1 Thessalonians 2:7
7[though] having authorityδυνάμενοιwithἐνweightβάρειto beεἶναιasὡςChrist’sΧριστοῦapostlesἀπόστολοι·Butἀλλὰwe wereἐγενήθημενgentleἤπιοιinἐν[the] midstμέσῳof youὑμῶν,asὡςifἐὰνa nursing motherτροφὸςwould cherishθάλπῃτὰher ownἑαυτῆςchildrenτέκνα·
But we were gentle in your⁺ midst, as a nursing mother should cherish her own children.
Vocab difficulty
85.2
Rare words
ἤπιοι
ἤπιος
placid, gentle, mild.
τροφὸς
τροφός
a nurse.
θάλπῃ
θάλπω
(properly: I warm, then) I cherish, nourish, foster, comfort.