1 Thessalonians 5:8
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and the helmet of our hope of salvation.

Young's Literal Translation
and we, being of the day—let us be sober, putting on a breastplate of faith and love, and an helmet—a hope of salvation,

King James Bible
But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation.

Greek
But [since]
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

we
ἡμεῖς (hēmeis)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Plural
Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

belong to
ὄντες (ontes)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

[the] day,
ἡμέρας (hēmeras)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's 2250: A day, the period from sunrise to sunset.

let us be sober,
νήφωμεν (nēphōmen)
Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Plural
Strong's 3525: (lit: I am sober), I am calm (vigilant), circumspect. Of uncertain affinity: to abstain from wine, i.e. be discreet.

putting on
ἐνδυσάμενοι (endysamenoi)
Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 1746: To put on, clothe (another). From en and duno; to invest with clothing.

[the] breastplate
θώρακα (thōraka)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2382: A breast-plate, corslet, cuirass. Of uncertain affinity; the chest, i.e. a corslet.

of faith
πίστεως (pisteōs)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's 4102: Faith, belief, trust, confidence; fidelity, faithfulness.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

love,
ἀγάπης (agapēs)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's 26: From agapao; love, i.e. Affection or benevolence; specially a love-feast.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

[the] helmet
περικεφαλαίαν (perikephalaian)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 4030: A helmet. Feminine of a compound of peri and kephale; encirclement of the head, i.e. A helmet.

[of our] hope
ἐλπίδα (elpida)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 1680: Hope, expectation, trust, confidence. From a primary elpo; expectation or confidence.

of salvation.
σωτηρίας (sōtērias)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's 4991: Feminine of a derivative of soter as noun; rescue or safety.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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