1 Thessalonians 2:7

On the contrary, we were gentle among you, like a nursing mother caring for her children.
1 Thessalonians 2:7
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Original language (Greek)

ἀλλ᾽ ἐγενήθημεν νήπιοι ἐν μέσῳ ὑμῶν, ὡς ἐὰν τροφὸς θάλπῃ τὰ ἑαυτῆς τέκνα,

  1. ἀλλ᾽all᾽“[7] But”
    Conjunction · from ἀλλά · “but” · Strong's G0235
  2. ἐγενήθημενegenēthēmen“we were”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, passive (deponent), indicative, 1st person plural · from γίνομαι · “to be” · Strong's G1096
  3. νήπιοιnēpioi“infants”
    Adjective, nominative, plural, masculine · from νήπιος · “child” · Strong's G3516
  4. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  5. μέσῳmesō“[the] midst”
    Adjective, dative, singular, neuter · from μέσος · “midst” · Strong's G3319
  6. ὑμῶν,humōn“of you,”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  7. ὡςhōs“as”
    Particle · “which/how” · Strong's G5613
  8. ἐὰνean“maybe”
    Conditional · from ἐάν · “if” · Strong's G1437
  9. τροφὸςtrophos“a nursing mother”
    Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · from τροφός · “nursing mother” · Strong's G5162
  10. θάλπῃthalpē“shall cherish”
    Verb, present, active, subjunctive, 3rd person singular · from θάλπω · “to care for” · Strong's G2282
  11. τὰta“<the>”
    Article, accusative, plural, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  12. ἑαυτῆςhe'autēs“her own”
    Reflexive pronoun, 3rd person, genitive, singular, feminine · from ἑαυτοῦ · “my/your/him-self” · Strong's G1438
  13. τέκνα,tekna“children,”
    Noun, accusative, plural, neuter · from τέκνον · “child” · Strong's G5043
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)