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SoοὖνI wantβούλομαιyounger widowsνεωτέραςto marry,γαμεῖνto bear children,τεκνογονεῖνto manage their households,οἰκοδεσποτεῖνto giveδιδόναιthe adversaryτῷ ἀντικειμένῳnoμηδεμίανoccasionἀφορμὴνforχάρινreproach;λοιδορίας
1 Timothy 5:14
Study it in the app“So I want younger widows to marry, to bear children, to manage their households, to give the adversary no occasion for reproach;”
With the Greek beneath
1 Timothy 5:14, word by word
- I wantβούλομαιboulomai
want, intend
Want firmly, resolve, intend.
Where else “boulomai” appears- younger widowsνεωτέραςneōteras
young
Of few years, or with fewer years than others.
Where else “neōteras” appears- to marryγαμεῖνgamein
marry
Marry.
Where else “gamein” appears- to bear childrenτεκνογονεῖνteknogonein
have children
Have children.
Where else “teknogonein” appears- to manage their householdsοἰκοδεσποτεῖνoikodespotein
manage a household
Manage a household, run a home.
Where else “oikodespotein” appears- to giveδιδόναιdidonai
give
To hand something to another freely, as a gift.
Where else “didonai” appears- the adversaryἀντικειμένῳantikeimenōi
oppose
Oppose, be against; as a noun, opponent, adversary.
Where else “antikeimenōi” appears- noμηδεμίανmēdemian
no one, nothing
No one, nothing.
Where else “mēdemian” appears- occasionἀφορμὴνaphormēn
opportunity
Opportunity, occasion: a starting point or base from which to act.
Where else “aphormēn” appears- forχάρινcharin
for the sake of
For the sake of; “hou charin,” for which reason.
Where else “charin” appears- reproachλοιδορίαςloidorias
reviling, abuse
Reviling: insulting, speaking abusively about someone.
Where else “loidorias” appears
The context
13And at the same time they also learn to be idle, going around from house to house; and not only idle, but also gossips and busybodies, saying what they should not.
14 · This verse (above)
15for some have already turned aside after Satan.