2 Thessalonians 3:11
New Testament • 6 words with Strong's data
"For we hear that there are some which walk among you disorderly, working not at all, but are busybodies."
Word-by-Word Analysis
שָׁמַע
shâmaʻ
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
יָלַךְ
yâlak
to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
תָּוֶךְ
tâvek
a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre
עָשָׂה
ʻâsâh
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
English grammatical function word ('busybodies'). These words (articles, prepositions, conjunctions, pronouns, auxiliary verbs) have no direct equival...
Key Terms in This Verse
English grammatical function word ('busybodies'). These words (articles, prepositions, conjunctions, pronouns, auxiliary verbs) have no direct equivalent in the original Hebrew or Greek text; they are...
Study GRAM →עָשָׂה ʻâsâh
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
Study H6213 →יָלַךְ yâlak
to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
Study H3212 →שָׁמַע shâmaʻ
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
Study H8085 →Cross References
And withal they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not.
Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us.
And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;
But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or as an evildoer, or as a busybody in other men’s matters.
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