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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
1 Thessalonians 1:4 - Knowing
1 Thessalonians 1:4 - Knowing, brethren beloved, your election of God.
| Verse | Strongs No. | Greek | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knowing | G1492 | εἴδω |
[Verb] used only in certain past tenses the others being borrowed from the equivalent G3700 and G3708; properly to see (literally or figuratively); by implication (in the perfect only) to know |
| brethren | G80 | ἀδελφός |
[Noun Masculine] a brother (literally or figuratively) near or remote (much like [H1]) |
| beloved | G25 | ἀγαπάω |
[Verb] or compare [H5689]); to love (in a social or moral sense) |
| your | G5216 | ὑμῶν |
of (from or concerning) you |
| election | G1589 | ἐκλογή |
[Noun Feminine] (divine) selection (abstractly or concretely) |
| of | G5259 | ὑπό |
[Preposition] under that is (with the genitive) of place (beneath) or with verbs (the agency or means through); (with the accusative) of place (whither [underneath] or where [below]) or time (when [at]) |
| God | G2316 | θεός |
[Noun Masculine] a deity especially (with G3588) the supreme Divinity; figuratively a magistrate; by Hebraism very |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.