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who diedτοῦ ἀποθανόντοςforπερὶus,ἡμῶνso thatἵναwhetherεἴτεwe keep watchγρηγορῶμενorεἴτεsleepκαθεύδωμενwe may liveζήσωμενtogetherἅμαwithσὺνhim.αὐτῷ
1 Thessalonians 5:10
Study it in the app“who died for us, so that whether we keep watch or sleep we may live together with him.”
With the Greek beneath
1 Thessalonians 5:10, word by word
- who diedἀποθανόντοςapothanontos
die
To stop living: the end of life in the body.
Where else “apothanontos” appears- whetherεἴτεeite
whether, or
"Whether ... or", "if".
Where else “eite” appears- we keep watchγρηγορῶμενgrēgorōmen
be alive
To be alive: "whether we are awake or asleep".
Where else “grēgorōmen” appears- sleepκαθεύδωμενkatheudōmen
be dead
To be dead, or live without being alert to God.
Where else “katheudōmen” appears- we may liveζήσωμενzēsōmen
live
To have life in the body, or receive it again after dying.
Where else “zēsōmen” appears- togetherἅμαhama
together, at once
At the same time, together with.
Where else “hama” appears- withσὺνsyn
with
With, together with.
Where else “syn” appears
Translation note
“Whether we keep watch or sleep”: it can be understood as “whether we are alive or have died” when he comes (as in 4:13-17); in 5:6-7 the same verbs are used of being alert or not.
The context
9For God did not appoint us for wrath but for obtaining salvation through our Lord Jesus the Messiah,
10 · This verse (above)
11Therefore comfort one another and build up one another, just as you are also doing.