1 Timothy

1 Timothy 5:23

²³Stop drinking only water and use a little wine instead, because of your stomach and your frequent ailments.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Stop drinking	ὑδροπότει	hydropotei	Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular	G5202 I am a water drinker
use	χρῶ	chrō	Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Singular	G5530 I use, make use of, deal with
a little	ὀλίγῳ	oligō	Adjective - Dative Masculine Singular	G3641 small, brief, few, soon
wine	οἴνῳ	oinō	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G3631 wine
instead	ἀλλὰ	alla	Conjunction	G235 but, except
because of	διὰ	dia	Preposition	G1223 through, on account of
stomach	στόμαχον	stomachon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G4751 the stomach
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
your	σου	sou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular	G4771 you
frequent	πυκνάς	pyknas	Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural	G4437 frequent, often
ailments	ἀσθενείας	astheneias	Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural	G769 want of strength, weakness, illness

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