2 Thessalonians

2 Thessalonians 2:16–17

¹⁶Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father, who by grace has loved us and given us eternal comfort and good hope, ¹⁷encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good word and deed.

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2 Thessalonians 2:16

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
our	ἡμῶν	hēmōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural	G1473 I
Lord	Κύριος	Kyrios	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir
Jesus	Ἰησοῦς	Iēsous	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2424 Jesus
Christ	Χριστὸς	Christos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G5547 anointed, the Messiah, the Christ
Himself	Αὐτὸς	Autos	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
God	Θεὸς	Theos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
our	ἡμῶν	hēmōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural	G1473 I
Father	Πατὴρ	Patēr	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3962 father, Father, ancestor
who	ὁ	ho	Article - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
by	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
grace	χάριτι	chariti	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G5485 grace, favor, kindness
has loved	ἀγαπήσας	agapēsas	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G25 I love
us	ἡμᾶς	hēmas	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Plural	G1473 I
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
given	δοὺς	dous	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G1325 I offer, give
eternal	αἰωνίαν	aiōnian	Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular	G166 eternal, unending
comfort	παράκλησιν	paraklēsin	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3874 exhortation, entreaty, encouragement, comfort
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
good	ἀγαθὴν	agathēn	Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular	G18 good
hope	ἐλπίδα	elpida	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G1680 hope, expectation

2 Thessalonians 2:17

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
encourage	παρακαλέσαι	parakalesai	Verb - Aorist Optative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G3870 I summon, entreat, admonish, comfort
your	ὑμῶν	hymōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
hearts	καρδίας	kardias	Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural	G2588 the heart, inner life, intention
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
strengthen	στηρίξαι	stērixai	Verb - Aorist Optative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G4741 I fix firmly, strengthen
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
every	παντὶ	panti	Adjective - Dative Neuter Singular	G3956 all, the whole, every kind of
good	ἀγαθῷ	agathō	Adjective - Dative Masculine Singular	G18 good
word	λόγῳ	logō	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G3056 a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
deed	ἔργῳ	ergō	Noun - Dative Neuter Singular	G2041 work, labor, action, deed

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2 Thessalonians 2:16 Romans 5:2–5 · John 3:16 · 1 Peter 1:3–8 · Titus 3:4–7 · 1 Thessalonians 3:11 · Romans 8:24–25 · Titus 1:2 · 2 Corinthians 4:17–18 · Ephesians 5:25 · Romans 4:16 · Isaiah 60:19–20 · Hebrews 6:18–19

2 Thessalonians 2:17 2 Thessalonians 3:3 · 1 Thessalonians 3:13 · 1 Thessalonians 3:2 · Jude 1:24 · 1 Corinthians 1:8 · Hebrews 13:9 · Colossians 2:7 · Romans 15:13 · 2 Thessalonians 2:16 · Isaiah 66:13 · James 1:21–22 · Isaiah 57:15

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