1 Thessalonians

1 Thessalonians 3:12

¹²And may the Lord cause you to increase and overflow with love for one another and for everyone else, just as our love for you overflows,

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
the	ὁ	ho	Article - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
Lord	Κύριος	Kyrios	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir
cause you to increase	πλεονάσαι	pleonasai	Verb - Aorist Optative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G4121 I abound, increase
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
overflow	περισσεύσαι	perisseusai	Verb - Aorist Optative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G4052 I exceed, am left over
with love	ἀγάπῃ	agapē	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G26 love
for	εἰς	eis	Preposition	G1519 into, in, among, till, for
one another	ἀλλήλους	allēlous	Personal / Reciprocal Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Plural	G240 one another
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
for	εἰς	eis	Preposition	G1519 into, in, among, till, for
everyone	πάντας	pantas	Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural	G3956 all, the whole, every kind of
just as	καθάπερ	kathaper	Adverb	G2509 even as
our	ἡμεῖς	hēmeis	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Plural	G1473 I
for	εἰς	eis	Preposition	G1519 into, in, among, till, for
you	ὑμᾶς	hymas	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you

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