1 Thessalonians

1 Thessalonians 4:11–12

¹¹and to aspire to live quietly, to attend to your own matters, and to work with your own hands, as we instructed you. ¹²Then you will behave properly toward outsiders, without being dependent on anyone.

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1 Thessalonians 4:11

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
to aspire	φιλοτιμεῖσθαι	philotimeisthai	Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive	G5389 I desire very strongly
to live quietly	ἡσυχάζειν	hēsychazein	Verb - Present Infinitive Active	G2270 I rest, am silent, live quietly
to attend to	πράσσειν	prassein	Verb - Present Infinitive Active	G4238 I do, fare, require
your own	ἴδια	idia	Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural	G2398 one's own, private, personal
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
to work with	ἐργάζεσθαι	ergazesthai	Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive	G2038 I word, trade, do
your	ὑμῶν	hymōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
own	ἰδίαις	idiais	Adjective - Dative Feminine Plural	G2398 one's own, private, personal
hands	χερσὶν	chersin	Noun - Dative Feminine Plural	G5495 a hand
as	καθὼς	kathōs	Adverb	G2531 just as, as
we instructed	παρηγγείλαμεν	parēngeilamen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural	G3853 I notify, command, charge
you	ὑμῖν	hymin	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you

1 Thessalonians 4:12

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then	ἵνα	hina	Conjunction	G2443 in order that, so that
you will behave	περιπατῆτε	peripatēte	Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural	G4043 I walk, conduct my life
properly	εὐσχημόνως	euschēmonōs	Adverb	G2156 becomingly, decorously
toward	πρὸς	pros	Preposition	G4314 to, towards, with
outsiders	ἔξω	exō	Adverb	G1854 without, outside
being	ἔχητε	echēte	Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural	G2192 I have, hold, possess
dependent	χρείαν	chreian	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G5532 need, necessity, business

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1 Thessalonians 4:11 Ecclesiastes 4:6 · Ephesians 4:28 · 1 Peter 3:4 · Titus 3:14 · Proverbs 17:1 · Lamentations 3:26 · 1 Timothy 2:2 · 1 Corinthians 4:12 · 1 Timothy 5:13 · Romans 12:11 · 2 Corinthians 5:9 · 1 Peter 4:15

1 Thessalonians 4:12 Colossians 4:5 · 1 Peter 2:12 · Romans 12:17 · Romans 13:13 · 1 Timothy 3:7 · 1 Peter 3:16–17 · Mark 4:11 · 1 Thessalonians 5:22 · Titus 2:8–10

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