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forγὰρbodilyἡ σωματικὴtrainingγυμνασίαisἐστὶνof someπρὸς ὀλίγονvalue,ὠφέλιμοςbutδὲgodlinessἡ εὐσέβειαisἐστινof valueὠφέλιμόςforπρὸςeverything,πάνταholdingἔχουσαpromiseἐπαγγελίανfor the lifeζωῆςthat isτῆςnowνῦνandκαὶfor thatτῆςto come.μελλούσης
1 Timothy 4:8
Study it in the app“for bodily training is of some value, but godliness is of value for everything, holding promise for the life that is now and for that to come.”
With the Greek beneath
1 Timothy 4:8, word by word
- bodilyσωματικὴsōmatikē
bodily
Bodily, physical.
Where else “sōmatikē” appears- trainingγυμνασίαgymnasia
training
Exercise, training.
Where else “gymnasia” appears- isἐστὶνestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- of someὀλίγονoligon
few
In small number or amount, not many.
Where else “oligon” appears- valueὠφέλιμοςōphelimos
useful, profitable
Useful, profitable, beneficial.
Where else “ōphelimos” appears- godlinessεὐσέβειαeusebeia
godliness
Godliness: the reverence and love for God that show in one's life.
Where else “eusebeia” appears- holdingἔχουσαechousa
have
To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.
Where else “echousa” appears- promiseἐπαγγελίανepangelian
promise
Promise.
Where else “epangelian” appears- for the lifeζωῆςzōēs
eternal life
What God gives to live with him without end.
Where else “zōēs” appears- to comeμελλούσηςmellousēs
coming
What has not yet arrived: the new world.
Where else “mellousēs” appears
The context
7But refuse the profane and old wives’ myths. Rather, train yourself for godliness;
8 · This verse (above)
9The word is trustworthy and worthy of all acceptance.