1 Thessalonians
1 Thessalonians 2:5
5As you know, we never used words of flattery or any pretext for greed. God is our witness!
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| As | καθὼς | kathōs | Adverb | G2531 just as, as |
| you know | οἴδατε | oidate | Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G1492 I know, remember |
| we never used | ἐγενήθημεν | egenēthēmen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 1st Person Plural | G1096 I come into being, am born |
| words | λόγῳ | logō | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G3056 a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy |
| of flattery | κολακείας | kolakeias | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G2850 flattery |
| pretext | προφάσει | prophasei | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G4392 a pretext, an excuse |
| for greed | πλεονεξίας | pleonexias | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G4124 covetousness, avarice |
| God | Θεὸς | Theos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| witness | μάρτυς | martys | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3144 a witness |
Cross-references
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Romans 1:9 · 2 Corinthians 12:17 · Acts 20:33 · Galatians 1:20 · 2 Peter 2:3 · Titus 1:7 · 2 Corinthians 7:2 · 1 Peter 5:2 · 1 Thessalonians 2:10 · 2 Peter 2:14–15 · Revelation 18:12–13
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.