1 Timothy

1 Timothy 1:3–4

³As I urged you on my departure to Macedonia, you should stay on at Ephesus to instruct certain men not to teach false doctrines ⁴or devote themselves to myths and endless genealogies, which promote speculation rather than the stewardship of God’s work, which is by faith.^a

Footnotes

a 1:4 Literally rather than the stewardship of God in faith

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1 Timothy 1:3

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
As	Καθὼς	Kathōs	Adverb	G2531 just as, as
I urged	παρεκάλεσά	parekalesa	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G3870 I summon, entreat, admonish, comfort
you	σε	se	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Singular	G4771 you
on my departure	πορευόμενος	poreuomenos	Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular	G4198 I travel, journey, go
to	εἰς	eis	Preposition	G1519 into, in, among, till, for
Macedonia	Μακεδονίαν	Makedonian	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3109 Macedonia
you should stay on	προσμεῖναι	prosmeinai	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active	G4357 I remain, persist in
at	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
Ephesus	Ἐφέσῳ	Ephesō	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G2181 Ephesus
to	ἵνα	hina	Conjunction	G2443 in order that, so that
instruct	παραγγείλῃς	parangeilēs	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Singular	G3853 I notify, command, charge
certain men	τισὶν	tisin	Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Dative Masculine Plural	G5100 any one, some one
not	μὴ	mē	Adverb	G3361 not, lest
to teach false doctrines	ἑτεροδιδασκαλεῖν	heterodidaskalein	Verb - Present Infinitive Active	G2085 I teach different things

1 Timothy 1:4

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
devote themselves	προσέχειν	prosechein	Verb - Present Infinitive Active	G4337 I pay attention to, devote myself to
to myths	μύθοις	mythois	Noun - Dative Masculine Plural	G3454 an idle tale, fable
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
endless	ἀπεράντοις	aperantois	Adjective - Dative Feminine Plural	G562 unaccomplished, unending, endless
genealogies	γενεαλογίαις	genealogiais	Noun - Dative Feminine Plural	G1076 genealogy
which	αἵτινες	haitines	Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Plural	G3748 whosoever, whichsoever, whatsoever
promote	παρέχουσιν	parechousin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G3930 I offer, provide
speculation	ἐκζητήσεις	ekzētēseis	Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural	G2214 a question, debate, controversy
rather	μᾶλλον	mallon	Adverb	G3123 more, rather
than	ἢ	ē	Conjunction	G2228 or, than
stewardship	οἰκονομίαν	oikonomian	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3622 stewardship
of God’s	Θεοῦ	Theou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
which	τὴν	tēn	Article - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
by	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
faith	πίστει	pistei	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G4102 faith, belief, trust

Cross-references

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1 Timothy 1:3 1 Timothy 6:3 · Galatians 1:6–7 · 2 John 1:9–10 · 2 John 1:7 · Titus 1:9–11 · Acts 20:1–3 · Colossians 2:6–11 · 1 Timothy 4:6 · 1 Timothy 4:11

1 Timothy 1:4 1 Timothy 4:7 · Titus 1:14 · Titus 3:9 · 2 Timothy 4:4 · 2 Peter 1:16 · 1 Timothy 6:3–5 · 1 Timothy 6:20 · Hebrews 13:9 · 2 Timothy 2:14 · 2 Timothy 2:22 · 1 Timothy 6:11 · 2 Timothy 2:16–18

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.