Dio
So
stegontes
[when] we could bear [it]
mēketi
no longer ,
eudokēsamen
we were willing
kataleiphthēnai
to be left
monoi
on our own
en
in
Athēnais
Athens .
kai
-
epempsamen
We sent
Timotheon
Timothy ,
hēmōn
our
ton
adelphon
brother
and
synergon
fellow worker
tou
Theou
for God
tō
the
euangeliō
gospel
Christou
of Christ ,
eis
to
stērixai
strengthen
parakalesai
encourage
hymas
you
hyper
hymōn
your
tēs
pisteōs
faith ,
so that
mēdena
none [of you]
sainesthai
would be shaken
by
tautais
these
tais
thlipsesin
trials .
gar
For
autoi
oidate
know
hoti
that
keimetha
we are destined
for
touto
this .
you ,
proelegomen
we kept warning you
hymin
. . .
mellomen
we would
thlibesthai
suffer persecution ;
kathōs
and as
you know ,
egeneto
it has come to pass .
Indeed ,
hote
when
ēmen
we were
pros
with
dia
For this reason
. . . ,
stegōn
[when] I could bear [it]
kagō
I
epempsa
sent
gnōnai
find out about
tēn
pistin
mē
[for fear that]
ho
peirazōn
tempter
pōs
{had} somehow
epeirasen
tempted
and [caused]
kopos
labor
genētai
to be
kenon
vain .
de
But
Arti
just now ,
Timotheou
Timothy
elthontos
has returned
hēmas
aph’
from
[ his visit]
euangelisamenou
with the good news
hēmin
about your
[your]
agapēn
love ,
agathēn
[the] fond
mneian
memories
pantote
vvv
echete
you have preserved
- ,
epipothountes
longing
idein
to see
us
kathaper
just as
hēmeis
we
[long to see]
you .
adelphoi
brothers ,
epi
pasē
all
tē
anankē
distress
thlipsei
persecution ,
pareklēthēmen
we have been reassured
eph’
about
because of
faith .
nyn
now
zōmen
we can go on living ,
ean
as long as
hymeis
stēkete
are standing firm
Kyriō
[the] Lord .
Tina
How
dynametha
can we
antapodounai
eucharistian
[adequately] thank
Theō
God
peri
in return for
chara
hē
chairomen
our great joy
di’
over
emprosthen
in [His] presence
. . . ?
nyktos
Night
hēmeras
day
deomenoi
we pray
hyperekperissou
most earnestly
we may see
prosōpon
face to face
katartisai
supply
ta
what
hysterēmata
is lacking
from your
Now
{may} our
Theos
Patēr
Father
Autos
Himself ,
Kyrios
Lord
Iēsous
Jesus ,
kateuthynai
direct
hodon
way
And
{may} the
pleonasai
cause you to increase
perisseusai
overflow
agapē
with love
allēlous
one another
pantas
everyone [else] ,
[love]
you [overflows] ,
He may establish
tas
kardias
hearts
amemptous
in blamelessness
[and]
hagiōsynē
holiness
before
patros
at
parousia
coming
of our
Kyriou
Iēsou
Jesus
meta
pantōn
autou
His
tōn
hagiōn
saints .
amēn
Amen .