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1 Thessalonians 5:4

In 1 Thessalonians 5 of 1 Thessalonians.

But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.

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ὑμεῖςhumeisyeσύ (su)personal pronoun, nominative, plural — “ye”, the subject formG4771you.yeδέdebutδέconjunction — “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.brethrenοὐκouknotοὐ (ou)adverb — “not”G3756no, not.notἐστὲesteto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person plural — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inσκότειskoteidarknessσκότος (skotos)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “darkness”, the to- or for-formG4655darkness, either physical or moral.darknessἵναhinathatἵναconjunction — “that”G2443in order that, so that.thatἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἡμέραhēmerathat dayἡμέραnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “that day”, the subject formG2250a day, the period from sunrise to sunset.that dayὑμᾶςhumasyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “you”, the object formG4771you.youὡςhōsasὡςconjunction — “as”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.asκλέπτηςkleptēsa thiefκλέπτηςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “a thief”, the subject formG2812a thief.a thiefκαταλάβῃkatalabēto graspκαταλαμβάνω (katalambanō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “to grasp”, a single actionG2638(a) I seize tight hold of, arrest, catch, capture, appropriate, (b) I overtake, (c) mid. aor: I perceived, comprehended.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that the day may catch you as a thief;

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American Standard Version (1901)

But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief:

Young’s Literal Translation

and ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that the day may catch you as a thief;

World English Bible

But you, brothers, aren’t in darkness, that the day should overtake you like a thief.

Darby Translation

But ye , brethren, are not in darkness, that the day should overtake you as a thief:

Douay-Rheims

But you, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.

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