1 Timothy
1 Timothy 2:7
7For this reason I was appointed as a preacher, an apostle, and a faithful and true teacher of the Gentiles. I am telling the truth; I am not lying about anything .
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| I | ἐγὼ | egō | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| was appointed as | ἐτέθην | etethēn | Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 1st Person Singular | G5087 I put, place |
| a preacher | κῆρυξ | kēryx | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2783 a herald, preacher |
| an apostle | ἀπόστολος | apostolos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G652 an apostle, a messenger, an envoy, a delegate |
| a faithful | πίστει | pistei | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G4102 faith, belief, trust |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| true | ἀληθείᾳ | alētheia | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G225 truth |
| teacher | διδάσκαλος | didaskalos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G1320 a teacher |
| of | ἐθνῶν | ethnōn | Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural | G1484 a race, people, the Gentiles |
| I am telling | λέγω | legō | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G3004 I say, speak |
| truth | ἀλήθειαν | alētheian | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G225 truth |
| not | οὐ | ou | Adverb | G3756 no, not |
| lying | ψεύδομαι | pseudomai | Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular | G5574 I lie |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Acts 9:15 · 2 Timothy 1:11 · Romans 9:1 · Romans 15:16 · Ephesians 3:7–8 · Ecclesiastes 12:8–10 · Galatians 1:16 · Galatians 2:9 · Romans 11:13 · Galatians 1:20 · Ecclesiastes 7:27 · Galatians 3:9
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.