1 Thessalonians

1 Thessalonians 4:15

¹⁵By the word of the Lord, we declare to you that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who have fallen asleep.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
By	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
word	λόγῳ	logō	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G3056 a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy
of	Κυρίου	Kyriou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir
we declare	λέγομεν	legomen	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural	G3004 I say, speak
to you	ὑμῖν	hymin	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
that	ὅτι	hoti	Conjunction	G3754 that, since, because
we	ἡμεῖς	hēmeis	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Plural	G1473 I
who are	οἱ	hoi	Article - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3588 the
alive	ζῶντες	zōntes	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural	G2198 I live
remain	περιλειπόμενοι	perileipomenoi	Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural	G4035 I leave behind
until	εἰς	eis	Preposition	G1519 into, in, among, till, for
the	τὴν	tēn	Article - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
coming	παρουσίαν	parousian	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3952 presence, a coming, arrival, advent
of the	τοῦ	tou	Article - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3588 the
Lord	Κυρίου	Kyriou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir
will by no means precede	φθάσωμεν	phthasōmen	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Plural	G5348 I anticipate, precede, arrive
those who	τοὺς	tous	Article - Accusative Masculine Plural	G3588 the
have fallen asleep	κοιμηθέντας	koimēthentas	Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Accusative Masculine Plural	G2837 I fall asleep, am asleep

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1 Corinthians 15:51–53 · 2 Corinthians 4:14 · 1 Thessalonians 2:19

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.