For this reasonδιὰ τοῦτοI also,κἀγὼwhen I could no longerμηκέτιbear it,στέγωνsentἔπεμψαtoεἰς τὸlearn ofγνῶναιyour faith,τὴν πίστιν ὑμῶνfor fear thatμή πωςthe tempterὁ πειράζωνhad temptedἐπείρασενyouὑμᾶςandκαὶour laborὁ κόπος ἡμῶνmight beγένηταιinεἰςvain.κενὸν
1 Thessalonians 3:5
Study it in the app“For this reason I also, when I could no longer bear it, sent to learn of your faith, for fear that the tempter had tempted you and our labor might be in vain.”
With the Greek beneath
1 Thessalonians 3:5, word by word
- I alsoκἀγὼkagō
and I, I also
And I, I too.
Where else “kagō” appears- when I could no longerμηκέτιmēketi
no longer
No longer, never again.
Where else “mēketi” appears- bear itστέγωνstegōn
bear, endure
Bear, endure, put up with; also cover, keep from view.
Where else “stegōn” appears- sentἔπεμψαepempsa
send
To make someone go to another place with a task.
Where else “epempsa” appears- learn ofγνῶναιgnōnai
find out
To find out something, to realize.
Where else “gnōnai” appears- your faithπίστινpistin
trust
Truly trusting in God or in Jesus.
Where else “pistin” appears- for fear thatπωςpōs
somehow
"Somehow", "in some way".
Where else “pōs” appears- the tempterπειράζωνpeirazōn
tempt
To push someone to sin, like the devil.
Where else “peirazōn” appears- our laborκόποςkopos
toil
Exhausting effort, the weariness of one who works hard.
Where else “kopos” appears- might beγένηταιgenētai
become
To turn into something new, different from before.
Where else “genētai” appears- vainκενὸνkenon
vain
Of no use at all.
Where else “kenon” appears
The context
4For indeed, when we were with you, we told you beforehand that we were going to suffer affliction, just as it also happened, and you know.
5 · This verse (above)
6But now that Timothy has come to us from you and has brought us the good news of your faith and love, and that you always have a good remembrance of us, longing to see us just as we also long to see you,