2 Thessalonians 3:7
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
For you yourselves know how you ought to imitate us, because we were not undisciplined among you,

Young's Literal Translation
for yourselves have known how it behoveth [you] to imitate us, because we did not act disorderly among you;

King James Bible
For yourselves know how ye ought to follow us: for we behaved not ourselves disorderly among you;

Greek
For
γὰρ (gar)
Conjunction
Strong's 1063: For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.

you yourselves
αὐτοὶ (autoi)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

know
οἴδατε (oidate)
Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 1492: To know, remember, appreciate.

how
πῶς (pōs)
Conjunction
Strong's 4459: Adverb from the base of pou; an interrogative particle of manner; in what way?; also as exclamation, how much!

you ought
δεῖ (dei)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 1163: Third person singular active present of deo; also deon deh-on'; neuter active participle of the same; both used impersonally; it is Necessary.

to imitate
μιμεῖσθαι (mimeisthai)
Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive
Strong's 3401: To imitate, follow. Middle voice from mimos; to imitate.

us,
ἡμᾶς (hēmas)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Plural
Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

because
ὅτι (hoti)
Conjunction
Strong's 3754: Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.

we were not undisciplined
ἠτακτήσαμεν (ētaktēsamen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural
Strong's 812: From ataktos; to be irregular.

among
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

you,
ὑμῖν (hymin)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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