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1 Thessalonians 2:17

In 1 Thessalonians 2 of 1 Thessalonians.

But we, brethren, being taken from you for a short time in presence, not in heart, endeavoured the more abundantly to see your face with great desire.

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ἩμεῖςhēmeisIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, nominative, plural — “I”, the subject formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).weδέdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ἀδελφοίadelphoibrethrenἀδελφός (adelphos)noun, vocative, plural, masculine — “brethren”, the calling formG80a brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian.brethrenἀπορφανισθέντεςaporphanisthentesbeing takenἀπορφανίζω (aporphanizō)verb, aorist passive participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “being taken”, a single actionG642I separate from some one, am bereaved.being takenἀφ’aphfromἀπό (apo)preposition — “from”G575from, away from.This verse uses “from”.fromὑμῶνhumōnyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “you”, the of-formG4771you.youπρὸςprosforπρόςpreposition — “for”G4314to, towards, with.forκαιρὸνkairontimeκαιρός (kairos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “time”, the object formG2540fitting season, season, opportunity, occasion, time.This verse uses “time”.timeὥραςhōrashourὥρα (hōra)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “hour”, the of-formG5610(a) a definite space of time, a season, (b) an hour, (c) the particular time for anything.προσώπῳprosōpōin presenceπρόσωπον (prosōpon)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “in presence”, the to- or for-formG4383the face, countenance, surface.in presenceοὐounotοὐadverb — “not”G3756no, not.notκαρδίᾳkardiain heartκαρδίαnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “in heart”, the to- or for-formG2588lit: the heart; mind, character, inner self, will, intention, center.in heartπερισσοτέρωςperissoterōsmore abundantlyπερισσοτέρωςadverb — “more abundantly”G4056more-abundantlythe more abundantlyἐσπουδάσαμενespoudasamenbe eagerσπουδάζω (spoudazō)verb, aorist active indicative, 1st person plural — “be eager”, a single actionG4704I hasten, am eager, am zealous.τὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.πρόσωπονprosōponfaceπρόσωπονnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “face”, the object formG4383the face, countenance, surface.faceὑμῶνhumōnyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “you”, the of-formG4771you.ἰδεῖνideinto seeὁράω (horáō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active infinitive — “to see”, a single actionG3708I see, look upon, experience, perceive, discern, beware.This verse uses “see”.Strong’s files this form under G1492 (εἴδω, see/know).ἐνenwithἐνpreposition — “with”G1722in, on, among.withπολλῇpollēgreatπολύς (polus)adjective, dative, singular, feminine — “great”, the to- or for-formG4183much, many; often.greatἐπιθυμίᾳepithumiadesireἐπιθυμίαnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “desire”, the to- or for-formG1939desire, eagerness for, inordinate desire, lust.This verse uses “desire”.desire

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And we, brethren, having been taken from you for the space of an hour — in presence, not in heart — did hasten the more abundantly to see your face in much desire,

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American Standard Version (1901)

But we, brethren, being bereaved of you for a short season, in presence not in heart, endeavored the more exceedingly to see your face with great desire:

Young’s Literal Translation

And we, brethren, having been taken from you for the space of an hour — in presence, not in heart — did hasten the more abundantly to see your face in much desire,

World English Bible

But we, brothers, being bereaved of you for a short season in presence, not in heart, tried even harder to see your face with great desire,

Darby Translation

But we, brethren, having been bereaved of you and separated for a little moment in person, not in heart, have used more abundant diligence to see your face with much desire;

Douay-Rheims

But we, brethren, being taken away from you for a short time, in sight, not in heart, have hastened the more abundantly to see your face with great desire.

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