1 Thessalonians 4:18 — Greek interlinear

1. Greek word
2. Greek lemma
3. OET-LV words
4. OET-RV words
5. Strong's
6. Role/Morphology
7. OET Gloss
8. VLT Gloss
9. CAPS codes
10. Confidence
11. OET tags
12. OET word #
1. Ὥστε
2. ὥστε
3. So then
4. So
5. G5620 ↗
6. C-·······
7. so_then
8. so_then
9. S
10. Y54
11. 135581
1. παρακαλεῖτε
2. παρακαλέω
3. be comforting
4. comfort
5. G3870 ↗
6. V-MPA2··P
7. ˓be˒ comforting
8. ˓be˒ comforting
9. -
10. Y54; R135469
11. 135582
1. ἀλλήλους
2. ἀλλήλων
3. one another
4. -
5. G240 ↗
6. R-····AMP
7. one_another
8. one_another
9. -
10. Y54; R135469
11. 135583
1. ἐν
2. ἐν
3. with
4. with
5. G1722 ↗
6. P-·······
7. with
8. with
9. -
10. Y54
11. 135584
1. τοῖς
2. ὁ
3. the
4. -
5. G3588 ↗
6. E-····DMP
7. ¬the
8. ¬the
9. -
10. Y54
11. 135585
1. λόγοις
2. λόγος
3. messages
4. -
5. G3056 ↗
6. N-····DMP
7. messages
8. words
9. -
10. Y54
11. 135586
1. τούτοις
2. οὗτος
3. these
4. those
5. G3778 ↗
6. E-····DMP
7. these
8. these
9. -
10. Y54
11. 135587

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 4:13–5:11: Paul taught about when the Lord Jesus would return

Paul explained that when the Lord Jesus returns, God will cause both the Christians who have died and those who will still be alive to ascend to meet the Lord Jesus in the sky. He also explained how the Thessalonians should behave as they waited for the Lord to return.

Paragraph 4:13–18

While Paul was in Thessalonica, he had probably taught the Thessalonians that Jesus would soon return, and the Thessalonians may have assumed that they would all survive until then. But as time passed, some of them died. Those who remained alive had begun to worry whether those believers who had died would see Jesus return. This is the issue Paul was addressing in this paragraph.

4:18

Therefore encourage one another with these words.

So continually encourage one another by reminding each other about what I have just said.

Therefore: This word indicates that this verse is Paul’s final remark on this subject he discussed in 4:14–17. Here is another way to translate this word:

Because all this is true

encourage one another: The form of the Greek verb parakaleō, which the BSB translates as encourage, indicates a continuing action. So it is best translated as “continue encouraging” or “continually encourage.”

with these words: This refers to the whole message of 4:14–17. Paul was not telling the Thessalonians to repeat these words exactly to one another, but to remind each other about what he had said in 4:14–17, that is, that all believers, whether they had already died or were still alive when Christ returned, would meet him together.

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

ὥστε

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ὥστε παρακαλεῖτε ἀλλήλους ἐν τοῖς λόγοις τούτοις)

Here, the word Therefore introduces what Paul wants the Thessalonians to do in response to what he has told them about Jesus’ second coming and the resurrection of dead believers. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces the application of a specific teaching. Alternate translation: [So then] or [Now that I have taught you these things]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἐν τοῖς λόγοις τούτοις

with ¬the words these

Here, the phrase these words refers to what Paul has said in 4:13–17. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that refers back to this entire section. Alternate translation: [with all these things that I have taught you] or [with the message I have spoken]

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)

1. OET-LV words
2. OET-RV words
3. Strong's
4. Greek word
5. Greek lemma
6. Role/Morphology
7. OET Gloss
8. VLT Gloss
9. CAPS codes
10. Confidence
11. OET tags
12. OET word #
1. So then
2. So
3. G5620 ↗
4. Ὥστε
5. ὥστε
6. C-·······
7. so_then
8. so_then
9. S
10. Y54
11. 135581
1. be comforting
2. comfort
3. G3870 ↗
4. παρακαλεῖτε
5. παρακαλέω
6. V-MPA2··P
7. ˓be˒ comforting
8. ˓be˒ comforting
9. -
10. Y54; R135469
11. 135582
1. one another
2. -
3. G240 ↗
4. ἀλλήλους
5. ἀλλήλων
6. R-····AMP
7. one_another
8. one_another
9. -
10. Y54; R135469
11. 135583
1. with
2. with
3. G1722 ↗
4. ἐν
5. ἐν
6. P-·······
7. with
8. with
9. -
10. Y54
11. 135584
1. the
2. -
3. G3588 ↗
4. τοῖς
5. ὁ
6. E-····DMP
7. ¬the
8. ¬the
9. -
10. Y54
11. 135585
1. messages
2. -
3. G3056 ↗
4. λόγοις
5. λόγος
6. N-····DMP
7. messages
8. words
9. -
10. Y54
11. 135586
1. these
2. those
3. G3778 ↗
4. τούτοις
5. οὗτος
6. E-····DMP
7. these
8. these
9. -
10. Y54
11. 135587

Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.

Acknowledgements: The SR Greek text, lemmas, morphology, and VLT gloss are all thanks to the CNTR.

OET interlinear 1 TH 4:18

SR Greek word order

Section 4:13–5:11: Paul taught about when the Lord Jesus would return

Paragraph 4:13–18

4:18

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)

OET interlinear 1 TH 4:18

SR Greek word order

Section 4:13–5:11: Paul taught about when the Lord Jesus would return

Paragraph 4:13–18

4:18

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)

OET interlinear 1 TH 4:18