Thessalonian

[ thes-uh-loh-nee-uh n ]

/ ˌθɛs əˈloʊ ni ən /

of or relating to Thessalonike or its inhabitants.

a native or inhabitant of Thessalonike.

Origin of Thessalonian

Thessaloni(ke) + -an

Paul practiced what he preached when he urged the Thessalonian Christians to "pray without ceasing."

The Literature and History of New Testament Times |J. Gresham (John Gresham) Machen
In the first chapter he commends, with devout thanksgiving to God, the faith and love and patience of the Thessalonian Christians.

Companion to the Bible |E. P. Barrows
For what, then, were the Thessalonian disciples taught to wait?

The Great Commission |C. H. (Charles Henry) Mackintosh
But the glad tidings of Thessalonian faith and love swept it at once away.

The Expositor's Bible: The Epistles to the Thessalonians |James Denney

At any rate the simplicity of the Thessalonian epistles must not be exaggerated.

The Literature and History of New Testament Times |J. Gresham (John Gresham) Machen

Thessalonian

/ (ˌθɛsəˈləʊnɪən) /

of or relating to ancient Thessalonica (modern Salonika)

an inhabitant of ancient Thessalonica