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ForεἰςthisὃIἐγὼwas appointedἐτέθηνa heraldκῆρυξandκαὶan apostleἀπόστολος(I am tellingλέγωthe truth,ἀλήθειανI am notοὐlying),ψεύδομαιa teacherδιδάσκαλοςof the nationsἐθνῶνinἐνfaithπίστειandκαὶtruth.ἀληθείᾳ
1 Timothy 2:7
Study it in the app“For this I was appointed a herald and an apostle (I am telling the truth, I am not lying), a teacher of the nations in faith and truth.”
With the Greek beneath
1 Timothy 2:7, word by word
- was appointedἐτέθηνetethēn
appoint
To name someone to a post, or decide something.
Where else “etethēn” appears- a heraldκῆρυξkēryx
herald, preacher
Herald: someone who proclaims a message publicly.
Where else “kēryx” appears- an apostleἀπόστολοςapostolos
apostle
One of those Jesus chose and sent.
Where else “apostolos” appears- (I am tellingλέγωlegō
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legō” appears- the truthἀλήθειανalētheian
truly
What is real, not a lie.
Where else “alētheian” appears- lying)ψεύδομαιpseudomai
lie
To lie.
Where else “pseudomai” appears- a teacherδιδάσκαλοςdidaskalos
teacher
Teacher, one who teaches.
Where else “didaskalos” appears- of the nationsἐθνῶνethnōn
Gentile
The peoples who are not Israel.
Where else “ethnōn” appears- faithπίστειpistei
trust
Truly trusting in God or in Jesus.
Where else “pistei” appears
Translation note· on the manuscripts
Many manuscripts read “I am telling the truth in the Messiah.”
The context
6who gave himself as a ransom for all, the testimony at the proper time.
7 · This verse (above)
8So I want the men to pray in every place, lifting up holy hands without anger or argument.