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1 Thessalonians 1:8

In 1 Thessalonians 1 of 1 Thessalonians.

For from you sounded out the word of the Lord not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith to God-ward is spread abroad; so that we need not to speak any thing.

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ἀφ’aphfromἀπό (apo)preposition — “from”G575from, away from.This verse uses “from”.fromὑμῶνhumōnyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “you”, the of-formG4771you.youγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.ἐξήχηταιexēchētaisounded outἐξηχέομαι (exēcheomai)verb, perfect passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “sounded out”, a completed action with a present resultG1837I sound out (forth) (referring either to the clearness or to the loudness of the sound).sounded outὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.λόγοςlogoswordλόγοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “word”, the subject formG3056a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy.the wordτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.κυρίουkuriouof the Lordκύριος (kurios)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of the Lord”, the of-formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.of the Lordοὐounotοὐadverb — “not”G3756no, not.notμόνονmononaloneμόνος (monos)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “alone”, the object formG3441only, solitary, desolate.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ΜακεδονίᾳmakedoniaMacedoniaΜακεδονίαnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “Macedonia”, the to- or for-formG3109(Hebrew), Macedonia, a Roman province north of Achaia (Greece).Macedoniaκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἈχαΐᾳachaiaAchaiaἈχαΐαnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “Achaia”, the to- or for-formG882the Roman Province Achaia, governed by a proconsul, and practically conterminous with modern Greece before 1912.Achaiaἀλλ’allbutἀλλά (alla)conjunction — “but”G235but, except, however.This verse uses “but”.butἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inπαντὶpantieveryπᾶς (pas)adjective, dative, singular, masculine — “every”, the to- or for-formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.everyτόπῳtopōplaceτόπος (topos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “place”, the to- or for-formG5117a place, region, seat; an opportunity.placeἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.πίστιςpistisfaithπίστιςnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “faith”, the subject formG4102faith, belief, trust, confidence; fidelity, faithfulness.This verse uses “faith”.faithὑμῶνhumōnyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “you”, the of-formG4771you.ἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.πρὸςprostoπρόςpreposition — “to”G4314to, towards, with.toτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.θεὸνtheonGod-wardθεός (theos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “God-ward”, the object formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.God-wardἐξελήλυθενexelēluthenis spread abroadἐξέρχομαι (exerchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, perfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “is spread abroad”, a completed action with a present resultG1831I go out, come out.is spread abroadὥστεhōstesoὥστεconjunction — “so”G5620so that, therefore, so then, so as to.soμὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.notχρείανchreianneedχρεία (chreia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “need”, the object formG5532need, necessity, business.This verse uses “need”.ἔχεινecheinto haveἔχω (echō)verb, present active infinitive — “to have”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.This verse uses “have”.ἡμᾶςhēmasIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “I”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).λαλεῖνlaleinto speakλαλέω (laleō)verb, present active infinitive — “to speak”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2980(I talk, chatter in classical Greek, but in NT a more dignified word) I speak, say.This verse uses “speak”.to speakτιtiany thingτις (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “any thing”, the object formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.any thing

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καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

for from you hath sounded forth the word of the Lord, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith toward God did go forth, so that we have no need to say anything,

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American Standard Version (1901)

For from you hath sounded forth the word of the Lord, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but in every place your faith to God-ward is gone forth; so that we need not to speak anything.

Young’s Literal Translation

for from you hath sounded forth the word of the Lord, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith toward God did go forth, so that we have no need to say anything,

World English Bible

For from you the word of the Lord has been declared, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith toward God has gone out, so that we need not say anything.

Darby Translation

for the word of the Lord sounded out from you, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but in every place your faith which [is] towards God has gone abroad, so that we have no need to say anything;

Douay-Rheims

For from you was spread abroad the word of the Lord, not only in Macedonia, and in Achaia, but also in every place, your faith which is towards God, is gone forth, so that we need not to speak any thing.

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