1 Thessalonians 5:12 — King James Version← Study notes
“And we beseech you, brethren, to know them which labour among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you;”
1 Thessalonians 5:12 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · 1 Thessalonians 5:1217 words
ἘρωτῶμενErōtōmenask, beseech, desire
δὲdeand / but
ὑμᾶςhymasyou
ἀδελφοίadelphoibrother
εἰδέναιeidenai
τοὺςtousthe
κοπιῶνταςkopiōntas(bestow) labour, toil, be wearied
ἐνenabout, after, against
ὑμῖνhyminyou
καὶkaiand / also
προϊσταμένουςproistamenousmaintain, be over, rule
ὑμῶνhymōnyou
ἐνenabout, after, against
κυρίῳkyriōLord
καὶkaiand / also
νουθετοῦνταςnouthetountasadmonish, warn
ὑμᾶςhymasyou
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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