶντεςzōnteslife(-time), (a-)live(-ly), quick
οἱhoithe
περιλειπόμενοιperileipomenoi
ἅμαhamaalso, and, together
σὺνsynwith
αὐτοῖςautoishe / she / it / same
ἁρπαγησόμεθαharpagēsomethasnatch
ἐνenabout, after, against
νεφέλαιςnephelaiscloud
εἰςeisinto / to
ἀπάντησινapantēsinmeet
τοῦtouthe
κυρίουkyriouLord
εἰςeisinto / to
ἀέραaeraair
καὶkaiand / also
οὕτωςhoutōsthus / so
πάντοτεpantotealway(-s), ever(-more)
σὺνsynwith
κυρίῳkyriōLord
ἐσόμεθαesomethaam, have been, is I
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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