Forγάρyou remember,Μνημονεύετεbrothers,ἀδελφοίourἡμῶνlaborτὸν κόπονandκαὶtoil:τὸν μόχθονworkingἐργαζόμενοιnightνυκτὸςandκαὶdayἡμέραςso asπρὸς τὸnotμὴto burdenἐπιβαρῆσαίanyτιναof you,ὑμῶνwe proclaimedἐκηρύξαμενtoεἰςyouὑμᾶςthe good newsτὸ εὐαγγέλιονof God.τοῦ θεοῦ
1 Thessalonians 2:9
Study it in the app“For you remember, brothers, our labor and toil: working night and day so as not to burden any of you, we proclaimed to you the good news of God.”
With the Greek beneath
1 Thessalonians 2:9, word by word
- you rememberΜνημονεύετεMnēmoneuete
remember
To keep something in mind.
Where else “Mnēmoneuete” appears- brothersἀδελφοίadelphoi
brother in faith
A believer, of the same family of God through the Messiah.
Where else “adelphoi” appears- laborκόπονkopon
toil
Exhausting effort, the weariness of one who works hard.
Where else “kopon” appears- toilμόχθονmochthon
hardship, toil
Hardship, hard and wearying work.
Where else “mochthon” appears- workingἐργαζόμενοιergazomenoi
work
To ply a trade with effort to support oneself.
Where else “ergazomenoi” appears- nightνυκτὸςnyktos
night
Night. "By night".
Where else “nyktos” appears- dayἡμέραςhēmeras
daylight
Daytime, when it is light, not night.
Where else “hēmeras” appears- to burdenἐπιβαρῆσαίepibarēsai
burden
To weigh on others, making them bear costs.
Where else “epibarēsai” appears- we proclaimedἐκηρύξαμενekēryxamen
proclaim
Proclaim aloud, like a herald announcing a message on behalf of the king.
Where else “ekēryxamen” appears- the good newsεὐαγγέλιονeuangelion
good news
Good news: an announcement of victory or of joy. It is the word usually translated "gospel".
Where else “euangelion” appears- of Godθεοῦtheou
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears
The context
8So, yearning for you, we were pleased to share with you not only the good news of God but also our own lives, because you had become beloved to us.
9 · This verse (above)
10You are witnesses, and so is God, how devoutly and justly and blamelessly we behaved toward you who believe,