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Do notμὴrebukeἐπιπλήξῃςan older man,Πρεσβυτέρῳbutἀλλὰexhort himπαρακάλειasὡςa father,πατέραyounger menνεωτέρουςasὡςbrothers,ἀδελφούς
1 Timothy 5:1
Study it in the app“Do not rebuke an older man, but exhort him as a father, younger men as brothers,”
With the Greek beneath
1 Timothy 5:1, word by word
- rebukeἐπιπλήξῃςepiplēxēis
rebuke sharply
Rebuke harshly, strike with words.
Where else “epiplēxēis” appears- an older manΠρεσβυτέρῳPresbyterōi
older
A person older than others, or advanced in years.
Where else “Presbyterōi” appears- exhort himπαρακάλειparakalei
urge
To spur someone on with words to do good.
Where else “parakalei” appears- a fatherπατέραpatera
parents
A family's father; sometimes father and mother.
Where else “patera” appears- younger menνεωτέρουςneōterous
young
Of few years, or with fewer years than others.
Where else “neōterous” appears- brothersἀδελφούςadelphous
brother in faith
A believer, of the same family of God through the Messiah.
Where else “adelphous” appears
Translation note
Here presbyteros stands beside “younger men” and “older women” (verses 1-2), so it can be understood of age; in 5:17 the same word names those who lead in the assembly.
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2older women as mothers, younger women as sisters, in all purity.