Whenὅτανthey say,λέγωσιν“PeaceΕἰρήνηandκαὶsecurity,”ἀσφάλειαthenτότεsuddenαἰφνίδιοςdestructionὄλεθροςcomes uponἐφίσταταιthem,αὐτοῖςlikeὥσπερlabor painsἡ ὠδὶνon a woman who is pregnant,τῇ ἐν γαστρὶ ἐχούσῃandκαὶthey will certainly notοὐ μὴescape.ἐκφύγωσιν
1 Thessalonians 5:3
Study it in the app“When they say, “Peace and security,” then sudden destruction comes upon them, like labor pains on a woman who is pregnant, and they will certainly not escape.”
The day of the Lord comes like a thief in the night, but you are not in darknessJesus Will Return
With the Greek beneath
1 Thessalonians 5:3, word by word
- Whenὅτανhotan
when, whenever
When, whenever.
Where else “hotan” appears- they sayλέγωσινlegōsin
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legōsin” appears- “PeaceΕἰρήνηEirēnē
peace with God
The calm God gives: being on good terms with him.
Where else “Eirēnē” appears- securityἀσφάλειαasphaleia
security
Being safe from danger; firmly shut.
Where else “asphaleia” appears- thenτότεtote
then
Then, at that time.
Where else “tote” appears- suddenαἰφνίδιοςaiphnidios
sudden
Sudden, unexpected.
Where else “aiphnidios” appears- destructionὄλεθροςolethros
destruction
Destruction, ruin.
Where else “olethros” appears- comes uponἐφίσταταιephistatai
come upon
To come suddenly, like a day or a disaster.
Where else “ephistatai” appears- likeὥσπερhōsper
just as
Just as, in the same way as.
Where else “hōsper” appears- labor painsὠδὶνōdin
birth pains
Labor pains.
Where else “ōdin” appears- on a woman who is pregnantγαστρὶgastri
pregnancy
A mother's insides; carrying a child within.
Where else “gastri” appears- on a woman who is pregnantἐχούσῃechousēi
be pregnant
Literally "to have in the womb": to be expecting a child.
Where else “echousēi” appears- escapeἐκφύγωσινekphygōsin
escape
Escape, flee away.
Where else “ekphygōsin” appears
The context
2For you yourselves know well that the day of the Lord comes just like a thief in the night.
3 · This verse (above)
4But you, brothers, are not in darkness, for the day to overtake you like a thief;