1Th 01:01 ¶ Paul <3972>, and <2532> Silvanus <4610>, and <2532> Timotheus <5095>, unto the church <1577> of the Thessalonians <2331> which is in <1722> God <2316> the Father <3962> and <2532> in the Lord <2962> Jesus <2424> Christ <5547>: Grace <5485> be unto you <5213>, and <2532> peace <1515>, from <575> God <2316> our <2257> Father <3962>, and <2532> the Lord <2962> Jesus <2424> Christ <5547>. 1Th 01:02 ¶ We give thanks <2168> (5719) to God <2316> always <3842> for <4012> you <5216> all <3956>, making <4160> (5734) mention <3417> of you <5216> in <1909> our <2257> prayers <4335>; 1Th 01:03 Remembering <3421> (5723) without ceasing <89> your <5216> work <2041> of faith <4102>, and <2532> labour <2873> of love <26>, and <2532> patience <5281> of hope <1680> in our <2257> Lord <2962> Jesus <2424> Christ <5547>, in the sight <1715> of God <2316> and <2532> our <2257> Father <3962>; 1Th 01:04 Knowing <1492> (5761), brethren <80> beloved <25> (5772), your <5216> election <1589> of <5259> God <2316>. 1Th 01:05 For <3754> our <2257> gospel <2098> came <1096> (5675) not <3756> unto <1519> you <5209> in <1722> word <3056> only <3440>, but <235> also <2532> in <1722> power <1411>, and <2532> in <1722> the Holy <40> Ghost <4151>, and <2532> in <1722> much <4183> assurance <4136>; as <2531> ye know <1492> (5758) what manner of men <3634> we were <1096> (5675) among <1722> you <5213> for <1223> your <5209> sake. 1Th 01:06 ¶ And <2532> ye <5210> became <1096> (5675) followers <3402> of us <2257>, and <2532> of the Lord <2962>, having received <1209> (5666) the word <3056> in <1722> much <4183> affliction <2347>, with <3326> joy <5479> of the Holy <40> Ghost <4151>: 1Th 01:07 So <5620> that ye <5209> were <1096> (5635) ensamples <5179> to all <3956> that believe <4100> (5723) in <1722> Macedonia <3109> and <2532> Achaia <882>. 1Th 01:08 For <1063> from <575> you <5216> sounded out <1837> (5769) the word <3056> of the Lord <2962> not <3756> only <3440> in <1722> Macedonia <3109> and <2532> Achaia <882>, but <235> also <2532> in <1722> every <3956> place <5117> your <5216> faith <4102> to <4314> God-ward <2316> is spread abroad <1831> (5758); so <5620> that we <2248> need <5532> not <3361> <2192> (5721) to speak <2980> (5721) any thing <5100>. 1Th 01:09 For <1063> they <518> <0> themselves <846> shew <518> (5719) of <4012> us <2257> what manner <3697> of entering in <1529> we had <2192> (5719) (5625) <2192> (5627) unto <4314> you <5209>, and <2532> how <4459> ye turned <1994> (5656) to <4314> God <2316> from <575> idols <1497> to serve <1398> (5721) the living <2198> (5723) and <2532> true <228> God <2316>; 1Th 01:10 And <2532> to wait for <362> (5721) his <846> Son <5207> from <1537> heaven <3772>, whom <3739> he raised <1453> (5656) from <1537> the dead <3498>, even Jesus <2424>, which <3588> delivered <4506> (5740) us <2248> from <575> the wrath <3709> to come <2064> (5740). 1Th 02:01 ¶ For <1063> yourselves <846>, brethren <80>, know <1492> (5758) our <2257> entrance in <1529> unto <4314> you <5209>, that <3754> it was <1096> (5754) not <3756> in vain <2756>: 1Th 02:02 But <235> even <2532> after that we had suffered before <4310> (5631), and <2532> were shamefully entreated <5195> (5685), as <2531> ye know <1492> (5758), at <1722> Philippi <5375>, we were bold <3955> (5662) in <1722> our <2257> God <2316> to speak <2980> (5658) unto <4314> you <5209> the gospel <2098> of God <2316> with <1722> much <4183> contention <73>. 