1 Timothy

1 Timothy 6:9

⁹Those who want to be rich, however, fall into temptation and become ensnared by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Those who	Οἱ	Hoi	Article - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3588 the
want	βουλόμενοι	boulomenoi	Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural	G1014 I will, intend, desire
to be rich	πλουτεῖν	ploutein	Verb - Present Infinitive Active	G4147 I become rich
however	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
fall	ἐμπίπτουσιν	empiptousin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G1706 I fall in, am cast in
into	εἰς	eis	Preposition	G1519 into, in, among, till, for
temptation	πειρασμὸν	peirasmon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3986 trial, testing, temptation
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
become ensnared	παγίδα	pagida	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3803 a snare, trap
by many	πολλὰς	pollas	Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural	G4183 much, many, often
foolish	ἀνοήτους	anoētous	Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural	G453 foolish, thoughtless
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
harmful	βλαβεράς	blaberas	Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural	G983 injurious, hurtful
desires	ἐπιθυμίας	epithymias	Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural	G1939 desire, eagerness for, inordinate desire, lust
that	αἵτινες	haitines	Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Plural	G3748 whosoever, whichsoever, whatsoever
plunge	βυθίζουσιν	bythizousin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G1036 I cause to sink, sink
into	εἰς	eis	Preposition	G1519 into, in, among, till, for
ruin	ὄλεθρον	olethron	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3639 ruin, doom, destruction
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
destruction	ἀπώλειαν	apōleian	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G684 destruction, ruin, loss

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1 John 2:15–17 · Proverbs 28:20–22 · Proverbs 15:27 · 1 Timothy 3:7 · Acts 8:20 · 2 Peter 2:3 · Mark 4:19 · Matthew 13:22 · Ephesians 4:22 · Jude 1:11 · James 5:1–4 · Proverbs 1:17–19

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.