1 Timothy

1 Timothy 5:17

¹⁷Elders who lead effectively are worthy of double honor, especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching.

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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

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