1 Thessalonians 1
Study sheet, King James Version, with the original-language words this chapter turns on.
The text
1Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians which is in God the Father and in the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.
2We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers;
3Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;
4Knowing, brethren beloved, your election of God.
5For our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Ghost, and in much assurance; as ye know what manner of men we were among you for your sake.
6And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost:
7So that ye were ensamples to all that believe in Macedonia and Achaia.
8For from you sounded out the word of the Lord not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith to God-ward is spread abroad; so that we need not to speak any thing.
9For they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God;
10And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.
Words in this chapter
Definitions are Strong's own wording from his Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Counts are how often each word appears in this chapter, from the tagged text.
- ὁhoG358834× in this chapter
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
- καίkaíG253219× in this chapter
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
- σύsýG477113× in this chapter
thou
- ἐνenG172212× in this chapter
"in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.
- μέméG31659× in this chapter
me
- θεόςtheósG23168× in this chapter
figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very
- κύριοςkýriosG29625× in this chapter
supreme in authority, i.e. (as noun) controller; by implication, Master (as a respectful title)
- γίνομαιgínomaiG10964× in this chapter
to cause to be ("gen"-erate), i.e. (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literal, figurative, intensive, etc.)
- ἸησοῦςIēsoûsG24244× in this chapter
Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua), the name of our Lord and two (three) other Israelites
- ἐκekG15373× in this chapter
literal or figurative; direct or remote)
- λόγοςlógosG30563× in this chapter
something said (including the thought); by implication, a topic (subject of discourse), also reasoning (the mental faculty) or motive; by extension, a computation; specially, (with the article in John) the Divine Expression (i.e. Christ)
- πᾶςpâsG39563× in this chapter
all, any, every, the whole
- πατήρpatḗrG39623× in this chapter
a "father" (literally or figuratively, near or more remote)
- πρόςprósG43143× in this chapter
a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. toward (with the genitive case, the side of, i.e. pertaining to; with the dative case, by the side of, i.e. near to; usually with the accusative case, the place, time, occasion, or respect, which is the destination of the relation, i.e. whither or for which it is predicated)
- ΧριστόςChristósG55473× in this chapter
anointed, i.e. the Messiah, an epithet of Jesus
- ἀπόapóG5753× in this chapter
"off," i.e. away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative)
- γάρgárG10632× in this chapter
properly, assigning a reason (used in argument, explanation or intensification; often with other particles)
- ἔχωéchōG21922× in this chapter
to hold (used in very various applications, literally or figuratively, direct or remote; such as possession; ability, contiuity, relation, or condition)
- ἀλλάalláG2352× in this chapter
properly, other things, i.e. (adverbially) contrariwise (in many relations)
- ΜακεδονίαMakedoníaG31092× in this chapter
Macedonia, a region of Greece
- μόνοςmónosG34412× in this chapter
remaining, i.e. sole or single; by implication, mere
- οὐouG37562× in this chapter
the absolute negative (compare G3361 (μή)) adverb; no or not
- ἅγιοςhágiosG402× in this chapter
sacred (physically, pure, morally blameless or religious, ceremonially, consecrated)
- περίperíG40122× in this chapter
properly, through (all over), i.e. around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time (with the genitive case denoting the subject or occasion or superlative point; with the accusative case the locality, circuit, matter, circumstance or general period)
- πίστιςpístisG41022× in this chapter
persuasion, i.e. credence; moral conviction (of religious truth, or the truthfulness of God or a religious teacher), especially reliance upon Christ for salvation; abstractly, constancy in such profession; by extension, the system of religious (Gospel) truth itself
- πνεῦμαpneûmaG41512× in this chapter
a current of air, i.e. breath (blast) or a breeze; by analogy or figuratively, a spirit, i.e. (human) the rational soul, (by implication) vital principle, mental disposition, etc., or (superhuman) an angel, demon, or (divine) God, Christ's spirit, the Holy Spirit
- πολύςpolýsG41832× in this chapter
(singular) much (in any respect) or (plural) many; neuter (singular) as adverbial, largely; neuter (plural) as adverb or noun often, mostly, largely
- ὥστεhṓsteG56202× in this chapter
so too, i.e. thus therefore (in various relations of consecution, as follow)
- αὐτόςautósG8462× in this chapter
the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative G1438 (ἑαυτοῦ)) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
- ἈχαΐαAchaḯaG8822× in this chapter
Achaia (i.e. Greece), a country of Europe
- δέχομαιdéchomaiG12091× in this chapter
to receive (in various applications, literally or figuratively)
- διάdiáG12231× in this chapter
through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional)
- δουλεύωdouleúōG13981× in this chapter
to be a slave to (literal or figurative, involuntary or voluntary)
- δύναμιςdýnamisG14111× in this chapter
force (literally or figuratively); specially, miraculous power (usually by implication, a miracle itself)
- ἐγείρωegeírōG14531× in this chapter
to waken (transitively or intransitively), i.e. rouse (literally, from sleep, from sitting or lying, from disease, from death; or figuratively, from obscurity, inactivity, ruins, nonexistence)
- εἴδωλονeídōlonG14971× in this chapter
an image (i.e. for worship); by implication, a heathen god, or (plural) the worship of such
- εἰρήνηeirḗnēG15151× in this chapter
peace (literally or figuratively); by implication, prosperity
- εἰςeisG15191× in this chapter
to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases
- εἴσοδοςeísodosG15291× in this chapter
an entrance (literally or figuratively)
- ἐκκλησίαekklēsíaG15771× in this chapter
a calling out, i.e. (concretely) a popular meeting, especially a religious congregation (Jewish synagogue, or Christian community of members on earth or saints in heaven or both)