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2 Thessalonians 3:17 — King James Version← Study notes

“The salutation of Paul with mine own hand, which is the token in every epistle: so I write.”


2 Thessalonians 3:17 — Greek Interlinear

Greek · 2 Thessalonians 3:1714 words
GreekMeaning
ὉHo
ThearticleG3588
ἀσπασμὸςaspasmos
greetingnounG783
τῇtē
thearticleG3588
ἐμῇemē
in my ownadjectiveG1699
χειρὶcheiri
hand —nounG5495
ΠαύλουPaulou
by PaulnounG3972
ὅho
whichrelative pronounG3739
ἐστινestin
isverbG1510
σημεῖονsēmeion
my signnounG4592
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
πάσῃpasē
everyadjectiveG3956
ἐπιστολῇepistolē
letternounG1992
οὕτωςhoutōs
In this manneradverbG3779
γράφωgraphō
I writeverbG1125
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 2 Thessalonians 3:17

This he says that he writes in every Epistle, that no one may be able to counterfeit them, his subscription being subjoined as a great token. And he calls the prayer a salutation, showing that everything they then did was spiritual; even when it was proper to offer salutation, the thing was attended with advantage; and it was prayer, not merely a symbol of friendship. With this he began, and with it he ended, guarding with strong walls what he had said elsewhere, and laying…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 5 on Second Thessalonians
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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