1 Thessalonians 4:6

6τὸnotμὴto go beyondὑπερβαίνεινandκαὶto overreachπλεονεκτεῖνinἐνtheτῷmatterπράγματιtheτὸνbrotherἀδελφὸνof himαὐτοῦ,becauseδιότιavenging [is]ἔκδικος[the] Lordκύριοςconcerningπερὶallπάντωνthese thingsτούτων,just asκαθὼςalsoκαὶwe told beforeπροείπαμενyouὑμῖνandκαὶthoroughly warnedδιεμαρτυράμεθα.

not to go beyond and to take advantage of his brother in the matter, because the Lord [is] avenging concerning all these things, just as also we said before to you⁺ and earnestly testified.

Vocab difficulty

50.8

Rare words

  • ἔκδικος

    ἔκδικος

    avenging, subst: an avenger (the word occurs frequently in the sense of a special advocate [champion] of a city).