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Koine Greek wordlink #135438

SR GNT 1 Th 4:11 ἡσυχάζειν (haʸsuⱪazein) ‘and to_be being_ambitious to_be living_quietly and to_be doing your’ Strongs=22700 Lemma=hēsuχazō
Word role=verb mood=infinitive tense=present voice=active
Year=54 AD Refers to Word #135432

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Only use of identical word form ἡσυχάζειν (V-NPA····) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ἡσυχάζειν’ (V-NPA····) is always and only glossed as ‘to_be living_quietly’.

1 Th 4:11 ‘and to_be being_ambitious to_be living_quietly and to_be doing your’ SR GNT 1 Th 4:11 word 4

OET-LV: 11 and to _be _being _ambitious to _be _living _quietly and to _be _doing your own things, and to _be _working with _your own hands of _you _all, as to _you _all we _commanded, (TH1_4:11)

OET-RV: 11 and to make it your ambition to live quietly and to look after your own selves. Work with your own hands as we instructed you, (TH1 4:11)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘hēsuχazō’ have 5 different glosses: ‘to_be living_quietly’, ‘they kept_quiet’, ‘they rested’, ‘we kept_quiet’, ‘kept_quiet’.

Key: V=verb