2 Thessalonians

2 Thessalonians 3:6–8

⁶Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from any brother who leads an undisciplined life that is not in keeping with the tradition you received^b from us. ⁷For you yourselves know how you ought to imitate us, because we were not undisciplined among you, ⁸nor did we eat anyone’s food without paying for it. Instead, in labor and toil, we worked night and day so that we would not be a burden to any of you.

Footnotes

b 3:6 Or they received

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2 Thessalonians 3:6

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
we command	Παραγγέλλομεν	Parangellomen	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural	G3853 I notify, command, charge
you	ὑμῖν	hymin	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
brothers	ἀδελφοί	adelphoi	Noun - Vocative Masculine Plural	G80 a brother
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
name	ὀνόματι	onomati	Noun - Dative Neuter Singular	G3686 name, character, reputation
of our	ἡμῶν	hēmōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural	G1473 I
Lord	Κυρίου	Kyriou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir
Jesus	Ἰησοῦ	Iēsou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2424 Jesus
Christ	Χριστοῦ	Christou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G5547 anointed, the Messiah, the Christ
to keep away	στέλλεσθαι	stellesthai	Verb - Present Infinitive Middle	G4724 I arrange, take care, withdraw from
from	ἀπὸ	apo	Preposition	G575 from, away from
any	παντὸς	pantos	Adjective - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3956 all, the whole, every kind of
brother	ἀδελφοῦ	adelphou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G80 a brother
leads	περιπατοῦντος	peripatountos	Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular	G4043 I walk, conduct my life
an undisciplined life	ἀτάκτως	ataktōs	Adverb	G814 in a disorderly manner
not	μὴ	mē	Adverb	G3361 not, lest
in keeping with	κατὰ	kata	Preposition	G2596 down from, against, according to, throughout, during
the	τὴν	tēn	Article - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
tradition	παράδοσιν	paradosin	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3862 an instruction, tradition
you received	παρελάβοσαν	parelabosan	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G3880 I take, receive
from	παρ’	par’	Preposition	G3844 from, in the presence of
us	ἡμῶν	hēmōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural	G1473 I

2 Thessalonians 3:7

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	γὰρ	gar	Conjunction	G1063 for
you yourselves	αὐτοὶ	autoi	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Plural	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
know	οἴδατε	oidate	Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G1492 I know, remember
how	πῶς	pōs	Conjunction	G4459 how, in what manner
you ought	δεῖ	dei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1163 it is necessary, inevitable
to imitate	μιμεῖσθαι	mimeisthai	Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive	G3401 I imitate
us	ἡμᾶς	hēmas	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Plural	G1473 I
because	ὅτι	hoti	Conjunction	G3754 that, since, because
we were not undisciplined	ἠτακτήσαμεν	ētaktēsamen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural	G812 I behave disorderly
among	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
you	ὑμῖν	hymin	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you

2 Thessalonians 3:8

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
nor	οὐδὲ	oude	Conjunction	G3761 neither, nor, not even
did we eat	ἐφάγομεν	ephagomen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural	G5315 I eat
anyone’s	τινος	tinos	Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G5100 any one, some one
food	ἄρτον	arton	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G740 bread, a loaf, food
without paying for it	δωρεὰν	dōrean	Adverb	G1432 as a free gift, without payment, freely
Instead	ἀλλ’	all’	Conjunction	G235 but, except
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
labor	κόπῳ	kopō	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G2873 trouble, toil, labor
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
toil	μόχθῳ	mochthō	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G3449 wearisome labor, toil, hardship
we worked	ἐργαζόμενοι	ergazomenoi	Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural	G2038 I word, trade, do
night	νυκτὸς	nyktos	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G3571 the night, night-time
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
day	ἡμέρας	hēmeras	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G2250 a day
so that	πρὸς	pros	Preposition	G4314 to, towards, with
we would not be a burden	ἐπιβαρῆσαί	epibarēsai	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active	G1912 I burden
to any	τινα	tina	Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G5100 any one, some one
of you	ὑμῶν	hymōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you

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2 Thessalonians 3:6 2 Thessalonians 3:10–11 · 2 Thessalonians 3:7 · Colossians 3:17 · Romans 16:17 · 1 Thessalonians 5:14 · 1 Thessalonians 4:1 · 2 Thessalonians 2:15 · 2 Timothy 3:5 · 2 Thessalonians 3:14–15 · 1 Corinthians 11:2 · 1 Thessalonians 4:11 · 1 Corinthians 5:4

2 Thessalonians 3:7 2 Thessalonians 3:6 · 2 Thessalonians 3:9 · 1 Corinthians 4:16 · 1 Corinthians 11:1 · Titus 2:7 · 1 Thessalonians 1:6–7 · Philippians 3:17 · 1 Timothy 4:12 · Philippians 4:9 · 1 Thessalonians 2:10 · 1 Peter 5:3

2 Thessalonians 3:8 Matthew 6:11 · 1 Thessalonians 2:9 · Acts 18:3 · Ephesians 4:28 · 1 Thessalonians 4:11 · 1 Corinthians 4:12 · Proverbs 31:27 · 2 Thessalonians 3:12 · Acts 20:34 · 2 Corinthians 11:9

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