1 Timothy

1 Timothy 5:5–10

⁵The widow who is truly in need and left all alone puts her hope in God and continues night and day in her petitions and prayers. ⁶But she who lives for pleasure is dead even while she is still alive.

⁷Give these instructions to the believers, so that they will be above reproach. ⁸If anyone does not provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.

⁹A widow should be enrolled if she is at least sixty years old, faithful to her husband, ¹⁰and well known for good deeds such as bringing up children, entertaining strangers, washing the feet of the saints, imparting relief to the afflicted, and devoting herself to every good work.

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1 Timothy 5:5

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
who	Ἡ	Hē	Article - Nominative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
truly	ὄντως	ontōs	Adverb	G3689 really, truly
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
left all alone	μεμονωμένη	memonōmenē	Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Feminine Singular	G3443 I leave alone
puts	ἤλπικεν	ēlpiken	Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1679 I hope, hope for, expect
in	ἐπὶ	epi	Preposition	G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at
God	Θεὸν	Theon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
continues	προσμένει	prosmenei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G4357 I remain, persist in
night	νυκτὸς	nyktos	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G3571 the night, night-time
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
day	ἡμέρας	hēmeras	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G2250 a day
in	ταῖς	tais	Article - Dative Feminine Plural	G3588 the
petitions	δεήσεσιν	deēsesin	Noun - Dative Feminine Plural	G1162 supplication, prayer
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
prayers	προσευχαῖς	proseuchais	Noun - Dative Feminine Plural	G4335 prayer, a place for prayer

1 Timothy 5:6

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
she who	ἡ	hē	Article - Nominative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
lives for pleasure	σπαταλῶσα	spatalōsa	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular	G4684 I live extravagantly
is dead	τέθνηκεν	tethnēken	Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2348 I am dying, am dead
is still alive	ζῶσα	zōsa	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular	G2198 I live

1 Timothy 5:7

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Give these instructions	παράγγελλε	parangelle	Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular	G3853 I notify, command, charge
so that	ἵνα	hina	Conjunction	G2443 in order that, so that
they will be	ὦσιν	ōsin	Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural	G1510 I am, exist
above reproach	ἀνεπίλημπτοι	anepilēmptoi	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural	G423 irreproachable

1 Timothy 5:8

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
If	εἰ	ei	Conjunction	G1487 if
anyone	τις	tis	Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G5100 any one, some one
does not provide for	προνοεῖ	pronoei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G4306 I provide for
own	ἰδίων	idiōn	Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural	G2398 one's own, private, personal
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
especially	μάλιστα	malista	Adverb	G3122 most of all, especially
household	οἰκείων	oikeiōn	Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural	G3609 of one's family, domestic
he has denied	ἤρνηται	ērnētai	Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular	G720 I deny, repudiate
the	τὴν	tēn	Article - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
faith	πίστιν	pistin	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G4102 faith, belief, trust
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
is	ἔστιν	estin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
worse than	χείρων	cheirōn	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular - Comparative	G5501 worse
an unbeliever	ἀπίστου	apistou	Adjective - Genitive Masculine Singular	G571 unbelieving, incredulous, unchristian, unbeliever

1 Timothy 5:9

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
A widow	Χήρα	Chēra	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G5503 a widow
should be enrolled	καταλεγέσθω	katalegesthō	Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G2639 I enter in a list, register
if she is	γεγονυῖα	gegonuia	Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular	G1096 I come into being, am born
sixty	ἑξήκοντα	hexēkonta	Adjective - Genitive Neuter Plural	G1835 sixty
years	ἐτῶν	etōn	Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural	G2094 a year
faithful	γυνή	gynē	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G1135 a woman, wife, my lady
to her husband	ἀνδρὸς	andros	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G435 a male human being, a man

1 Timothy 5:10

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
well known	μαρτυρουμένη	martyroumenē	Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Feminine Singular	G3140 I witness, testify
for	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
good	καλοῖς	kalois	Adjective - Dative Neuter Plural	G2570 beautiful, good, worthy
deeds	ἔργοις	ergois	Noun - Dative Neuter Plural	G2041 work, labor, action, deed
bringing up children	ἐτεκνοτρόφησεν	eteknotrophēsen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G5044 I bring up children
entertaining strangers	ἐξενοδόχησεν	exenodochēsen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G3580 I entertain strangers
washing	ἔνιψεν	enipsen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G3538 I wash
feet	πόδας	podas	Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural	G4228 the foot
of the saints	ἁγίων	hagiōn	Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural	G40 set apart, holy, sacred
imparting relief	ἐπήρκεσεν	epērkesen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1884 I aid, relieve, do service, render help
to the afflicted	θλιβομένοις	thlibomenois	Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Dative Masculine Plural	G2346 I make narrow, persecute, press hard
devoting herself to	ἐπηκολούθησεν	epēkolouthēsen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1872 I follow close after, endorse
every	παντὶ	panti	Adjective - Dative Neuter Singular	G3956 all, the whole, every kind of
good	ἀγαθῷ	agathō	Adjective - Dative Neuter Singular	G18 good
work	ἔργῳ	ergō	Noun - Dative Neuter Singular	G2041 work, labor, action, deed