1Th 02:03 For <1063> our <2257> exhortation <3874> was not <3756> of <1537> deceit <4106>, nor <3761> of <1537> uncleanness <167>, nor <3777> in <1722> guile <1388>: 1Th 02:04 But <235> as <2531> we were allowed <1381> (5769) of <5259> God <2316> to be put in trust <4100> (5683) with the gospel <2098>, even so <3779> we speak <2980> (5719); not <3756> as <5613> pleasing <700> (5723) men <444>, but <235> God <2316>, which trieth <1381> (5723) our <2257> hearts <2588>. 1Th 02:05 For <1063> neither <3777> at any time <4218> used we <1096> (5675) flattering <2850> words <1722> <3056>, as <2531> ye know <1492> (5758), nor <3777> a cloke <1722> <4392> of covetousness <4124>; God <2316> is witness <3144>: 1Th 02:06 Nor <3777> of <1537> men <444> sought <2212> (5723) we glory <1391>, neither <3777> of <575> you <5216>, nor <3777> yet of <575> others <243>, when we might <1410> (5740) have been <1511> (5750) burdensome <1722> <922>, as <5613> the apostles <652> of Christ <5547>. 1Th 02:07 ¶ But <235> we were <1096> (5675) gentle <2261> among <1722> <3319> you <5216>, even as <5613> a nurse <5162> cherisheth <302> <2282> (5725) her <1438> children <5043>: 1Th 02:08 So <3779> being affectionately desirous <2442> (5734) of you <5216>, we were willing <2106> (5707) to have imparted <3330> (5629) unto you <5213>, not <3756> the gospel <2098> of God <2316> only <3440>, but <235> also <2532> our own <1438> souls <5590>, because <1360> ye were <1096> (5769) dear <27> unto us <2254>. 1Th 02:09 For <1063> ye remember <3421> (5719), brethren <80>, our <2257> labour <2873> and <2532> travail <3449>: for <1063> labouring <2038> (5740) night <3571> and <2532> day <2250>, because <4314> we would <1912> <0> not <3361> be chargeable <1912> (5658) unto any <5100> of you <5216>, we preached <2784> (5656) unto <1519> you <5209> the gospel <2098> of God <2316>. 1Th 02:10 Ye <5210> are witnesses <3144>, and <2532> God <2316> also, how <5613> holily <3743> and <2532> justly <1346> and <2532> unblameably <274> we behaved ourselves <1096> (5675) among you <5213> that believe <4100> (5723): 1Th 02:11 As <2509> ye know <1492> (5758) how <5613> we exhorted <3870> (5723) and <2532> comforted <3888> (5740) and charged <3140> (5734) every <1538> one <1520> of you <5209> <5216>, as <5613> a father <3962> doth his <1438> children <5043>, 1Th 02:12 <2532> That <1519> ye <5209> would walk <4043> (5658) worthy <516> of God <2316>, who hath called <2564> (5723) you <5209> unto <1519> his <1438> kingdom <932> and <2532> glory <1391>. 1Th 02:13 ¶ For this <5124> cause <1223> also <2532> thank <2168> (5719) we <2249> God <2316> without ceasing <89>, because <3754>, when ye received <3880> (5631) the word <3056> of God <2316> which ye heard <189> of <3844> us <2257>, ye received <1209> (5662) it not <3756> as the word <3056> of men <444>, but <235> as <2531> it is <2076> (5748) in truth <230>, the word <3056> of God <2316>, which <3739> effectually worketh <1754> (5731) also <2532> in <1722> you <5213> that believe <4100> (5723). 1Th 02:14 For <1063> ye <5210>, brethren <80>, became <1096> (5675) followers <3402> of the churches <1577> of God <2316> which <3588> in <1722> Judaea <2449> are <5607> (5752) in <1722> Christ <5547> Jesus <2424>: for <3754> ye <5210> also <2532> have suffered <3958> (5627) like things <5024> of <5259> your own <2398> countrymen <4853>, even <2532> as <2531> they have <846> of <5259> the Jews <2453>: 1Th 02:15 Who both <2532> killed <615> (5660) the Lord <2962> Jesus <2424>, and <2532> their own <2398> prophets <4396>, and <2532> have persecuted <1559> (5660) us <2248>; and <2532> they please <700> (5723) not <3361> God <2316>, and <2532> are contrary <1727> to all <3956> men <444>: 1Th 02:16 Forbidding <2967> (5723) us <2248> to speak <2980> (5658) to the Gentiles <1484> that <2443> they might be saved <4982> (5686), to <1519> fill up <378> (5658) their <846> sins <266> alway <3842>: for <1161> the wrath <3709> is come <5348> (5656) upon <1909> them <846> to <1519> the uttermost <5056>. 