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Render again unto God (tōi theōi antapodounai). Second aorist active infinitive of double compound verb anṫapodidōmi, to give back (apo) in return for (anti). Old verb rare in N.T., but again in 2Th 1:6.
For you (peri humōn). Around (concerning) you, while in 1Th 3:2 huper (over is used for “concerning your faith.”
For (epi). Basis again as cause or ground for the joy.
Wherewith we joy (hēi chairomen). Probably cognate accusative hēn with chairomen attracted to locative charāi (Mat 2:10).