knowingεἰδὼςthis,τοῦτοthatὅτιlawνόμοςis not laid downοὐ κεῖταιfor a righteous personδικαίῳbutδὲfor the lawlessἀνόμοιςandκαὶdisobedient,ἀνυποτάκτοιςfor the ungodlyἀσεβέσιandκαὶsinners,ἁμαρτωλοῖςfor the unholyἀνοσίοιςandκαὶprofane,βεβήλοιςfor those who kill their fathersπατρολῴαιςandκαὶthose who kill their mothers,μητρολῴαιςfor murderers,ἀνδροφόνοις
1 Timothy 1:9
Study it in the app“knowing this, that law is not laid down for a righteous person but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for those who kill their fathers and those who kill their mothers, for murderers,”
With the Greek beneath
1 Timothy 1:9, word by word
- knowingεἰδὼςeidōs
perceive
To realize, understand.
Where else “eidōs” appears- lawνόμοςnomos
law
The instructions God gave Israel through Moses; also, the whole of Scripture.
Where else “nomos” appears- is not laid downκεῖταιkeitai
be appointed
To be set for something.
Where else “keitai” appears- for a righteous personδικαίῳdikaiōi
righteous
One who lives well, as God wants.
Where else “dikaiōi” appears- for the lawlessἀνόμοιςanomois
lawless
Who respects no rule; wicked.
Where else “anomois” appears- disobedientἀνυποτάκτοιςanypotaktois
unruly
Refusing to be governed.
Where else “anypotaktois” appears- for the ungodlyἀσεβέσιasebesi
ungodly
Ungodly: someone who has no reverence for God.
Where else “asebesi” appears- sinnersἁμαρτωλοῖςhamartōlois
sinner
Sinner; in the Pharisees' mouth, someone who did not keep the law.
Where else “hamartōlois” appears- for the unholyἀνοσίοιςanosiois
unholy
Unholy: without respect for what is holy.
Where else “anosiois” appears- profaneβεβήλοιςbebēlois
profane, godless
Profane: treating what is holy as common; godless.
Where else “bebēlois” appears- for those who kill their fathersπατρολῴαιςpatrolōiais
father-killer
Someone who kills or strikes his father.
Where else “patrolōiais” appears- those who kill their mothersμητρολῴαιςmētrolōiais
mother-killer
Someone who kills or strikes his mother.
Where else “mētrolōiais” appears- for murderersἀνδροφόνοιςandrophonois
murderer
Murderer: someone who kills a person.
Where else “androphonois” appears
The context
8Now we know that the law is good if one uses it lawfully,
9 · This verse (above)
10the sexually immoral, men who lie with males, kidnappers, liars, perjurers, and whatever else is contrary to the sound teaching,