1 Thessalonians

1 Thessalonians 4:11

11and to aspire to live quietly, to attend to your own matters, and to work with your own hands, as we instructed you.

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EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
to aspireφιλοτιμεῖσθαιphilotimeisthaiVerb - Present Infinitive Middle or PassiveG5389 I desire very strongly
to live quietlyἡσυχάζεινhēsychazeinVerb - Present Infinitive ActiveG2270 I rest, am silent, live quietly
to attend toπράσσεινprasseinVerb - Present Infinitive ActiveG4238 I do, fare, require
your ownἴδιαidiaAdjective - Accusative Neuter PluralG2398 one's own, private, personal
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
to work withἐργάζεσθαιergazesthaiVerb - Present Infinitive Middle or PassiveG2038 I word, trade, do
yourὑμῶνhymōnPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person PluralG4771 you
ownἰδίαιςidiaisAdjective - Dative Feminine PluralG2398 one's own, private, personal
handsχερσὶνchersinNoun - Dative Feminine PluralG5495 a hand
asκαθὼςkathōsAdverbG2531 just as, as
we instructedπαρηγγείλαμενparēngeilamenVerb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person PluralG3853 I notify, command, charge
youὑμῖνhyminPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person PluralG4771 you

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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

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