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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
as
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• 13And he said to him, My lord knows that the children are tender, and the suckling sheep and kine are with me; and if they should overdrive them only one day, all the flock would die.
 14Let my lord, I pray thee, pass on before his servant, and I will drive on at my ease according to the pace of the cattle that is before me, and according to the pace of the children, until I come to my lord, to Seir. (Gen. 33:13‑14)
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Isa. 40:11• 11He will feed his flock like a shepherd: he will gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom; he will gently lead those that give suck. (Isa. 40:11)
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Ezek. 34:14‑16• 14I will feed them in a good pasture, and upon the high mountains of Israel shall their fold be: there shall they lie down in a good fold, and in a fat pasture they shall feed upon the mountains of Israel.
 15I will myself feed my flock, and I will cause them to lie down, saith the Lord Jehovah.
 16I will seek the lost, and bring again that which was driven away, and will bind up the broken, and will strengthen that which was sick; but I will destroy the fat and the strong: I will feed them with judgment. (Ezek. 34:14‑16)
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Matt. 11:29‑30• 29Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am meek and lowly in heart; and ye shall find rest to your souls;
 30for my yoke is easy, and my burden is light. (Matt. 11:29‑30)
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John 21:15‑17• 15When therefore they had dined, Jesus says to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He says to him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I am attached to thee. He says to him, Feed my lambs.
 16He says to him again a second time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? He says to him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I am attached to thee. He says to him, Shepherd my sheep.
 17He says to him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, art thou attached to me? Peter was grieved because he said to him the third time, Art thou attached to me? and said to him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I am attached to thee. Jesus says to him, Feed my sheep. (John 21:15‑17)
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1 Cor. 2:3• 3And *I* was with you in weakness and in fear and in much trembling; (1 Cor. 2:3)
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1 Cor. 9:22• 22I became to the weak, as weak, in order that I might gain the weak. To all I have become all things, in order that at all events 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, who, as to appearance, when present am mean among you, but absent am bold towards you; (2 Cor. 10:1)
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2 Cor. 13:4• 4for if indeed he has been crucified in weakness, yet he lives by God's power; for indeed *we* are weak in him, but we shall live with him by God's power towards you,) (2 Cor. 13:4)
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Gal. 5:22‑23• 22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, fidelity,
 23meekness, self-control: against 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 ought not to contend, but be gentle towards all; apt to teach; forbearing;
 25in meekness setting right those who oppose, if God perhaps may sometime give them repentance to acknowledgment of the truth, (2 Tim. 2:24‑25)
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James 3:17• 17But the wisdom from above first is pure, then peaceful, gentle, yielding, full of mercy and good fruits, unquestioning, unfeigned. (James 3:17)
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1 Thess. 2:11• 11as ye know how, as a father his own children, we used to exhort each one of you, and comfort and testify, (1 Thess. 2:11)
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Num. 11:12• 12Have I conceived all this people, have I brought them forth, that thou sayest to me, Carry them in thy bosom, as the nursing-father beareth the suckling, unto the land which thou didst swear unto their fathers? (Num. 11:12)
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Isa. 49:23• 23And kings shall be thy nursing-fathers, and their princesses thy nursing-mothers: they shall bow down to thee with the face toward the earth, and lick up the dust of thy feet. And thou shalt know that I am Jehovah; for they shall not be ashamed who wait on me. (Isa. 49:23)
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Isa. 66:13• 13As one whom his mother comforteth, so will I comfort you; and ye shall be comforted in Jerusalem. (Isa. 66:13)
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Acts 13:18• 18and for a time of about forty years he nursed them 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;