1Th 02:17 ¶ But <1161> we <2249>, brethren <80>, being taken <642> (5685) from <575> you <5216> for <4314> a short <5610> time <2540> in presence <4383>, not <3756> in heart <2588>, endeavoured <4704> (5656) the more abundantly <4056> to see <1492> (5629) your <5216> face <4383> with <1722> great <4183> desire <1939>. 1Th 02:18 Wherefore <1352> we would <2309> (5656) have come <2064> (5629) unto <4314> you <5209>, even <3303> I <1473> Paul <3972>, once <2532> <530> and <2532> again <1364>; but <2532> Satan <4567> hindered <1465> (5656) us <2248>. 1Th 02:19 For <1063> what <5101> is our <2257> hope <1680>, or <2228> joy <5479>, or <2228> crown <4735> of rejoicing <2746>? <2228> Are not <3780> even <2532> ye <5210> in the presence <1715> of our <2257> Lord <2962> Jesus <2424> Christ <5547> at <1722> his <846> coming <3952>? 1Th 02:20 For <1063> ye <5210> are <2075> (5748) our <2257> glory <1391> and <2532> joy <5479>. 1Th 03:01 ¶ Wherefore <1352> when we could <4722> <0> no longer <3371> forbear <4722> (5723), we thought it good <2106> (5656) to be left <2641> (5683) at <1722> Athens <116> alone <3441>; 1Th 03:02 And <2532> sent <3992> (5656) Timotheus <5095>, our <2257> brother <80>, and <2532> minister <1249> of God <2316>, and <2532> our <2257> fellowlabourer <4904> in <1722> the gospel <2098> of Christ <5547>, to <1519> establish <4741> (5658) you <5209>, and <2532> to comfort <3870> (5658) you <5209> concerning <4012> your <5216> faith <4102>: 1Th 03:03 That no man <3367> should be moved <4525> (5745) by <1722> these <5025> afflictions <2347>: for <1063> yourselves <846> know <1492> (5758) that <3754> we are appointed <2749> (5736) thereunto <1519> <5124>. 1Th 03:04 For <1063> verily <2532>, when <3753> we were <2258> (5713) with <4314> you <5209>, we told <4302> <0> you <5213> before <4302> (5707) that <3754> we should <3195> (5719) suffer tribulation <2346> (5745); even <2532> as <2531> it came to pass <1096> (5633), and <2532> ye know <1492> (5758). 1Th 03:05 For this <5124> cause <1223>, when I <2504> could <4722> <0> no longer <3371> forbear <4722> (5723), I sent <3992> (5656) to <1519> know <1097> (5629) your <5216> faith <4102>, lest by some means <3381> <4458> the tempter <3985> (5723) have tempted <3985> (5707) you <5209>, and <2532> our <2257> labour <2873> be <1096> (5638) in <1519> vain <2756>. 1Th 03:06 ¶ But <1161> now <737> when Timotheus <5095> came <2064> (5631) from <575> you <5216> unto <4314> us <2248>, and <2532> brought <2097> <0> us <2254> good tidings <2097> (5671) of your <5216> faith <4102> and <2532> charity <26>, and <2532> that <3754> ye have <2192> (5719) good <18> remembrance <3417> of us <2257> always <3842>, desiring greatly <1971> (5723) to see <1492> (5629) us <2248>, as <2509> we <2249> also <2532> to see you <5209>: 1Th 03:07 Therefore <1223> <5124>, brethren <80>, we were comforted <3870> (5681) over <1909> you <5213> in <1909> all <3956> our <2257> affliction <2347> and <2532> distress <318> by <1223> your <5216> faith <4102>: 1Th 03:08 For <3754> now <3568> we live <2198> (5719), if <1437> ye <5210> stand fast <4739> (5725) in <1722> the Lord <2962>. 