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Forγάρwe hearἀκούομενthat someτιναςare walkingπεριπατοῦνταςamongἐνyouὑμῖνin a disorderly way,ἀτάκτωςdoing no workμηδὲν ἐργαζομένουςbutἀλλὰbeing busybodies.περιεργαζομένους
2 Thessalonians 3:11
Study it in the app“For we hear that some are walking among you in a disorderly way, doing no work but being busybodies.”
Paul asks them to work quietly and eat their own breadGenerosity and Money
With the Greek beneath
2 Thessalonians 3:11, word by word
- we hearἀκούομενakouomen
hear of
To hear about something.
Where else “akouomen” appears- are walkingπεριπατοῦνταςperipatountas
live
To live in a certain way: "walk in love".
Where else “peripatountas” appears- in a disorderly wayἀτάκτωςataktōs
in a disorderly way
In a disorderly way, not keeping to one's duty.
Where else “ataktōs” appears- doing no workμηδὲνmēden
no one, nothing
No one, nothing.
Where else “mēden” appears- doing no workἐργαζομένουςergazomenous
work
To ply a trade with effort to support oneself.
Where else “ergazomenous” appears- being busybodiesπεριεργαζομένουςperiergazomenous
be a busybody
Be a busybody: meddle in what belongs to others, be busy with what is not one's business.
Where else “periergazomenous” appears
Translation note
In Greek there is a play on words: “doing no work” (ergazomenous) and “being busybodies” (periergazomenous).
The context
10For even when we were with you, we commanded you this: If anyone is not willing to work, neither let him eat.
11 · This verse (above)
12Now to such people we command and exhort in the Lord Jesus the Messiah that, working with quietness, they eat their own bread.