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norμηδὲto pay attentionπροσέχεινto mythsμύθοιςandκαὶendlessἀπεράντοιςgenealogies,γενεαλογίαιςwhichαἵτινεςprovideπαρέχουσιspeculationsἐκζητήσειςratherμᾶλλονthanἢGod’sθεοῦadministrationοἰκονομίανthat isτὴνinἐνfaith,πίστειso do now.
1 Timothy 1:4
Study it in the app“nor to pay attention to myths and endless genealogies, which provide speculations rather than God’s administration that is in faith, so do now.”
With the Greek beneath
1 Timothy 1:4, word by word
- to pay attentionπροσέχεινprosechein
pay attention
To fix one's mind on something or someone and take it into account.
Where else “prosechein” appears- to mythsμύθοιςmythois
myth
Myth: a made-up story.
Where else “mythois” appears- endlessἀπεράντοιςaperantois
endless
Endless, without limit.
Where else “aperantois” appears- genealogiesγενεαλογίαιςgenealogiais
genealogy
Genealogy: a list of ancestors.
Where else “genealogiais” appears- provideπαρέχουσιparechousi
provide
To provide someone with what they need or what benefits them.
Where else “parechousi” appears- ratherμᾶλλονmallon
rather
On the contrary, more accurately.
Where else “mallon” appears- God’sθεοῦtheou
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears- administrationοἰκονομίανoikonomian
stewardship
The plan by which God directs things, and the task he entrusts.
Where else “oikonomian” appears- faithπίστειpistei
trust
Truly trusting in God or in Jesus.
Where else “pistei” appears
Translation note· on the manuscripts
Some manuscripts read “God’s edification”; the apparatus used does not record it.
The context
3As I urged you, when I was going to Macedonia, to remain in Ephesus so that you may instruct certain people not to teach other doctrines
4 · This verse (above)
5But the goal of the instruction is love from a pure heart and a good conscience and sincere faith.