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notοὐχbecauseὅτιwe do notοὐκhaveἔχομενthe right,ἐξουσίανbutἀλλ’so thatἵναwe might giveδῶμενourselvesἑαυτοὺςto youὑμῖνas an exampleτύπονso thatεἰς τὸyou might imitateμιμεῖσθαιus.ἡμᾶς
2 Thessalonians 3:9
Study it in the app“not 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.”
Paul and his companions worked night and day so as not to burden anyoneWork and Rest
With the Greek beneath
2 Thessalonians 3:9, word by word
- haveἔχομενechomen
have
To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.
Where else “echomen” appears- the rightἐξουσίανexousian
right
The freedom to do something, which one is entitled to.
Where else “exousian” appears- we might giveδῶμενdōmen
give
To hand something to another freely, as a gift.
Where else “dōmen” appears- as an exampleτύπονtypon
example
A model or example to follow.
Where else “typon” appears- you might imitateμιμεῖσθαιmimeisthai
imitate
To imitate, to follow someone's example.
Where else “mimeisthai” appears
The context
8nor 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;
9 · This verse (above)
10For even when we were with you, we commanded you this: If anyone is not willing to work, neither let him eat.