Finally,Λοιπὸνthen,οὖνbrothers,ἀδελφοίwe askἐρωτῶμενyouὑμᾶςandκαὶexhort youπαρακαλοῦμενinἐνthe LordκυρίῳJesus,Ἰησοῦthat,ἵναjust asκαθὼςyou receivedπαρελάβετεfromπαρ’usἡμῶνhowτὸ πῶςyou oughtδεῖ ὑμᾶςto walkπεριπατεῖνandκαὶto pleaseἀρέσκεινGodθεῷ—just asκαθὼςyou indeedκαὶare walking—περιπατεῖτεthatἵναyou aboundπερισσεύητεmore and more.μᾶλλον
1 Thessalonians 4:1
Study it in the app“Finally, then, brothers, we ask you and exhort you in the Lord Jesus, that, just as you received from us how you ought to walk and to please God —just as you indeed are walking— that you abound more and more.”
With the Greek beneath
1 Thessalonians 4:1, word by word
- FinallyΛοιπὸνLoipon
rest
What remains of a group, those not yet named.
Where else “Loipon” appears- brothersἀδελφοίadelphoi
brother in faith
A believer, of the same family of God through the Messiah.
Where else “adelphoi” appears- we askἐρωτῶμενerōtōmen
request
To ask someone to do something.
Where else “erōtōmen” appears- exhort youπαρακαλοῦμενparakaloumen
urge
To spur someone on with words to do good.
Where else “parakaloumen” appears- the Lordκυρίῳkyriōi
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyriōi” appears- JesusἸησοῦIēsou
Jesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsou” appears- you receivedπαρελάβετεparelabete
receive
To accept what another hands over: a teaching, a person.
Where else “parelabete” appears- you oughtδεῖdei
must
Something that has to be done.
Where else “dei” appears- to walkπεριπατεῖνperipatein
live
To live in a certain way: "walk in love".
Where else “peripatein” appears- to pleaseἀρέσκεινareskein
please
Please.
Where else “areskein” appears- Godθεῷtheōi
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theōi” appears- you aboundπερισσεύητεperisseuēte
abound
To have plenty, and more and more.
Where else “perisseuēte” appears- more and moreμᾶλλονmallon
more
To a greater degree; how much more, when comparing.
Where else “mallon” appears
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2For you know what instructions we gave you through the Lord Jesus.