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1 Thessalonians 2

1 Thess. 2:7 KJV (With Strong’s)

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mesos (Greek #3319)
middle (as an adjective or (neuter) noun)
KJV usage: among, X before them, between, + forth, mid(-day, -night), midst, way.
Pronounce: mes'-os
Origin: from 3326
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
alla (Greek #235)
properly, other things, i.e. (adverbially) contrariwise (in many relations)
KJV usage: and, but (even), howbeit, indeed, nay, nevertheless, no, notwithstanding, save, therefore, yea, yet.
Pronounce: al-lah'
Origin: neuter plural of 243
we were
ginomai (Greek #1096)
to cause to be ("gen"-erate), i.e. (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literal, figurative, intensive, etc.)
KJV usage: arise, be assembled, be(-come, -fall, -have self), be brought (to pass), (be) come (to pass), continue, be divided, draw, be ended, fall, be finished, follow, be found, be fulfilled, + God forbid, grow, happen, have, be kept, be made, be married, be ordained to be, partake, pass, be performed, be published, require, seem, be showed, X soon as it was, sound, be taken, be turned, use, wax, will, would, be wrought.
Pronounce: ghin'-om-ahee
Origin: a prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb
gentle
epios (Greek #2261)
properly, affable, i.e. mild or kind
KJV usage: gentle.
Pronounce: ay'-pee-os
Origin: probably from 2031
among
en (Greek #1722)
"in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.
KJV usage: about, after, against, + almost, X altogether, among, X as, at, before, between, (here-)by (+ all means), for (... sake of), + give self wholly to, (here-)in(-to, -wardly), X mightily, (because) of, (up-)on, (open-)ly, X outwardly, one, X quickly, X shortly, (speedi-)ly, X that, X there(-in, -on), through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), under, when, where(-with), while, with(-in). Often used in compounds, with substantially the same import; rarely with verbs of motion, and then not to indicate direction, except (elliptically) by a separate (and different) preposition.
Pronounce: en
Origin: a primary preposition denoting (fixed) position (in place, time or state), and (by implication) instrumentality (medially or constructively), i.e. a relation of rest (intermediate between 1519 and 1537)
you
humon (Greek #5216)
of (from or concerning) you
KJV usage: ye, you, your (own, -selves).
Pronounce: hoo-mone'
Origin: genitive case of 5210
, even
an (Greek #302)
a primary particle, denoting a supposition, wish, possibility or uncertainty
KJV usage: (what-, where-, wither-, who-)soever. Usually unexpressed except by the subjunctive or potential mood. Also contracted for 1437.
Pronounce: an
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hos (Greek #5613)
which how, i.e. in that manner (very variously used, as follows)
KJV usage: about, after (that), (according) as (it had been, it were), as soon (as), even as (like), for, how (greatly), like (as, unto), since, so (that), that, to wit, unto, when(-soever), while, X with all speed.
Pronounce: hoce
Origin: probably adverb of comparative from 3739
a nurse
trophos (Greek #5162)
a nourisher, i.e. nurse
KJV usage: nurse.
Pronounce: trof-os'
Origin: from 5142
cherisheth
thalpo (Greek #2282)
to brood, i.e. (figuratively) to foster
KJV usage: cherish.
Pronounce: thal'-po
Origin: probably akin to θάλλω (to warm)
her
heautou (Greek #1438)
him- (her-, it-, them-, also (in conjunction with the personal pronoun of the other persons) my-, thy-, our-, your-) self (selves), etc.
KJV usage: alone, her (own, -self), (he) himself, his (own), itself, one (to) another, our (thine) own(-selves), + that she had, their (own, own selves), (of) them(-selves), they, thyself, you, your (own, own conceits, own selves, -selves).
Pronounce: heh-ow-too'
Origin: from a reflexive pronoun otherwise obsolete and the genitive case (dative case or accusative case) of 846
children
teknon (Greek #5043)
a child (as produced)
KJV usage: child, daughter, son.
Pronounce: tek'-non
Origin: from the base of 5098
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Gen. 33:13‑14•  (Gen. 33:13‑14)
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Isa. 40:11•  (Isa. 40:11)
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Ezek. 34:14‑16•  (Ezek. 34:14‑16)
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Matt. 11:29‑30• 29{i}Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am meek and lowly in heart; and ye shall find rest to your souls;{/i}
 30{i}for my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.{/i} (Matt. 11:29‑30)
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John 21:15‑17• 15When therefore they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon [son] of Jonah, lovest thou me more than these? He saith to him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I dearly love thee. He saith to him, Feed my lambs.
 16He saith to him again a second time, Simon [son] of Jonah, lovest thou me? He saith to him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I dearly love thee. He saith to him, Tend my sheep.
 17He saith to him the third time, Simon [son] of Jonah, dost thou dearly love me? Peter was grieved because he said to him the third time, Dost thou dearly love me? and he said to him, Lord, thou knowest all things, thou knowest that I dearly love thee. Jesus saith to him, Feed my sheep. (John 21:15‑17)
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1 Cor. 2:3• 3And I in weakness and in fear and in much trembling was with you; (1 Cor. 2:3)
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1 Cor. 9:22• 22To the weak I became weak, that I might gain the weak; to all I have become all things, that by all means I might save some. (1 Cor. 9:22)
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2 Cor. 10:1• 1But I myself Paul entreat you by the meekness and gentleness of the Christ, [I] who face to face [am] mean among you but absent am bold toward you( (2 Cor. 10:1)
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2 Cor. 13:4• 4for although he was crucified in weakness, yet he liveth by God's power; for indeed we are weak in him, but shall live with him by God's power toward you), (2 Cor. 13:4)
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Gal. 5:22‑23• 22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faith, meekness, self-control:
 23against such things there is no law. (Gal. 5:22‑23)
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2 Tim. 2:24‑25• 24And a bondman of [the] Lord must not contend, but be gentle towards all, apt to teach, forbearing,
 25in meekness instructing those that oppose, if haply God may give them repentance unto acknowledgment of truth, (2 Tim. 2:24‑25)
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James 3:17• 17But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, uncontentious, impartial. (James 3:17)
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1 Thess. 2:11• 11just as ye know how each one of you as a father his own children, we [were] exhorting you, and comforting, and testifying (1 Thess. 2:11)
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Num. 11:12•  (Num. 11:12)
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Isa. 49:23•  (Isa. 49:23)
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Isa. 66:13•  (Isa. 66:13)
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Acts 13:18• 18and for a time of about forty years bore them nurse-like in the desert; (Acts 13:18)
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Acts 13•  (Acts 13)
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• Babes need a nurse, which all mothers are not; but a nurse cherishing her own children is the just figure here employed, not a hireling for another's offspring. (“On 1 Thessalonians 2:1-12” by W. Kelly)

J. N. Darby Translation

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but have been gentle in the midst of you, as a nurse would cherish her own children.

W. Kelly Translation

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But we were gentle in the midst of you, as when a nurse cherisheth her own children;