1 Thessalonians

1 Thessalonians 2:7

⁷On the contrary, we were gentle among you,^b like a nursing mother caring for her children.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
On the contrary	Ἀλλὰ	Alla	Conjunction	G235 but, except
we were	ἐγενήθημεν	egenēthēmen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 1st Person Plural	G1096 I come into being, am born
gentle	ἤπιοι	ēpioi	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3516 an infant, child, unlearned
among	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
you	ὑμῶν	hymōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
like	ὡς	hōs	Adverb	G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that
a nursing mother	τροφὸς	trophos	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G5162 a nurse
caring for	θάλπῃ	thalpē	Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2282 I cherish, nourish
her	ἑαυτῆς	heautēs	Reflexive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Singular	G1438 himself, herself, itself
children	τέκνα	tekna	Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural	G5043 a child, descendent, inhabitant

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