Forδιὰthis reasonτοῦτοI sentἔπεμψαyouὑμῖνTimothy,Τιμόθεονwhoὅςisἐστίνmyμουbelovedἀγαπητὸνandκαὶfaithfulπιστὸνchildτέκνονinἐνthe Lord,κυρίῳwhoὃςwill remindἀναμνήσειyouὑμᾶςof myμουwaysτὰς ὁδούςthat areτὰςinἐνthe MessiahΧριστῷJesus,Ἰησοῦjust asκαθὼςI teach themδιδάσκωeverywhereπανταχοῦinἐνeveryπάσῃassembly.ἐκκλησίᾳ
1 Corinthians 4:17
Study it in the app“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.”
With the Greek beneath
1 Corinthians 4:17, word by word
- I sentἔπεμψαepempsa
send
To make someone go to another place with a task.
Where else “epempsa” appears- TimothyΤιμόθεονTimotheon
Timothy
Timothy: a disciple and companion of Paul, of a Jewish mother and a Greek father.
Where else “Timotheon” appears- isἐστίνestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- belovedἀγαπητὸνagapēton
beloved
Beloved, dear.
Where else “agapēton” appears- faithfulπιστὸνpiston
faithful
Someone you can rely on.
Where else “piston” appears- childτέκνονteknon
child
Someone born of parents, or of a family or people.
Where else “teknon” appears- the Lordκυρίῳkyriōi
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyriōi” appears- will remindἀναμνήσειanamnēsei
remember, remind
Remember; remind.
Where else “anamnēsei” appears- waysὁδούςhodous
road
The route by which one goes from one place to another, or the trip itself.
Where else “hodous” appears- the MessiahΧριστῷChristōi
Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “Christōi” appears- 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).
Where else “Iēsou” appears- I teach themδιδάσκωdidaskō
teach
Teach.
Where else “didaskō” appears- everywhereπανταχοῦpantachou
everywhere
Everywhere, in every place.
Where else “pantachou” appears- assemblyἐκκλησίᾳekklēsiai
church
Those who believe in Jesus, gathered as his people.
Where else “ekklēsiai” appears
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.