2 Thessalonians 3:7

7Yourselvesαὐτοὶforγὰρyou knowοἴδατεhowπῶςit behooves [you]δεῖto imitateμιμεῖσθαιusἡμᾶς,becauseὅτιnotοὐκwe were idleἠτακτήσαμενamongἐνyouὑμῖν

For you⁺ yourselves know how it is necessary to imitate us, because we were not unruly among you⁺,

Vocab difficulty

38.9

Rare words

  • μιμεῖσθαι

    μιμέομαι

    I imitate, follow.

  • ἠτακτήσαμεν

    ἀτακτέω

    (lit: I march out of order; then: I riot, rebel), behave disorderly, neglect my duty, am careless (or idle) in habits.