1 Timothy

1 Timothy 5:1–2

¹Do not rebuke an older man, but appeal to him as to a father.

Treat younger men as brothers, ²older women as mothers, and younger women as sisters, with absolute purity.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
not	μὴ	mē	Adverb	G3361 not, lest
rebuke	ἐπιπλήξῃς	epiplēxēs	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Singular	G1969 I rebuke, chide, reprove
an older man	Πρεσβυτέρῳ	Presbyterō	Adjective - Dative Masculine Singular - Comparative	G4245 elder
but	ἀλλὰ	alla	Conjunction	G235 but, except
appeal to	παρακάλει	parakalei	Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular	G3870 I summon, entreat, admonish, comfort
as to	ὡς	hōs	Adverb	G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that
a father	πατέρα	patera	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3962 father, Father, ancestor
younger	νεωτέρους	neōterous	Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural - Comparative	G3501 young, new, fresh
as	ὡς	hōs	Adverb	G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that
brothers	ἀδελφούς	adelphous	Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural	G80 a brother

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
older	πρεσβυτέρας	presbyteras	Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural - Comparative	G4245 elder
as	ὡς	hōs	Adverb	G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that
mothers	μητέρας	mēteras	Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural	G3384 a mother
younger	νεωτέρας	neōteras	Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural - Comparative	G3501 young, new, fresh
as	ὡς	hōs	Adverb	G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that
sisters	ἀδελφὰς	adelphas	Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural	G79 a sister
with	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
absolute	πάσῃ	pasē	Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular	G3956 all, the whole, every kind of
purity	ἁγνείᾳ	hagneia	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G47 purity, chastity

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

1 Timothy 5:1 Leviticus 19:32 · 1 Peter 5:5–6 · Titus 2:2 · Galatians 6:1 · 1 Timothy 5:19–20 · 1 Peter 5:1 · Titus 2:6 · Matthew 18:15–17 · Matthew 23:8 · 1 Timothy 5:17 · 2 Timothy 2:24–25 · Acts 15:4

1 Timothy 5:2 1 Timothy 4:12 · Philippians 4:8 · Matthew 12:50 · 1 Timothy 5:3

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.