1 Timothy

1 Timothy 5:17–18

¹⁷Elders who lead effectively are worthy of double honor, especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching. ¹⁸For the Scripture says, “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain,”^a and, “The worker is worthy of his wages.”^b

Footnotes

a 5:18 Deuteronomy 25:4|DEU 25:4
b 5:18 Luke 10:7|LUK 10:7; see also Leviticus 19:13 and Deuteronomy 24:14–15.

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1 Timothy 5:17

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Elders	πρεσβύτεροι	presbyteroi	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural	G4245 elder
who lead	προεστῶτες	proestōtes	Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural	G4291 I rule
effectively	καλῶς	kalōs	Adverb	G2573 well, nobly, rightly
are worthy	ἀξιούσθωσαν	axiousthōsan	Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural	G515 I account or treat as worthy
of double	διπλῆς	diplēs	Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular	G1362 double, two-fold
honor	τιμῆς	timēs	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G5092 a price, honor
especially	μάλιστα	malista	Adverb	G3122 most of all, especially
those who	οἱ	hoi	Article - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3588 the
work hard	κοπιῶντες	kopiōntes	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural	G2872 I grow weary, toil
at	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
preaching	λόγῳ	logō	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G3056 a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
teaching	διδασκαλίᾳ	didaskalia	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G1319 instruction, teaching

1 Timothy 5:18

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	γὰρ	gar	Conjunction	G1063 for
the	ἡ	hē	Article - Nominative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
Scripture	γραφή	graphē	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G1124 a writing, passage of scripture, the scriptures
says	λέγει	legei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G3004 I say, speak
Do not muzzle	φιμώσεις	phimōseis	Verb - Future Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular	G5392 I muzzle, silence
an ox	Βοῦν	Boun	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G1016 an ox
while it is treading out the grain	ἀλοῶντα	aloōnta	Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Singular	G248 I thresh
and	καί	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
The	ὁ	ho	Article - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
worker	ἐργάτης	ergatēs	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2040 a field-laborer, workman
worthy	Ἄξιος	Axios	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular	G514 worthy, worthy of, deserving
of	τοῦ	tou	Article - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3588 the
his	αὐτοῦ	autou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
wages	μισθοῦ	misthou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3408 wages, reward

Cross-references

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1 Timothy 5:17 Hebrews 13:17 · 1 Thessalonians 5:12–13 · Galatians 6:6 · Luke 10:7 · Hebrews 13:7 · 2 Timothy 2:6 · Philippians 2:29 · Romans 12:8 · Acts 28:10 · 2 Corinthians 6:1 · 1 Corinthians 9:5–14 · Luke 10:1–2

1 Timothy 5:18 Deuteronomy 25:4 · 1 Corinthians 9:14 · 1 Corinthians 9:7–10 · Luke 10:7 · Matthew 10:10 · Deuteronomy 24:14–15 · Leviticus 19:13 · James 4:5

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.