1Th 03:09 For <1063> what <5101> thanks <2169> can we <1410> (5736) render <467> <0> to God <2316> again <467> (5629) for <4012> you <5216>, for <1909> all <3956> the joy <5479> wherewith <3739> we joy <5463> (5719) for <1223> your sakes <5209> before <1715> our <2257> God <2316>; 1Th 03:10 Night <3571> and <2532> day <2250> praying <1189> (5740) exceedingly <1537> <4053> <5228> that <1519> we might see <1492> (5629) your <5216> face <4383>, and <2532> might perfect <2675> (5658) that which is lacking <5303> in your <5216> faith <4102>? 1Th 03:11 ¶ Now <1161> God <2316> himself <846> and <2532> our <2257> Father <3962>, and <2532> our <2257> Lord <2962> Jesus <2424> Christ <5547>, direct <2720> (5659) our <2257> way <3598> unto <4314> you <5209>. 1Th 03:12 And <1161> the Lord <2962> make <4121> <0> you <5209> to increase <4121> (5659) and <2532> abound <4052> (5659) in love <26> one <240> <0> toward <1519> another <240>, and <2532> toward <1519> all <3956> men, even <2532> as <2509> we <2249> do toward <1519> you <5209>: 1Th 03:13 To the end <1519> he may stablish <4741> (5658) your <5216> hearts <2588> unblameable <273> in <1722> holiness <42> before <1715> God <2316>, even <2532> our <2257> Father <3962>, at <1722> the coming <3952> of our <2257> Lord <2962> Jesus <2424> Christ <5547> with <3326> all <3956> his <846> saints <40>. 1Th 04:01 ¶ Furthermore <3063> then <3767> we beseech <2065> (5719) you <5209>, brethren <80>, and <2532> exhort <3870> (5719) you by <1722> the Lord <2962> Jesus <2424>, that as <2531> ye have received <3880> (5627) of <3844> us <2257> how <4459> ye <5209> ought <1163> (5748) to walk <4043> (5721) and <2532> to please <700> (5721) God <2316>, so <2443> ye would abound <4052> (5725) more and more <3123>. 1Th 04:02 For <1063> ye know <1492> (5758) what <5101> commandments <3852> we gave <1325> (5656) you <5213> by <1223> the Lord <2962> Jesus <2424>. 1Th 04:03 For <1063> this <5124> is <2076> (5748) the will <2307> of God <2316>, even your <5216> sanctification <38>, that ye <5209> should abstain <567> (5733) from <575> fornication <4202>: 1Th 04:04 That every one <1538> of you <5216> should know <1492> (5760) how to possess <2932> (5738) his <1438> vessel <4632> in <1722> sanctification <38> and <2532> honour <5092>; 1Th 04:05 Not <3361> in <1722> the lust <3806> of concupiscence <1939>, even <2532> as <2509> the Gentiles <1484> which <3588> know <1492> (5761) not <3361> God <2316>: 1Th 04:06 That no <3361> man go beyond <5233> (5721) and <2532> defraud <4122> (5721) his <846> brother <80> in <1722> any matter <4229>: because <1360> that the Lord <2962> is the avenger <1558> of <4012> all <3956> such <5130>, as <2531> we <4277> <0> also <2532> have forewarned <4277> (5656) you <5213> and <2532> testified <1263> (5662). 1Th 04:07 For <1063> God <2316> hath <2564> <0> not <3756> called <2564> (5656) us <2248> unto <1909> uncleanness <167>, but <235> unto <1722> holiness <38>. 1Th 04:08 He therefore <5105> that despiseth <114> (5723), despiseth <114> (5719) not <3756> man <444>, but <235> God <2316>, who hath <1325> <0> also <2532> given <1325> (5631) unto <1519> us <2248> his <846> holy <40> Spirit <4151>. 1Th 04:09 ¶ But <1161> as touching <4012> brotherly love <5360> ye need <2192> (5719) <5532> not <3756> that I write <1125> (5721) unto you <5213>: for <1063> ye <5210> yourselves <846> are <2075> (5748) taught of God <2312> to <1519> love <25> (5721) one another <240>. 