1 Corinthians 4:17

“For this reason I sent you Timothy, who is my beloved and faithful child in the Lord, who will remind you of my ways that are in the Messiah Jesus, just as I teach them everywhere in every assembly.”

1 Corinthians 4:17 · direct translation from the Greek
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1 Corinthians 4:17, word by word

I sentἔπεμψαepempsa

send

To make someone go to another place with a task.

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TimothyΤιμόθεονTimotheon

Timothy

Timothy: a disciple and companion of Paul, of a Jewish mother and a Greek father.

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isἐστίνestin

be

To be: says who or what something is.

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belovedἀγαπητὸνagapēton

beloved

Beloved, dear.

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faithfulπιστὸνpiston

faithful

Someone you can rely on.

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childτέκνονteknon

child

Someone born of parents, or of a family or people.

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the Lordκυρίῳkyriōi

Lord

The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.

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will remindἀναμνήσειanamnēsei

remember, remind

Remember; remind.

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waysὁδούςhodous

road

The route by which one goes from one place to another, or the trip itself.

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the MessiahΧριστῷChristōi

Messiah

Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.

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JesusἸησοῦIēsou

Jesus

Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).

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I teach themδιδάσκωdidaskō

teach

Teach.

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everywhereπανταχοῦpantachou

everywhere

Everywhere, in every place.

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assemblyἐκκλησίᾳekklēsiai

church

Those who believe in Jesus, gathered as his people.

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The context

16I urge you, then, become imitators of me.

17 · This verse (above)

18Now some have become puffed up, as though I were not coming to you.

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