1 Timothy

1 Timothy 6:11–12

11But you, O man of God, flee from these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance, and gentleness. 12Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made the good confession before many witnesses.

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1 Timothy 6:11

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
ButδέdeConjunctionG1161 but, on the other hand, and
youΣὺSyPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person SingularG4771 you
OὦōInterjectionG5599 O, an exclamation
manἄνθρωπεanthrōpeNoun - Vocative Masculine SingularG444 a man, one of the human race
of GodΘεοῦTheouNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularG2316 God, a god
flee fromφεῦγεpheugeVerb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingularG5343 I flee, escape, shun
these thingsταῦταtautaDemonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter PluralG3778 this, he, she, it
andδὲdeConjunctionG1161 but, on the other hand, and
pursueδίωκεdiōkeVerb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingularG1377 I pursue, persecute
righteousnessδικαιοσύνηνdikaiosynēnNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularG1343 justice, justness, righteousness
godlinessεὐσέβειανeusebeianNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularG2150 piety, godliness
faithπίστινpistinNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularG4102 faith, belief, trust
loveἀγάπηνagapēnNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularG26 love
perseveranceὑπομονήνhypomonēnNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularG5281 endurance, steadfastness
gentlenessπραϋπαθίανpraupathianNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularG4240 mildness, gentleness

1 Timothy 6:12

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
FightἀγωνίζουagōnizouVerb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person SingularG75 I strive, contend
theτὸνtonArticle - Accusative Masculine SingularG3588 the
goodκαλὸνkalonAdjective - Accusative Masculine SingularG2570 beautiful, good, worthy
fightἀγῶναagōnaNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularG73 a contest
of theτῆςtēsArticle - Genitive Feminine SingularG3588 the
faithπίστεωςpisteōsNoun - Genitive Feminine SingularG4102 faith, belief, trust
Take holdἐπιλαβοῦepilabouVerb - Aorist Imperative Middle - 2nd Person SingularG1949 I seize, take hold of
of theτῆςtēsArticle - Genitive Feminine SingularG3588 the
eternalαἰωνίουaiōniouAdjective - Genitive Feminine SingularG166 eternal, unending
lifeζωῆςzōēsNoun - Genitive Feminine SingularG2222 life
toεἰςeisPrepositionG1519 into, in, among, till, for
whichἣνhēnPersonal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Feminine SingularG3739 who, which, what, that
you were calledἐκλήθηςeklēthēsVerb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 2nd Person SingularG2564 I call, invite, name
theτὴνtēnArticle - Accusative Feminine SingularG3588 the
goodκαλὴνkalēnAdjective - Accusative Feminine SingularG2570 beautiful, good, worthy
confessionὁμολογίανhomologianNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularG3671 a profession, confession
beforeἐνώπιονenōpionPrepositionG1799 before the face of, in the presence of
manyπολλῶνpollōnAdjective - Genitive Masculine PluralG4183 much, many, often
witnessesμαρτύρωνmartyrōnNoun - Genitive Masculine PluralG3144 a witness

Cross-references

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1 Timothy 6:11 2 Timothy 2:22 · 2 Timothy 3:17 · 1 Timothy 4:12 · Hebrews 12:14 · 2 Peter 1:5–7 · Philippians 4:8–9 · 1 Corinthians 10:14 · Psalm 34:14 · 1 Peter 3:11 · 1 Corinthians 6:18 · Titus 2:11–12 · 1 Timothy 5:10

1 Timothy 6:12 1 Peter 5:10 · 1 Timothy 1:18 · 1 Corinthians 9:25–26 · 2 Timothy 4:7 · Ephesians 6:10–18 · Philippians 3:12–14 · Revelation 3:3 · 1 Timothy 6:13 · 2 Corinthians 10:3–5 · 1 John 2:25 · Hebrews 6:18 · 2 Timothy 1:9

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.