1 Thessalonians

1 Thessalonians 4:13

¹³Brothers, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death ,^c so that you will not grieve like the rest, who are without hope.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Brothers	ἀδελφοί	adelphoi	Noun - Vocative Masculine Plural	G80 a brother
we do not want	θέλομεν	thelomen	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural	G2309 I will, wish, desire
you	ὑμᾶς	hymas	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
to be uninformed	ἀγνοεῖν	agnoein	Verb - Present Infinitive Active	G50 I do not know, am ignorant of
about	περὶ	peri	Preposition	G4012 about, concerning, around
those who	τῶν	tōn	Article - Genitive Masculine Plural	G3588 the
sleep	κοιμωμένων	koimōmenōn	Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Masculine Plural	G2837 I fall asleep, am asleep
so that	ἵνα	hina	Conjunction	G2443 in order that, so that
you will not grieve	λυπῆσθε	lypēsthe	Verb - Present Subjunctive Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural	G3076 I pain, grieve, vex
like	καθὼς	kathōs	Adverb	G2531 just as, as
the	οἱ	hoi	Article - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3588 the
rest	λοιποὶ	loipoi	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3062 left, left behind, the remainder
who	οἱ	hoi	Article - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3588 the
are	ἔχοντες	echontes	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural	G2192 I have, hold, possess
without	μὴ	mē	Adverb	G3361 not, lest
hope	ἐλπίδα	elpida	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G1680 hope, expectation

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