butδὲifἐὰνI am delayed,βραδύνωI writeso thatἵναyou may knowεἰδῇςhowπῶςone mustδεῖconduct oneselfἀναστρέφεσθαιinἐνthe householdοἴκῳof God,θεοῦwhichἥτιςisἐστὶνthe assemblyἐκκλησίαof the livingζῶντοςGod,θεοῦthe pillarστῦλοςandκαὶfoundationἑδραίωμαof the truth.τῆς ἀληθείας
1 Timothy 3:15
Study it in the app“but if I am delayed, I write so that you may know how one must conduct oneself in the household of God, which is the assembly of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth.”
With the Greek beneath
1 Timothy 3:15, word by word
- I am delayedβραδύνωbradynō
delay
Be slow, delay.
Where else “bradynō” appears- you may knowεἰδῇςeidēis
know
To hold a fact as certain, to be aware of it.
Where else “eidēis” appears- one mustδεῖdei
must
Something that has to be done.
Where else “dei” appears- conduct oneselfἀναστρέφεσθαιanastrephesthai
live
To go through life in a certain way.
Where else “anastrephesthai” appears- the householdοἴκῳoikōi
household
The family, or a people descended from one man, like Israel.
Where else “oikōi” appears- of Godθεοῦtheou
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears- isἐστὶνestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- the assemblyἐκκλησίαekklēsia
church
Those who believe in Jesus, gathered as his people.
Where else “ekklēsia” appears- of the livingζῶντοςzōntos
live
To have life in the body, or receive it again after dying.
Where else “zōntos” appears- the pillarστῦλοςstylos
pillar
Pillar, column; figuratively, someone or something that holds others up.
Where else “stylos” appears- foundationἑδραίωμαhedraiōma
support, foundation
Support, foundation: a firm base that holds something up.
Where else “hedraiōma” appears- of the truthἀληθείαςalētheias
truth
What God reveals of himself and his plan, received by believing.
Where else “alētheias” appears
The context
14I am writing these things to you, hoping to come to you soon;
15 · This verse (above)
16And beyond dispute, great is the mystery of godliness: He who was revealed in the flesh, was declared righteous in the spirit, was seen by angels, was proclaimed among the nations, was believed in the world, was taken up in glory.