1 Timothy

1 Timothy 1:4

⁴or devote themselves to myths and endless genealogies, which promote speculation rather than the stewardship of God’s work, which is by faith.^a

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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

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