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Koine Greek wordlink #135624

SR GNT 1Th 2:8 εὐδοκοῦμεν (eudokoumen) ‘thus longing for you_all we were taking_pleasure to share with you_all not’ Strongs=21060 Lemma=eudokeō
Word role=verb mood=indicative tense=imperfect voice=active person=1st number=plural
Refers to Word #135251 Person=Paul Refers to Word #135253 Refers to Word #135255

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Only use of identical word form εὐδοκοῦμεν (V-IIA1..P) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘εὐδοκοῦμεν’ (V-IIA1..P) is always and only glossed as ‘we were taking_pleasure’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘eudokeō’ have 11 different glosses: ‘having taken_pleasure’, ‘is taking_pleasure’, ‘I am taking_pleasure’, ‘I took_pleasure’, ‘he took_pleasure’, ‘they took_pleasure’, ‘we are taking_pleasure’, ‘we were taking_pleasure’, ‘we took_pleasure’, ‘you took_pleasure’, ‘took_pleasure’.

Greek words (3) other than εὐδοκοῦμεν (V-IIA1..P) with a gloss related to ‘taking_pleasure’

2COR 5:8 εὐδοκοῦμεν (eudokoumen) V-IPA1..P ‘we are having_confidence and and we are taking_pleasure rather to be_absent out_of’ SR GNT 2Cor 5:8 word 6

2COR 12:10 εὐδοκῶ (eudokō) V-IPA1..S ‘therefore I am taking_pleasure in weaknesses in’ SR GNT 2Cor 12:10 word 2

HEB 10:38 εὐδοκεῖ (eudokei) V-IPA3..S ‘if he may shrink_back not is taking_pleasure the soul of me’ SR GNT Heb 10:38 word 13

Key: V=verb IIA1..P=indicative,imperfect,active,1st person plural IPA1..P=indicative,present,active,1st person plural IPA1..S=indicative,present,active,1st person singular IPA3..S=indicative,present,active,3rd person singular