1 Thessalonians 3
Study sheet, King James Version, with the original-language words this chapter turns on.
The text
1Wherefore when we could no longer forbear, we thought it good to be left at Athens alone;
2And sent Timotheus, our brother, and minister of God, and our fellowlabourer in the gospel of Christ, to establish you, and to comfort you concerning your faith:
3That no man should be moved by these afflictions: for yourselves know that we are appointed thereunto.
4For verily, when we were with you, we told you before that we should suffer tribulation; even as it came to pass, and ye know.
5For this cause, when I could no longer forbear, I sent to know your faith, lest by some means the tempter have tempted you, and our labour be in vain.
6But now when Timotheus came from you unto us, and brought us good tidings of your faith and charity, and that ye have good remembrance of us always, desiring greatly to see us, as we also to see you:
7Therefore, brethren, we were comforted over you in all our affliction and distress by your faith:
8For now we live, if ye stand fast in the Lord.
9For what thanks can we render to God again for you, for all the joy wherewith we joy for your sakes before our God;
10Night and day praying exceedingly that we might see your face, and might perfect that which is lacking in your faith?
11Now God himself and our Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way unto you.
12And the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we do toward you:
13To the end he may stablish your hearts unblameable in holiness before God, even our Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all his saints.
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)
- καίkaíG253221× in this chapter
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
- σύsýG477121× in this chapter
thou
- μέméG316516× in this chapter
me
- εἰςeisG15199× in this chapter
to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases
- ἐνenG17226× in this chapter
"in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.
- θεόςtheósG23165× in this chapter
figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very
- πίστιςpístisG41025× 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
- διάdiáG12234× in this chapter
through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional)
- κύριοςkýriosG29624× in this chapter
supreme in authority, i.e. (as noun) controller; by implication, Master (as a respectful title)
- ὅτιhótiG37544× in this chapter
demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because
- οὗτοςhoûtosG37784× in this chapter
the he (she or it), i.e. this or that (often with article repeated)
- πᾶςpâsG39564× in this chapter
all, any, every, the whole
- γάρgárG10633× in this chapter
properly, assigning a reason (used in argument, explanation or intensification; often with other particles)
- δέdéG11613× in this chapter
but, and, etc.
- ἐπίepíG19093× in this chapter
properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e. over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.
- 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
- αὐτόςautósG8463× 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
- γίνομαιgínomaiG10962× 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.)
- εἴδωeídōG14922× in this chapter
used only in certain past tenses, the others being borrowed from the equivalent G3700 (ὀπτάνομαι) and G3708 (ὁράω); properly, to see (literally or figuratively); by implication, (in the perfect tense only) to know
- ἔμπροσθενémprosthenG17152× in this chapter
in front of (in place (literally or figuratively) or time)
- θλῖψιςthlîpsisG23472× in this chapter
pressure (literally or figuratively)
- ἸησοῦςIēsoûsG24242× in this chapter
Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua), the name of our Lord and two (three) other Israelites
- καθάπερkatháperG25092× in this chapter
exactly as
- ἀγάπηagápēG262× in this chapter
love, i.e. affection or benevolence; specially (plural) a love-feast
- μηκέτιmēkétiG33712× in this chapter
no further
- παρακαλέωparakaléōG38702× in this chapter
to call near, i.e. invite, invoke (by imploration, hortation or consolation)
- πατήρpatḗrG39622× in this chapter
a "father" (literally or figuratively, near or more remote)
- πειράζωpeirázōG39852× in this chapter
to test (objectively), i.e. endeavor, scrutinize, entice, discipline
- πέμπωpémpōG39922× in this chapter
to dispatch (from the subjective view or point of departure, whereas (as a stronger form of ) refers rather to the objective point or terminus ad quem, and G4724 (στέλλω) denotes properly, the orderly motion involved), especially on a temporary errand; also to transmit, bestow, or wield
- στέγωstégōG47222× in this chapter
to roof over, i.e. (figuratively) to cover with silence (endure patiently)
- στηρίζωstērízōG47412× in this chapter
to set fast, i.e. (literally) to turn resolutely in a certain direction, or (figuratively) to confirm
- ΤιμόθεοςTimótheosG50952× in this chapter
dear to God; Timotheus, a Christian
- ὑπέρhypérG52282× in this chapter
"over", i.e. (with the genitive case) of place, above, beyond, across, or causal, for the sake of, instead, regarding; with the accusative case superior to, more than
- ἀδελφόςadelphósG802× in this chapter
a brother (literally or figuratively) near or remote (much like G1 (Α))
- γινώσκωginṓskōG10971× in this chapter
to "know" (absolutely) in a great variety of applications and with many implications (as follow, with others not thus clearly expressed)
- ἈθῆναιAthēnaiG1161× in this chapter
Athenæ, the capitol of Greece
- δέομαιdéomaiG11891× in this chapter
to beg (as binding oneself), i.e. petition
- διάκονοςdiákonosG12491× in this chapter
an attendant, i.e. (genitive case) a waiter (at table or in other menial duties); specially, a Christian teacher and pastor (technically, a deacon or deaconess)