1 Thessalonians 2:8 Greek Word Analysis
| 0 | So | οὕτως | g3779 |
| 1 | being affectionately desirous | ἱμειρόμενοι | g2442 |
| 2 | of you | ὑμῶν | g5216 |
| 3 | we were willing | εὐδοκοῦμεν | g2106 |
| 4 | to have imparted | μεταδοῦναι | g3330 |
| 5 | unto you | ὑμῖν | g5213 |
| 6 | not | οὐ | g3756 |
| 7 | only | μόνον | g3440 |
| 8 | | τὸ | g3588 |
| 9 | the gospel | εὐαγγέλιον | g2098 |
| 10 | | τοῦ | g3588 |
| 11 | of God | θεοῦ | g2316 |
| 12 | but | ἀλλὰ | g235 |
| 13 | also | καὶ | g2532 |
| 14 | | τὰς | g3588 |
| 15 | our own | ἑαυτῶν | g1438 |
| 16 | souls | ψυχάς | g5590 |
| 17 | because | διότι | g1360 |
| 18 | dear | ἀγαπητοὶ | g27 |
| 19 | unto us | ἡμῖν | g2254 |
| 20 | ye were | γεγένησθε | g1096 |
Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
So being affectionately desirous of you, we were willing to have imparted unto you, not the gospel of God only, but also our own souls, because ye were dear unto us.
American Standard Version (ASV)
even so, being affectionately desirous of you, we were well pleased to impart unto you, not the gospel of God only, but also our own souls, because ye were become very dear to us.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
Even so, being full of loving desire for you, we took delight in giving you not only God's good news, but even our lives, because you were dear to us.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
Thus, yearning over you, we had found our delight in having imparted to you not only the glad tidings of God, but our own lives also, because ye had become beloved of us.
World English Bible (WEB)
Even so, affectionately longing for you, we were well pleased to impart to you, not the Gospel of God only, but also our own souls, because you had become very dear to us.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
so being desirous of you, we are well-pleased to impart to you not only the good news of God, but also our own souls, because beloved ye have become to us,