1 Timothy

1 Timothy 1:1–2

1Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the command of God our Savior and of Christ Jesus our hope,

2To Timothy, my true child in the faith:

Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

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1 Timothy 1:1

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG3972 Paul
an apostleἀπόστολοςapostolosNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG652 an apostle, a messenger, an envoy, a delegate
of ChristΧριστοῦChristouNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularG5547 anointed, the Messiah, the Christ
JesusἸησοῦIēsouNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularG2424 Jesus
byκατ’kat’PrepositionG2596 down from, against, according to, throughout, during
commandἐπιταγὴνepitagēnNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularG2003 instruction, command, order, authority
of GodΘεοῦTheouNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularG2316 God, a god
ourἡμῶνhēmōnPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person PluralG1473 I
SaviorΣωτῆροςSōtērosNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularG4990 a savior, deliverer, preserver
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
of ChristΧριστοῦChristouNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularG5547 anointed, the Messiah, the Christ
JesusἸησοῦIēsouNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularG2424 Jesus
ourἡμῶνhēmōnPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person PluralG1473 I
hopeἐλπίδοςelpidosNoun - Genitive Feminine SingularG1680 hope, expectation

1 Timothy 1:2

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
To TimothyΤιμοθέῳTimotheōNoun - Dative Masculine SingularG5095 Timothy
trueγνησίῳgnēsiōAdjective - Dative Neuter SingularG1103 real, true, genuine
childτέκνῳteknōNoun - Dative Neuter SingularG5043 a child, descendent, inhabitant
inἐνenPrepositionG1722 in, on, among
faithπίστειpisteiNoun - Dative Feminine SingularG4102 faith, belief, trust
GraceΧάριςCharisNoun - Nominative Feminine SingularG5485 grace, favor, kindness
mercyἔλεοςeleosNoun - Nominative Neuter SingularG1656 pity, mercy
peaceεἰρήνηeirēnēNoun - Nominative Feminine SingularG1515 peace, peace of mind
fromἀπὸapoPrepositionG575 from, away from
GodΘεοῦTheouNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularG2316 God, a god
FatherπατρὸςpatrosNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularG3962 father, Father, ancestor
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
ChristΧριστοῦChristouNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularG5547 anointed, the Messiah, the Christ
JesusἸησοῦIēsouNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularG2424 Jesus
ourἡμῶνhēmōnPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person PluralG1473 I
LordκυρίουkyriouNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularG2962 lord, Lord, master, sir

Cross-references

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1 Timothy 1:1 Titus 1:3 · Colossians 1:27 · Acts 9:15 · Galatians 1:1 · Jude 1:25 · 1 Timothy 1:12 · 1 Peter 1:3 · 2 Thessalonians 2:16 · 2 Corinthians 1:1 · 1 Corinthians 1:1 · 1 Timothy 2:7 · 1 Timothy 4:10

1 Timothy 1:2 Titus 1:4 · 2 Timothy 1:2 · 1 Corinthians 4:14–17 · Philippians 2:19–22 · Acts 16:1–3 · Romans 1:7 · 2 Timothy 2:1 · 1 Peter 1:2 · 1 Timothy 1:18 · Galatians 1:3 · 1 Thessalonians 3:2

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.