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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EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
ForεἰςeisPrepositionG1519 into, in, among, till, for
IἐγὼegōPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person SingularG1473 I
was appointed asἐτέθηνetethēnVerb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 1st Person SingularG5087 I put, place
a preacherκῆρυξkēryxNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG2783 a herald, preacher
an apostleἀπόστολοςapostolosNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG652 an apostle, a messenger, an envoy, a delegate
a faithfulπίστειpisteiNoun - Dative Feminine SingularG4102 faith, belief, trust
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
trueἀληθείᾳalētheiaNoun - Dative Feminine SingularG225 truth
teacherδιδάσκαλοςdidaskalosNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG1320 a teacher
ofἐθνῶνethnōnNoun - Genitive Neuter PluralG1484 a race, people, the Gentiles
I am tellingλέγωlegōVerb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularG3004 I say, speak
truthἀλήθειανalētheianNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularG225 truth
notοὐouAdverbG3756 no, not
lyingψεύδομαιpseudomaiVerb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person SingularG5574 I lie

Cross-references

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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.