1 Thessalonians 5:3 — King James Version← Study notes
“For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.”
1 Thessalonians 5:3 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · 1 Thessalonians 5:321 words
ὅτανhotanas long
(soon) as, that, + till
λέγωσινlegōsinsay
ΕἰρήνηEirēnēone, peace, quietness
καὶkaiand / also
ἀσφάλειαasphaleiacertainty, safety
τότεtotethat time, then
αἰφνίδιοςaiphnidiossudden, unawares
αὐτοῖςautoishe / she / it / same
ἐφίσταταιephistataiassault, come
(in, to
ὄλεθροςolethrosdestruction
ὥσπερhōsper(even, like) as
ἡhēthe
ὠδὶνōdinpain, sorrow, travail
τῇtēthe
ἐνenabout, after, against
γαστρὶgastribelly, + with child, womb
ἐχούσῃechousēhave
καὶkaiand / also
οὐounot
μὴmēnot
ἐκφύγωσινekphygōsinescape, flee
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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