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Τὸ λοιπὸν οὖν, ἀδελφοί, ἐρωτῶμεν ὑμᾶς καὶ παρακαλοῦμεν ἐν κυρίῳ Ἰησοῦ, καθὼς παρελάβετε παρ’ ἡμῶν τὸ πῶς δεῖ ὑμᾶς περιπατεῖν καὶ ἀρέσκειν Θεῷ, ἵνα περισσεύητε μᾶλλον· (1 Thessalonians 4:1)

Finally then, brothers, we ask you and urge you in the Lord Jesus, just as you received from us how it is necessary for you to walk and to please God, that you may abound more.

Declension Analysis Table Greek Word Morphology Case & Syntactic Role Notes ἀδελφοί Noun, vocative masculine plural Direct address Sets a fraternal, pastoral tone ὑμᾶς (first occurrence) 2nd person pronoun, accusative plural Accusative direct object of ἐρωτῶμεν and παρακαλοῦμεν The audience of the appeal κυρίῳ Noun, dative masculine singular with article Dative of sphere or respect Marks the sphere in which the appeal is made — “in the Lord” Ἰησοῦ Proper noun, genitive masculine singular Genitive of relationship Identifies the Lord as Jesus ἡμῶν 1st person pronoun, genitive plural Genitive of source Indicates from whom the teaching was received ὑμᾶς (second occurrence) 2nd person pronoun, accusative plural Subject of infinitives περιπατεῖν and ἀρέσκειν Accusative of reference with infinitives Θεῷ Noun, dative masculine singular Dative of advantage Marks God as the one pleased by the believers’ walk Vocatives Framing Pastoral Appeal

The vocative ἀδελφοί places the audience in a relationship of familial warmth and shared faith, setting the tone for exhortation.… Learn Koine Greek