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
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)
οὔτε ζητοῦντες ἐξ ἀνθρώπων δόξαν οὔτε ἀφ᾽ ὑμῶν οὔτε ἀπ᾽ ἄλλων, δυνάμενοι ἐν βάρει εἶναι ὡς Χριστοῦ ἀπόστολοι·
- οὔτεoute“nor”Conjunction, nominative · “neither” · Strong's G3777
- ζητοῦντεςzētountes“seeking”Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from ζητέω · “to seek” · Strong's G2212
- ἐξex“from”Preposition · from ἐκ · “out from” · Strong's G1537
- ἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōn“men”Noun, genitive, plural, masculine · from ἄνθρωπος · “a human” · Strong's G0444
- δόξανdoxan“glory”Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from δόξα · “glory” · Strong's G1391
- οὔτεoute“nor”Conjunction, nominative · “neither” · Strong's G3777
- ἀφ᾽aph᾽“from”Preposition · from ἀπό · “away from” · Strong's G0575
- ὑμῶνhumōn“you”Personal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
- οὔτεoute“nor”Conjunction, nominative · “neither” · Strong's G3777
- ἀπ᾽ap᾽“from”Preposition · from ἀπό · “away from” · Strong's G0575
- ἄλλων,allōn“others,”Adjective, genitive, plural, masculine · from ἄλλος · “another” · Strong's G0243
- δυνάμενοιdunamenoi“[though] having authority”Verb, present, middle or passive (deponent), participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from δύναμαι · “be able” · Strong's G1410
- ἐνen“with”Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
- βάρειbarei“weight”Noun, dative, singular, neuter · from βάρος · “burden” · Strong's G0922
- εἶναιeinai“to be”Verb, present, active, infinitive · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1511
- ὡςhōs“as”Particle · “which/how” · Strong's G5613
- ΧριστοῦChristou“Christ’s”Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from Χριστός · “Christ” · Strong's G5547
- 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)