1 Thessalonians

1 Thessalonians 2:9

9Surely you recall, brothers, our labor and toil. We worked night and day so that we would not be a burden to anyone while we proclaimed to you the gospel of God.

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EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
Surely you recallΜνημονεύετεMnēmoneueteVerb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluralG3421 I remember, make mention of
brothersἀδελφοίadelphoiNoun - Vocative Masculine PluralG80 a brother
ourἡμῶνhēmōnPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person PluralG1473 I
laborκόπονkoponNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularG2873 trouble, toil, labor
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
toilμόχθονmochthonNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularG3449 wearisome labor, toil, hardship
We workedἐργαζόμενοιergazomenoiVerb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine PluralG2038 I word, trade, do
nightνυκτὸςnyktosNoun - Genitive Feminine SingularG3571 the night, night-time
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
dayἡμέραςhēmerasNoun - Genitive Feminine SingularG2250 a day
so thatπρὸςprosPrepositionG4314 to, towards, with
we would not be a burdenἐπιβαρῆσαίepibarēsaiVerb - Aorist Infinitive ActiveG1912 I burden
to anyoneτιναtinaInterrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Masculine SingularG5100 any one, some one
while we proclaimedἐκηρύξαμενekēryxamenVerb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person PluralG2784 I proclaim, herald, preach
toεἰςeisPrepositionG1519 into, in, among, till, for
youὑμᾶςhymasPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person PluralG4771 you
theτὸtoArticle - Accusative Neuter SingularG3588 the
gospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionNoun - Accusative Neuter SingularG2098 the good news, the gospel
of GodΘεοῦTheouNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularG2316 God, a god

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2 Thessalonians 3:7–9 · 2 Corinthians 11:9 · Acts 18:3 · 2 Corinthians 12:13–14 · Nehemiah 5:18 · 1 Corinthians 9:6–7 · Nehemiah 5:15 · 1 Corinthians 9:18 · 2 Timothy 1:3 · 1 Corinthians 9:15 · 1 Timothy 4:10 · 1 Thessalonians 2:6

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