As for us, brothers, when we were separated from you for a short time — in person but not in heart — we (espoudasamen | ἐσπουδάσαμεν | aor act ind 1 pl) were (espoudasamen | ἐσπουδάσαμεν | aor act ind 1 pl) all the more eager (espoudasamen | ἐσπουδάσαμεν | aor act ind 1 pl), with intense longing, to see you in person.
Reference
1 Thessalonians 2:17
Sequence
3