Bible Verse Dictionary
1 Thessalonians 2:8 - Only
| Verse | Strongs No. | Greek | |
|---|---|---|---|
| So | G3779 | οὕτω |
[Adverb] in this way (referring to what precedes or follows) |
| being affectionately desirous | G2442 | ἱμείρομαι |
[Verb] of uncertain affinity); to long for |
| of you | G5216 | ὑμῶν |
of (from or concerning) you |
| we were | G1096 | γίνομαι |
[Verb] to cause to be ( |
| willing | G2106 | εὐδοκέω |
[Verb] to think well of that is approve (an act); specifically to approbate (a person or thing) |
| to have imparted | G3330 | μεταδίδωμι |
[Verb] to give over that is share |
| unto you | G5216 | ὑμῶν |
of (from or concerning) you |
| not | G3756 | οὐ |
the absolutely negative (compare G3361) adverb; no or not |
| the | G3588 | ὁ |
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied at others omitted in English idiom) |
| gospel | G2098 | εὐαγγέλιον |
[Noun Neuter] a good message that is the gospel |
| of God | G2316 | θεός |
[Noun Masculine] a deity especially (with G3588) the supreme Divinity; figuratively a magistrate; by Hebraism very |
| only | G3440 | μόνον |
[Adverb Neuter] merely |
| but | G235 | ἀλλά |
[Conjunction] properly other things that is (adverbially) contrariwise (in many relations) |
| also | G2532 | καί |
[Conjunction] and also: even so: then too etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words |
| our own | G1438 | ἑαυτοῦ |
from a reflexive pronoun otherwise obsolete and the genitive (dative or accusative) of G846; him (her it: them also [in conjunction with the personal pronoun of the other persons] my thy: our your) -self (-selves) etc. |
| souls | G5590 | ψυχή |
[Noun Feminine] breath that is (by implication) spirit abstractly or concretely (the animal sentient principle only; thus distinguished on the one hand from G4151 which is the rational and immortal soul; and on the other from G2222 which is mere vitality even of plants: these terms thus exactly correspond respectively to the Hebrew [H5315] [H7307] and [H2416] |
| because | G1360 | διότι |
[Conjunction] on the very account that or inasmuch as |
| ye were | G1096 | γίνομαι |
[Verb] to cause to be ( |
| dear | G27 | ἀγαπητός |
[Adjective] beloved |
| unto us | G2254 | ἡμῖν |
to (or for with: by) us |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.