As you know, we never used words of flattery or any pretext for greed. God is our witness!1 Thessalonians 2:5
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
οὔτε γάρ ποτε ἐν λόγῳ κολακείας ἐγενήθημεν, καθὼς οἴδατε, οὔτε ἐν προφάσει πλεονεξίας, θεὸς μάρτυς,
- οὔτεoute“Never”Conjunction, nominative · “neither” · Strong's G3777
- γάρgar“for”Conjunction · “for” · Strong's G1063
- ποτεpote“at any time”Particle · from ποτέ · “once/when” · Strong's G4218
- ἐνen“with”Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
- λόγῳlogō“word”Noun, dative, singular, masculine · from λόγος · “word” · Strong's G3056
- κολακείαςkolakeias“of flattery”Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from κολακεία · “flattery” · Strong's G2850
- ἐγενήθημεν,egenēthēmen“were we,”Verb, 2nd aorist, passive (deponent), indicative, 1st person plural · from γίνομαι · “to be” · Strong's G1096
- καθὼςkathōs“even as”Conjunction · from καθώς · “as/just as” · Strong's G2531
- οἴδατε,oidate“you know,”Verb, perfect, active, indicative, 2nd person plural · from εἴδω · “to perceive” · Strong's G6063
- οὔτεoute“nor”Conjunction, nominative · “neither” · Strong's G3777
- ἐνen“with”Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
- προφάσειprophasei“a pretext”Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from πρόφασις · “pretense” · Strong's G4392
- πλεονεξίας,pleonexias“for greed —”Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from πλεονεξία · “greediness” · Strong's G4124
- θεὸςtheos“God [is]”Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from θεός · “God” · Strong's G2316
- μάρτυς,martus“witness —”Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from μάρτυς · “witness” · Strong's G3144
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)