God & Savior

1 Thessalonians 2:3

For our appeal does not arise from deceit or ulterior motives or trickery.
1 Thessalonians 2:3
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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)

ἡ γὰρ παράκλησις ἡμῶν οὐκ ἐκ πλάνης οὐδὲ ἐξ ἀκαθαρσίας οὐδὲ ἐν δόλῳ·

  1. ἡhē“<the>”
    Article, nominative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  2. γὰρgar“For”
    Conjunction · from γάρ · “for” · Strong's G1063
  3. παράκλησιςparaklēsis“the exhortation”
    Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · “encouragement” · Strong's G3874
  4. ἡμῶνhēmōn“of us”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, genitive, plural · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  5. οὐκouk“[is] not”
    Particle, negative · from οὐ · “no” · Strong's G3756
  6. ἐκek“of”
    Preposition · “out from” · Strong's G1537
  7. πλάνηςplanēs“error”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from πλάνη · “error” · Strong's G4106
  8. οὐδὲoude“nor”
    Conjunction, nominative · from οὐδέ · “and not” · Strong's G3761
  9. ἐξex“of”
    Preposition · from ἐκ · “out from” · Strong's G1537
  10. ἀκαθαρσίαςakatharsias“impurity”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from ἀκαθαρσία · “impurity” · Strong's G0167
  11. οὐδὲoude“nor”
    Conjunction, nominative · from οὐδέ · “and not” · Strong's G3761
  12. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  13. δόλῳ·dolō“trickery;”
    Noun, dative, singular, masculine · from δόλος · “deceit” · Strong's G1388
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)