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1 Thessalonians 4:5 — King James Version← Study notes

Not in the lust of concupiscence, even as the Gentiles which know not God:


1 Thessalonians 4:5Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 Thessalonians 4:513 words
μὴnot
ἐνenabout, after, against
πάθειpathei(inordinate) affection, lust
ἐπιθυμίαςepithymiasconcupiscence, desire, lust (after)
καθάπερkathaper(even, as well) as
καὶkaiand / also
τὰtathe
ἔθνηethnēGentile, heathen, nation
τὰtathe
μὴnot
εἰδόταeidota
τὸνtonthe
θεόνtheonGod
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Word-by-word meanings

μὴnot
ἐνenabout, after, against
πάθειpathei(inordinate) affection, lust
ἐπιθυμίαςepithymiasconcupiscence, desire, lust (after)
καθάπερkathaper(even, as well) as
καὶkaiand / also
τὰtathe
ἔθνηethnēGentile, heathen, nation
τὰtathe
μὴnot
εἰδόταeidota
τὸνtonthe
θεόνtheonGod

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