God & Savior

1 Thessalonians 2:8

We cared so deeply that we were delighted to share with you not only the gospel of God, but our own lives as well. That is how beloved you have become to us.
1 Thessalonians 2:8
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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)

οὕτως ὁμειρόμενοι ὑμῶν εὐδοκοῦμεν μεταδοῦναι ὑμῖν οὐ μόνον τὸ εὐαγγέλιον τοῦ θεοῦ ἀλλὰ καὶ τὰς ἑαυτῶν ψυχάς, διότι ἀγαπητοὶ ἡμῖν ἐγενήθητε.

  1. οὕτωςhoutōs“So”
    Adverb · from οὕτω, οὕτως · “thus(-ly)” · Strong's G3779
  2. ὁμειρόμενοιhomeiromenoi“yearning for”
    Verb, present, middle or passive (deponent), participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from ὁμείρομαι · “to yearn for”
  3. ὑμῶνhumōn“you”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  4. εὐδοκοῦμενeudokoumen“we were pleased”
    Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 1st person plural · from εὐδοκέω · “to delight” · Strong's G2106
  5. μεταδοῦναιmetadounai“to have imparted”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, infinitive · from μεταδίδωμι · “to share” · Strong's G3330
  6. ὑμῖνhumin“to you”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, dative, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  7. οὐou“not”
    Particle, negative · “no” · Strong's G3756
  8. μόνονmonon“only”
    Adjective, accusative, singular, neuter · from μόνος · “alone” · Strong's G3441
  9. τὸto“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  10. εὐαγγέλιονeuangelion“gospel”
    Noun, accusative, singular, neuter · “gospel” · Strong's G2098
  11. τοῦtou“<the>”
    Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  12. θεοῦtheou“of God”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from θεός · “God” · Strong's G2316
  13. ἀλλὰalla“but”
    Conjunction · from ἀλλά · “but” · Strong's G0235
  14. καὶkai“also”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  15. τὰςtas“<the>”
    Article, accusative, plural, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  16. ἑαυτῶνhe'autōn“our own”
    Reflexive pronoun, 1st person, genitive, plural, masculine · from ἑαυτοῦ · “my/your/him-self” · Strong's G1438
  17. ψυχάς,psuchas“lives,”
    Noun, accusative, plural, feminine · from ψυχή · “soul” · Strong's G5590H
  18. διότιdioti“because”
    Conjunction · “because” · Strong's G1360
  19. ἀγαπητοὶagapētoi“beloved”
    Adjective, nominative, plural, masculine · from ἀγαπητός · “beloved” · Strong's G0027
  20. ἡμῖνhēmin“to us”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, dative, plural · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  21. ἐγενήθητε.egenēthēte“you have become.”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, passive, indicative, 2nd person plural · from γίνομαι · “to be” · Strong's G1096
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)