1 Timothy

1 Timothy 6:3–4

3If anyone teaches another doctrine and disagrees with the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ and with godly teaching, 4he is conceited and understands nothing. Instead, he has an unhealthy interest in controversies and disputes about words, out of which come envy, strife, abusive talk, evil suspicions,

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1 Timothy 6:3

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
IfΕἴEiConjunctionG1487 if
anyoneτιςtisInterrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG5100 any one, some one
teaches another doctrineἑτεροδιδασκαλεῖheterodidaskaleiVerb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG2085 I teach different things
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
disagreesπροσέρχεταιproserchetaiVerb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularG4334 I come near, consent to
soundὑγιαίνουσινhygiainousinVerb - Present Participle Active - Dative Masculine PluralG5198 I am well
wordsλόγοιςlogoisNoun - Dative Masculine PluralG3056 a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy
of ourἡμῶνhēmōnPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person PluralG1473 I
LordΚυρίουKyriouNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularG2962 lord, Lord, master, sir
JesusἸησοῦIēsouNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularG2424 Jesus
ChristΧριστοῦChristouNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularG5547 anointed, the Messiah, the Christ
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
withκατ’kat’PrepositionG2596 down from, against, according to, throughout, during
godlyεὐσέβειανeusebeianNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularG2150 piety, godliness
teachingδιδασκαλίᾳdidaskaliaNoun - Dative Feminine SingularG1319 instruction, teaching

1 Timothy 6:4

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
he is conceitedτετύφωταιtetyphōtaiVerb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularG5187 I puff up, make haughty
understandsἐπιστάμενοςepistamenosVerb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine SingularG1987 I know, understand
nothingμηδὲνmēdenAdjective - Accusative Neuter SingularG3367 no one, nothing
InsteadἀλλὰallaConjunctionG235 but, except
an unhealthy interestνοσῶνnosōnVerb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularG3552 I am diseased
inπερὶperiPrepositionG4012 about, concerning, around
controversiesζητήσειςzētēseisNoun - Accusative Feminine PluralG2214 a question, debate, controversy
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
disputes about wordsλογομαχίαςlogomachiasNoun - Accusative Feminine PluralG3055 contention about words
out ofἐξexPrepositionG1537 from out, out from among, from
whichὧνhōnPersonal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Feminine PluralG3739 who, which, what, that
comeγίνεταιginetaiVerb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularG1096 I come into being, am born
envyφθόνοςphthonosNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG5355 envy, a grudge
strifeἔριςerisNoun - Nominative Feminine SingularG2054 contention, strife
abusive talkβλασφημίαιblasphēmiaiNoun - Nominative Feminine PluralG988 abusive or scurrilous language, blasphemy
evilπονηραίponēraiAdjective - Nominative Feminine PluralG4190 evil, bad, wicked
suspicionsὑπόνοιαιhyponoiaiNoun - Nominative Feminine PluralG5283 a supposition, suspicion

Cross-references

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1 Timothy 6:3 1 Timothy 1:3 · 1 Timothy 1:10 · Titus 1:9 · Romans 16:17 · 2 Timothy 4:3 · 2 Timothy 1:13 · Titus 2:1–2 · 1 Timothy 4:7–8 · Titus 1:1 · 1 Thessalonians 4:8 · 1 Timothy 1:6 · Titus 2:11–14

1 Timothy 6:4 2 Timothy 2:23 · 2 Timothy 3:4 · 2 Timothy 2:14 · 1 Timothy 3:6 · 2 Peter 2:12 · Jude 1:10 · 1 Timothy 1:4 · Jude 1:16 · Titus 3:9 · 2 Peter 2:18 · 1 Timothy 1:7 · James 1:19

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.