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norοὐδὲdid we eatἐφάγομενanyone’sπαρά τινοςbreadἄρτονfree of charge,δωρεὰνbutἀλλ’withἐνlaborκόπῳandκαὶtoilμόχθῳwe workedἐργαζόμενοιnightνυκτὸςandκαὶdayἡμέραςso asπρὸς τὸnotμὴto burdenἐπιβαρῆσαίanyτιναof you;ὑμῶν
2 Thessalonians 3:8
Study it in the app“nor did we eat anyone’s bread free of charge, but with labor and toil we worked night and day so as not to burden any of you;”
Paul and his companions worked night and day so as not to burden anyoneWork and Rest
With the Greek beneath
2 Thessalonians 3:8, word by word
- did we eatἐφάγομενephagomen
eat
Eat.
Where else “ephagomen” appears- breadἄρτονarton
bread
A piece of baked bread made from flour: the basic food.
Where else “arton” appears- free of chargeδωρεὰνdōrean
free
At no cost, as a gift.
Where else “dōrean” appears- laborκόπῳkopōi
toil
Exhausting effort, the weariness of one who works hard.
Where else “kopōi” appears- toilμόχθῳmochthōi
hardship, toil
Hardship, hard and wearying work.
Where else “mochthōi” appears- we workedἐργαζόμενοιergazomenoi
work
To ply a trade with effort to support oneself.
Where else “ergazomenoi” appears- nightνυκτὸςnyktos
night
Night. "By night".
Where else “nyktos” appears- dayἡμέραςhēmeras
daylight
Daytime, when it is light, not night.
Where else “hēmeras” appears- to burdenἐπιβαρῆσαίepibarēsai
burden
To weigh on others, making them bear costs.
Where else “epibarēsai” appears
The context
7For you yourselves know how you ought to imitate us, because we were not disorderly among you,
8 · This verse (above)
9not because we do not have the right, but so that we might give ourselves to you as an example so that you might imitate us.