God & Savior

1 Thessalonians 2:17

Brothers, although we were torn away from you for a short time (in person, not in heart), our desire to see you face to face was even more intense.
1 Thessalonians 2:17
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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)

Ἡμεῖς δέ, ἀδελφοί, ἀπορφανισθέντες ἀφ᾽ ὑμῶν πρὸς καιρὸν ὥρας προσώπῳ οὐ καρδίᾳ, περισσοτέρως ἐσπουδάσαμεν τὸ πρόσωπον ὑμῶν ἰδεῖν ἐν πολλῇ ἐπιθυμίᾳ.

  1. ἩμεῖςHēmeis“We ourselves”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, nominative, plural · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  2. δέ,de“however,”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  3. ἀδελφοί,adelphoi“brothers,”
    Noun, vocative, plural, masculine · from ἀδελφός · “brother” · Strong's G0080
  4. ἀπορφανισθέντεςaporphanisthentes“having been bereaved”
    Verb, aorist, passive, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from ἀπορφανίζω · “to orphan” · Strong's G0642
  5. ἀφ᾽aph᾽“of”
    Preposition · from ἀπό · “away from” · Strong's G0575
  6. ὑμῶνhumōn“you”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  7. πρὸςpros“for”
    Preposition · from πρός · “to/with” · Strong's G4314
  8. καιρὸνkairon“[the] time”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from καιρός · “time/right time” · Strong's G2540
  9. ὥραςhōras“of an hour”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from ὥρα · “hour” · Strong's G5610
  10. προσώπῳprosōpō“in face”
    Noun, dative, singular, neuter · from πρόσωπον · “face” · Strong's G4383
  11. οὐou“not”
    Particle, negative · “no” · Strong's G3756
  12. καρδίᾳ,kardia“in heart,”
    Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from καρδία · “heart” · Strong's G2588
  13. περισσοτέρωςperissoterōs“more abundantly”
    Adverb · “more-abundantly” · Strong's G4056
  14. ἐσπουδάσαμενespoudasamen“were eager”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 1st person plural · from σπουδάζω · “be eager” · Strong's G4704
  15. τὸto“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  16. πρόσωπονprosōpon“face”
    Noun, accusative, singular, neuter · “face” · Strong's G4383
  17. ὑμῶνhumōn“of you”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  18. ἰδεῖνidein“to see”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, infinitive · from εἴδω · “to perceive” · Strong's G1492H
  19. ἐνen“with”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  20. πολλῇpollēa“great”
    Adjective, dative, singular, feminine · from πολύς · “much” · Strong's G4183
  21. ἐπιθυμίᾳ.epithumia“desire.”
    Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from ἐπιθυμία · “desire” · Strong's G1939
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)