1Th 04:10 And <2532> indeed <1063> ye do <4160> (5719) it <846> toward <1519> all <3956> the brethren <80> which <3588> are in <1722> all <3650> Macedonia <3109>: but <1161> we beseech <3870> (5719) you <5209>, brethren <80>, that ye increase <4052> (5721) more and more <3123>; 1Th 04:11 And <2532> that ye study <5389> (5738) to be quiet <2270> (5721), and <2532> to do <4238> (5721) your own business <2398>, and <2532> to work with <2038> (5738) your <5216> own <2398> hands <5495>, as <2531> we commanded <3853> (5656) you <5213>; 1Th 04:12 That <2443> ye may walk <4043> (5725) honestly <2156> toward <4314> them that are without <1854>, and <2532> that ye may have <2192> (5725) lack <5532> of nothing <3367>. 1Th 04:13 ¶ But <1161> I would <2309> <0> not <3756> have <2309> (5719) you <5209> to be ignorant <50> (5721), brethren <80>, concerning <4012> them which are asleep <2837> (5772), that <3363> <0> ye sorrow <3076> (5747) not <3363>, even <2532> as <2531> others <3062> which <3588> have <2192> (5723) no <3361> hope <1680>. 1Th 04:14 For <1063> if <1487> we believe <4100> (5719) that <3754> Jesus <2424> died <599> (5627) and <2532> rose again <450> (5627), even so <3779> them also <2532> which sleep <2837> (5685) in <1223> Jesus <2424> will <71> <0> God <2316> bring <71> (5692) with <4862> him <846>. 1Th 04:15 For <1063> this <5124> we say <3004> (5719) unto you <5213> by <1722> the word <3056> of the Lord <2962>, that <3754> we <2249> which <3588> are alive <2198> (5723) and remain <4035> (5742) unto <1519> the coming <3952> of the Lord <2962> shall <5348> <0> not <3364> prevent <5348> (5661) them which <3588> are asleep <2837> (5685). 1Th 04:16 For <3754> the Lord <2962> himself <846> shall descend <2597> (5695) from <575> heaven <3772> with <1722> a shout <2752>, with <1722> the voice <5456> of the archangel <743>, and <2532> with <1722> the trump <4536> of God <2316>: and <2532> the dead <3498> in <1722> Christ <5547> shall rise <450> (5698) first <4412>: 1Th 04:17 Then <1899> we <2249> which <3588> are alive <2198> (5723) and remain <4035> (5742) shall be caught up <726> (5691) together <260> with <4862> them <846> in <1722> the clouds <3507>, to <1519> meet <529> the Lord <2962> in <1519> the air <109>: and <2532> so <3779> shall we <2071> <0> ever <3842> be <2071> (5704) with <4862> the Lord <2962>. 1Th 04:18 Wherefore <5620> comfort <3870> (5720) one another <240> with <1722> these <5125> words <3056>. 1Th 05:01 ¶ But <1161> of <4012> the times <5550> and <2532> the seasons <2540>, brethren <80>, ye have <2192> (5719) no <3756> need <5532> that I write <1125> (5745) unto you <5213>. 1Th 05:02 For <1063> yourselves <846> know <1492> (5758) perfectly <199> that <3754> the day <2250> of the Lord <2962> so <3779> cometh <2064> (5736) as <5613> a thief <2812> in <1722> the night <3571>. 1Th 05:03 For <1063> when <3752> they shall say <3004> (5725), Peace <1515> and <2532> safety <803>; then <5119> sudden <160> destruction <3639> cometh upon <2186> (5731) them <846>, as <5618> travail <5604> upon <1722> a woman with child <1064> <2192> (5723); and <2532> they shall <1628> <0> not <3364> escape <1628> (5632). 1Th 05:04 But <1161> ye <5210>, brethren <80>, are <2075> (5748) not <3756> in <1722> darkness <4655>, that <2443> that day <2250> should overtake <2638> (5632) you <5209> as <5613> a thief <2812>. 1Th 05:05 Ye <5210> are <2075> (5748) all <3956> the children <5207> of light <5457>, and <2532> the children <5207> of the day <2250>: we are <2070> (5748) not <3756> of the night <3571>, nor <3761> of darkness <4655>. 1Th 05:06 ¶ Therefore <686> <3767> let us <2518> <0> not <3361> sleep <2518> (5725), as <5613> <2532> do others <3062>; but <235> let us watch <1127> (5725) and <2532> be sober <3525> (5725). 1Th 05:07 For <1063> they that sleep <2518> (5723) sleep <2518> (5719) in the night <3571>; and <2532> they that be drunken <3182> (5746) are drunken <3184> (5719) in the night <3571>. 