1 Thessalonians 2:5

As you know, we never used words of flattery or any pretext for greed. God is our witness!
1 Thessalonians 2:5
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Original language (Greek)

οὔτε γάρ ποτε ἐν λόγῳ κολακείας ἐγενήθημεν, καθὼς οἴδατε, οὔτε ἐν προφάσει πλεονεξίας, θεὸς μάρτυς,

  1. οὔτεoute“Never”
    Conjunction, nominative · “neither” · Strong's G3777
  2. γάρgar“for”
    Conjunction · “for” · Strong's G1063
  3. ποτεpote“at any time”
    Particle · from ποτέ · “once/when” · Strong's G4218
  4. ἐνen“with”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  5. λόγῳlogō“word”
    Noun, dative, singular, masculine · from λόγος · “word” · Strong's G3056
  6. κολακείαςkolakeias“of flattery”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from κολακεία · “flattery” · Strong's G2850
  7. ἐγενήθημεν,egenēthēmen“were we,”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, passive (deponent), indicative, 1st person plural · from γίνομαι · “to be” · Strong's G1096
  8. καθὼςkathōs“even as”
    Conjunction · from καθώς · “as/just as” · Strong's G2531
  9. οἴδατε,oidate“you know,”
    Verb, perfect, active, indicative, 2nd person plural · from εἴδω · “to perceive” · Strong's G6063
  10. οὔτεoute“nor”
    Conjunction, nominative · “neither” · Strong's G3777
  11. ἐνen“with”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  12. προφάσειprophasei“a pretext”
    Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from πρόφασις · “pretense” · Strong's G4392
  13. πλεονεξίας,pleonexias“for greed —”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from πλεονεξία · “greediness” · Strong's G4124
  14. θεὸςtheos“God [is]”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from θεός · “God” · Strong's G2316
  15. 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)