1 Thessalonians 5:2 — King James Version← Study notes
“For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.”
1 Thessalonians 5:2 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · 1 Thessalonians 5:213 words
αὐτοὶautoihe / she / it / same
γὰρgarfor
ἀκριβῶςakribōscircumspectly, diligently, perfect(-ly)
οἴδατεoidate
ὅτιhotithat / because
ἡμέραhēmeraage, + alway, (mid-)day (by day
κυρίουkyriouLord
ὡςhōsabout, after (that), (according) as (it ha…
κλέπτηςkleptēsthief
ἐνenabout, after, against
νυκτὶnykti(mid-)night
οὕτωςhoutōsthus / so
ἔρχεταιerchetaicome / go
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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