1 Timothy

1 Timothy 5:9–12

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.

¹¹But refuse to enroll younger widows. For when their passions draw them away from Christ, they will want to marry, ¹²and thus will incur judgment because they are setting aside their first faith.

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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

1 Timothy 5:11

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
refuse	παραιτοῦ	paraitou	Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Singular	G3868 I make excuse, refuse, reject
younger	Νεωτέρας	Neōteras	Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural - Comparative	G3501 young, new, fresh
widows	χήρας	chēras	Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural	G5503 a widow
For	γὰρ	gar	Conjunction	G1063 for
when	ὅταν	hotan	Conjunction	G3752 when, whensoever
their passions draw them away	καταστρηνιάσωσιν	katastrēniasōsin	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural	G2691 I grow wanton towards
from Christ	Χριστοῦ	Christou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G5547 anointed, the Messiah, the Christ
they will want	θέλουσιν	thelousin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G2309 I will, wish, desire
to marry	γαμεῖν	gamein	Verb - Present Infinitive Active	G1060 I marry

1 Timothy 5:12

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
will incur	ἔχουσαι	echousai	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Plural	G2192 I have, hold, possess
judgment	κρίμα	krima	Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G2917 a judgment, verdict, lawsuit
because	ὅτι	hoti	Conjunction	G3754 that, since, because
they are setting aside	ἠθέτησαν	ēthetēsan	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G114 I annul
first	πρώτην	prōtēn	Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular	G4413 first, before
faith	πίστιν	pistin	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G4102 faith, belief, trust