ThisΤαύτηνinstructionτὴν παραγγελίανI entrustπαρατίθεμαίto you,σοιTimothy,Τιμόθεεmychild,τέκνονin keeping withκατὰthe propheciesτὰς προφητείαςmade earlierπροαγούσαςaboutἐπὶyou,σὲso thatἵναbyἐνthemαὐταῖςyou may fightστρατεύῃthe goodτὴν καλὴνfight,στρατείαν
1 Timothy 1:18
Study it in the app“This instruction I entrust to you, Timothy, my child, in keeping with the prophecies made earlier about you, so that by them you may fight the good fight,”
With the Greek beneath
1 Timothy 1:18, word by word
- instructionπαραγγελίανparangelian
order, instruction
Order, command, instruction.
Where else “parangelian” appears- I entrustπαρατίθεμαίparatithemai
entrust
To leave in another's care: "into your hands I place my spirit".
Where else “paratithemai” appears- TimothyΤιμόθεεTimothee
Timothy
Timothy: a disciple and companion of Paul, of a Jewish mother and a Greek father.
Where else “Timothee” appears- childτέκνονteknon
child
Someone born of parents, or of a family or people.
Where else “teknon” appears- the propheciesπροφητείαςprophēteias
prophecy
Prophecy: a message from God spoken by a prophet; also prophesying.
Where else “prophēteias” appears- made earlierπροαγούσαςproagousas
former
That happened in a past time, ahead of something else.
Where else “proagousas” appears- you may fightστρατεύῃstrateuēi
wage war
Do battle, as in a conflict within.
Where else “strateuēi” appears- the goodκαλὴνkalēn
beautiful
Lovely to look at.
Where else “kalēn” appears- fightστρατείανstrateian
warfare
Warfare, military campaign; used as an image of the struggle a servant of God fights.
Where else “strateian” appears
The context
17To the King of the ages, incorruptible, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.
18 · This verse (above)
19holding faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and so have suffered shipwreck with regard to the faith.