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whoὃςwantsθέλειallπάνταςpeopleἀνθρώπουςto be savedσωθῆναιandκαὶto comeἐλθεῖνtoεἰςthe knowledgeἐπίγνωσινof the truth.ἀληθείας
1 Timothy 2:4
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1 Timothy 2:4, word by word
- wantsθέλειthelei
want
To have the desire or the resolve for something.
Where else “thelei” appears- peopleἀνθρώπουςanthrōpous
person
A person, man or woman.
Where else “anthrōpous” appears- to be savedσωθῆναιsōthēnai
save
To rescue from sin and ruin.
Where else “sōthēnai” appears- to comeἐλθεῖνelthein
come
To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.
Where else “elthein” appears- the knowledgeἐπίγνωσινepignōsin
knowledge
Knowledge: full knowledge of something or of someone, recognition.
Where else “epignōsin” appears- of the truthἀληθείαςalētheias
truth
What God reveals of himself and his plan, received by believing.
Where else “alētheias” appears
The context
3This is good and acceptable before God our Savior,
4 · This verse (above)
5For there is one God, and one mediator between God and people, a man, the Messiah Jesus,