1 Thessalonians

1 Thessalonians 4:16

¹⁶For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a loud command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will be the first to rise.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	ὅτι	hoti	Conjunction	G3754 that, since, because
the	ὁ	ho	Article - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
Lord	Κύριος	Kyrios	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir
Himself	αὐτὸς	autos	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
will descend	καταβήσεται	katabēsetai	Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular	G2597 I go down, come down
from	ἀπ’	ap’	Preposition	G575 from, away from
heaven	οὐρανοῦ	ouranou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3772 the sky, the heaven
with	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
a loud command	κελεύσματι	keleusmati	Noun - Dative Neuter Singular	G2752 a word of command, a call
with	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
the voice	φωνῇ	phōnē	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G5456 a sound, noise, voice
of an archangel	ἀρχαγγέλου	archangelou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G743 a ruler of angels, a superior angel, an archangel
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
with	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
trumpet	σάλπιγγι	salpingi	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G4536 a trumpet
of God	Θεοῦ	Theou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
the	οἱ	hoi	Article - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3588 the
dead	νεκροὶ	nekroi	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3498 dead, a corpse
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
Christ	Χριστῷ	Christō	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G5547 anointed, the Messiah, the Christ
will be the first to rise	ἀναστήσονται	anastēsontai	Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural	G450 I raise up, set up, rise from

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1 Corinthians 15:51–52 · Revelation 1:7 · Matthew 24:30–31 · 1 Corinthians 15:23 · Matthew 16:27 · Matthew 25:31 · 2 Thessalonians 1:7 · Isaiah 27:13 · 2 Thessalonians 2:1 · Revelation 20:5–6 · Psalm 47:5 · Acts 1:11

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.