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Therefore,Διὸwhen we could no longerμηκέτιbear it,στέγοντεςwe thought it goodεὐδοκήσαμενto be left behindκαταλειφθῆναιinἐνAthensἈθήναιςalone,μόνοι
1 Thessalonians 3:1
Study it in the app“Therefore, when we could no longer bear it, we thought it good to be left behind in Athens alone,”
With the Greek beneath
1 Thessalonians 3:1, word by word
- ThereforeΔιὸDio
therefore
"Therefore", "for this reason".
Where else “Dio” appears- when we could no longerμηκέτιmēketi
no longer
No longer, never again.
Where else “mēketi” appears- bear itστέγοντεςstegontes
bear, endure
Bear, endure, put up with; also cover, keep from view.
Where else “stegontes” appears- we thought it goodεὐδοκήσαμενeudokēsamen
decide gladly
To decide something gladly.
Where else “eudokēsamen” appears- to be left behindκαταλειφθῆναιkataleiphthēnai
leave
To go away from a place or person without taking it along.
Where else “kataleiphthēnai” appears- AthensἈθήναιςAthēnais
Athens
See it on the mapWhere else “Athēnais” appears- aloneμόνοιmonoi
alone
With no one else.
Where else “monoi” appears
Places in this verse
Athens
Today: Athens, capital of Greece
The main city of southern Greece, near the Aegean Sea; today it is the capital of Greece.
Paul spoke at the Areopagus in Athens about the unknown God (Acts 17:16-34).
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2and we sent Timothy, our brother and God’s fellow worker in the good news of the Messiah, to strengthen you and exhort you about your faith,