For we wanted to come to you—indeed I, Paul, tried again and again—but Satan obstructed us.1 Thessalonians 2:18
Original language and places
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)
διότι ἠθελήσαμεν ἐλθεῖν πρὸς ὑμᾶς, ἐγὼ μὲν Παῦλος καὶ ἅπαξ καὶ δίς, καὶ ἐνέκοψεν ἡμᾶς ὁ σατανᾶς.
- διότιdioti“therefore”Conjunction · “because” · Strong's G1360
- ἠθελήσαμενēthelēsamen“we wanted”Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 1st person plural · from θέλω · “to will/desire” · Strong's G2309
- ἐλθεῖνelthein“to come”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, infinitive · from ἔρχομαι · “to come/go” · Strong's G2064
- πρὸςpros“to”Preposition · from πρός · “to/with” · Strong's G4314
- ὑμᾶς,humas“you —”Personal pronoun, 2nd person, accusative, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
- ἐγὼegō“I myself”Personal pronoun, 1st person, nominative, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G1473
- μὲνmen“indeed”Particle · from μέν · “on one hand” · Strong's G3303
- ΠαῦλοςPaulos“Paul”Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “Paul” · Strong's G3972G
- καὶkai“both”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- ἅπαξhapax“once”Adverb · “once” · Strong's G0530
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- δίς,dis“twice —”Adverb · from δίς · “twice” · Strong's G1364
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- ἐνέκοψενenekopsen“hindered”Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἐγκόπτω · “to impede” · Strong's G1465
- ἡμᾶςhēmas“us”Personal pronoun, 1st person, accusative, plural · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
- ὁho“<the>”Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- σατανᾶς.satanas“Satan.”Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from Σατανᾶς · “Satan” · Strong's G4567
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)