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2 Thessalonians 2:15

In 2 Thessalonians 2 of 2 Thessalonians.

Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle.

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ἄραaraThereforeἄραconjunction — “Therefore”G686then, therefore, since.This verse uses “therefore”.Thereforeοὖνounthereforeοὖνconjunction — “therefore”G3767therefore, then.This verse uses “therefore”.ἀδελφοίadelphoibrethrenἀδελφός (adelphos)noun, vocative, plural, masculine — “brethren”, the calling formG80a brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian.brethrenστήκετεstēketestand fastστήκω (stēkō)verb, present active imperative, 2nd person plural — “stand fast”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4739I stand fast, stand firm, persevere.This verse uses “stand fast”.stand fastκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andκρατεῖτεkrateiteholdκρατέω (krateō)verb, present active imperative, 2nd person plural — “hold”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2902I am strong, mighty, hence: I rule, am master, prevail; I obtain, take hold of; I hold, hold fast.holdτὰςtastheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.παραδόσειςparadoseistraditionsπαράδοσις (paradosis)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “traditions”, the object formG3862an instruction, tradition.the traditionsἃςhaswhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, plural, feminine — “which”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.whichἐδιδάχθητεedidachthēteye have been taughtδιδάσκω (didaskō)verb, aorist passive indicative, 2nd person plural — “ye have been taught”, a single actionG1321I teach, direct, admonish.ye have been taughtεἴτεeitewhetherεἴτεconjunction — “whether”G1535and if, whether.This verse uses “whether”.whetherδιὰdiabyδιάpreposition — “by”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.byλόγουlogouwordλόγος (logos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “word”, the of-formG3056a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy.wordεἴτεeiteorεἴτεconjunction — “or”G1535and if, whether.orδι’dithroughδιά (dia)preposition — “through”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.This verse uses “through”.ἐπιστολῆςepistolēsepistleἐπιστολή (epistolē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “epistle”, the of-formG1992a letter, dispatch, epistle, message.This verse uses “epistle”.epistleἡμῶνhēmōnIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

so, then, brethren, stand ye fast, and hold the deliverances that ye were taught, whether through word, whether through our letter;

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American Standard Version (1901)

So then, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye were taught, whether by word, or by epistle of ours.

Young’s Literal Translation

so, then, brethren, stand ye fast, and hold the deliverances that ye were taught, whether through word, whether through our letter;

World English Bible

So then, brothers, stand firm and hold the traditions which you were taught by us, whether by word or by letter.

Darby Translation

So then, brethren, stand firm, and hold fast the instructions which ye have been taught, whether by word or by our letter.

Douay-Rheims

Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God and our Father, who hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation, and good hope in grace,

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