1Th 05:08 But <1161> let <3525> <0> us <2249>, who are <5607> (5752) of the day <2250>, be sober <3525> (5725), putting on <1746> (5671) the breastplate <2382> of faith <4102> and <2532> love <26>; and <2532> for an helmet <4030>, the hope <1680> of salvation <4991>. 1Th 05:09 For <3754> God <2316> hath <5087> <0> not <3756> appointed <5087> (5639) us <2248> to <1519> wrath <3709>, but <235> to <1519> obtain <4047> salvation <4991> by <1223> our <2257> Lord <2962> Jesus <2424> Christ <5547>, 1Th 05:10 Who <3588> died <599> (5631) for <5228> us <2257>, that <2443>, whether <1535> we wake <1127> (5725) or <1535> sleep <2518> (5725), we should live <2198> (5661) together <260> with <4862> him <846>. 1Th 05:11 ¶ Wherefore <1352> comfort <3870> (5720) yourselves together <240>, and <2532> edify <3618> (5720) one <1520> another <1520>, even <2531> as also <2532> ye do <4160> (5719). 1Th 05:12 And <1161> we beseech <2065> (5719) you <5209>, brethren <80>, to know <1492> (5760) them which <3588> labour <2872> (5723) among <1722> you <5213>, and <2532> are over <4291> (5734) you <5216> in <1722> the Lord <2962>, and <2532> admonish <3560> (5723) you <5209>; 1Th 05:13 And <2532> to esteem <2233> (5738) them <846> very <5228> highly <1537> <4053> in <1722> love <26> for <1223> their <846> work’s sake <2041>. And be at peace <1514> (5720) among <1722> yourselves <1438>. 1Th 05:14 Now <1161> we exhort <3870> (5719) you <5209>, brethren <80>, warn <3560> (5720) them that are unruly <813>, comfort <3888> (5737) the feebleminded <3642>, support <472> (5737) the weak <772>, be patient <3114> (5720) toward <4314> all <3956> men. 1Th 05:15 See <3708> (5720) that none <3361> <5100> render <591> (5632) evil <2556> for <473> evil <2556> unto any <5100> man; but <235> ever <3842> follow <1377> (5720) that which <3588> is good <18>, both <2532> among <1519> yourselves <240>, and <2532> to <1519> all <3956> men. 1Th 05:16 ¶ Rejoice <5463> (5720) evermore <3842>. 1Th 05:17 Pray <4336> (5737) without ceasing <89>. 1Th 05:18 In <1722> every thing <3956> give thanks <2168> (5720): for <1063> this <5124> is the will <2307> of God <2316> in <1722> Christ <5547> Jesus <2424> concerning <1519> you <5209>. 1Th 05:19 Quench <4570> (5720) not <3361> the Spirit <4151>. 1Th 05:20 Despise <1848> (5720) not <3361> prophesyings <4394>. 1Th 05:21 Prove <1381> (5720) all things <3956>; hold fast <2722> (5720) that which <3588> is good <2570>. 1Th 05:22 Abstain <567> (5732) from <575> all <3956> appearance <1491> of evil <4190>. 1Th 05:23 ¶ And <1161> the very <846> God <2316> of peace <1515> sanctify <37> (5659) you <5209> wholly <3651>; and <2532> I pray God your <5216> whole <3648> spirit <4151> and <2532> soul <5590> and <2532> body <4983> be preserved <5083> (5684) blameless <274> unto <1722> the coming <3952> of our <2257> Lord <2962> Jesus <2424> Christ <5547>. 1Th 05:24 Faithful <4103> is he that calleth <2564> (5723) you <5209>, who <3739> also <2532> will do <4160> (5692) it. 1Th 05:25 Brethren <80>, pray <4336> (5737) for <4012> us <2257>. 1Th 05:26 Greet <782> (5663) all <3956> the brethren <80> with <1722> an holy <40> kiss <5370>. 1Th 05:27 I charge <3726> (5719) you <5209> by the Lord <2962> that this epistle <1992> be read <314> (5683) unto all <3956> the holy <40> brethren <80>. 1Th 05:28 The grace <5485> of our <2257> Lord <2962> Jesus <2424> Christ <5547> be with <3326> you <5216>. Amen <281>. < epistle to <4314> the Thessalonians <2331> was written <1125> (5648) from <575> Athens <116>.>> ~~~~~~