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1 Thessalonians 2:16

hindering us from telling the Gentiles how they may be saved. As a result, they continue to heap up their sins to full capacity; the utmost wrath has come upon them.
1 Thessalonians 2:16
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Greek)

κωλυόντων ἡμᾶς τοῖς ἔθνεσιν λαλῆσαι ἵνα σωθῶσιν, εἰς τὸ ἀναπληρῶσαι αὐτῶν τὰς ἁμαρτίας πάντοτε· ἔφθασεν δὲ ἐπ᾽ αὐτοὺς ἡ ὀργὴ εἰς τέλος.

  1. κωλυόντωνkōluontōn“they are hindering”
    Verb, present, active, participle, genitive, plural, masculine · from κωλύω · “to prevent” · Strong's G2967
  2. ἡμᾶςhēmas“us”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, accusative, plural · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  3. τοῖςtois“to the”
    Article, dative, plural, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  4. ἔθνεσινethnesin“Gentiles”
    Noun, dative, plural, neuter · from ἔθνος · “Gentile nation” · Strong's G1484
  5. λαλῆσαιlalēsai“to speak”
    Verb, aorist, active, infinitive · from λαλέω · “to speak” · Strong's G2980
  6. ἵναina“that”
    Conjunction · “in order that/to” · Strong's G2443
  7. σωθῶσιν,sōthōsin“they may be saved,”
    Verb, aorist, passive, subjunctive, 3rd person plural · from σῴζω · “to save” · Strong's G4982
  8. εἰςeis“so as”
    Preposition · “toward” · Strong's G1519
  9. τὸto“<the>”
    Article, accusative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  10. ἀναπληρῶσαιanaplērōsai“to fill up”
    Verb, aorist, active, infinitive · from ἀναπληρόω · “to fulfil” · Strong's G0378
  11. αὐτῶνautōn“their”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  12. τὰςtas“<the>”
    Article, accusative, plural, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  13. ἁμαρτίαςhamartias“sins”
    Noun, accusative, plural, feminine · from ἁμαρτία · “sin” · Strong's G0266
  14. πάντοτε·pantote“always;”
    Adverb · from πάντοτε · “always” · Strong's G3842
  15. ἔφθασενephthasen“Has come”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from φθάνω · “to precede/arrive” · Strong's G5348
  16. δὲde“now”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  17. ἐπ᾽ep᾽“upon”
    Preposition · from ἐπί · “upon/to/against” · Strong's G1909
  18. αὐτοὺςautous“them”
    Personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  19. ἡhē“the”
    Article, nominative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  20. ὀργὴorgē“wrath”
    Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · from ὀργή · “wrath” · Strong's G3709
  21. εἰςeis“to the”
    Preposition · “toward” · Strong's G1519
  22. τέλος.telos“utmost.”
    Noun, accusative, singular, neuter · from τέλος · “goal/tax” · Strong's G5056
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)