1 Thessalonians 2:6

Nor did we seek praise from you or from anyone else, although as apostles of Christ we had authority to demand it.
1 Thessalonians 2:6
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Original language (Greek)

οὔτε ζητοῦντες ἐξ ἀνθρώπων δόξαν οὔτε ἀφ᾽ ὑμῶν οὔτε ἀπ᾽ ἄλλων, δυνάμενοι ἐν βάρει εἶναι ὡς Χριστοῦ ἀπόστολοι·

  1. οὔτεoute“nor”
    Conjunction, nominative · “neither” · Strong's G3777
  2. ζητοῦντεςzētountes“seeking”
    Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from ζητέω · “to seek” · Strong's G2212
  3. ἐξex“from”
    Preposition · from ἐκ · “out from” · Strong's G1537
  4. ἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōn“men”
    Noun, genitive, plural, masculine · from ἄνθρωπος · “a human” · Strong's G0444
  5. δόξανdoxan“glory”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from δόξα · “glory” · Strong's G1391
  6. οὔτεoute“nor”
    Conjunction, nominative · “neither” · Strong's G3777
  7. ἀφ᾽aph᾽“from”
    Preposition · from ἀπό · “away from” · Strong's G0575
  8. ὑμῶνhumōn“you”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  9. οὔτεoute“nor”
    Conjunction, nominative · “neither” · Strong's G3777
  10. ἀπ᾽ap᾽“from”
    Preposition · from ἀπό · “away from” · Strong's G0575
  11. ἄλλων,allōn“others,”
    Adjective, genitive, plural, masculine · from ἄλλος · “another” · Strong's G0243
  12. δυνάμενοιdunamenoi“[though] having authority”
    Verb, present, middle or passive (deponent), participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from δύναμαι · “be able” · Strong's G1410
  13. ἐνen“with”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  14. βάρειbarei“weight”
    Noun, dative, singular, neuter · from βάρος · “burden” · Strong's G0922
  15. εἶναιeinai“to be”
    Verb, present, active, infinitive · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1511
  16. ὡςhōs“as”
    Particle · “which/how” · Strong's G5613
  17. ΧριστοῦChristou“Christ’s”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from Χριστός · “Christ” · Strong's G5547
  18. ἀπόστολοι·apostoloi“apostles;”
    Noun, nominative, plural, masculine · from ἀπόστολος · “apostle” · Strong's G0652
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)