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Ifεἴanyτιςbelieving womanπιστὴhasἔχειwidows,χήραςlet her helpἐπαρκείτωthem,αὐταῖςandκαὶdo notμὴlet the assemblyἡ ἐκκλησίαbe burdened,βαρείσθωso thatἵναit may helpἐπαρκέσῃthose who areταῖςtrulyὄντωςwidows.χήραις
1 Timothy 5:16
Study it in the app“If any believing woman has widows, let her help them, and do not let the assembly be burdened, so that it may help those who are truly widows.”
With the Greek beneath
1 Timothy 5:16, word by word
- believing womanπιστὴpistē
believer
Someone who trusts in Jesus.
Where else “pistē” appears- hasἔχειechei
have
To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.
Where else “echei” appears- widowsχήραςchēras
widow
Widow.
Where else “chēras” appears- let her helpἐπαρκείτωeparkeitō
help, relieve
Help, give relief: provide enough for someone in need.
Where else “eparkeitō” appears- let the assemblyἐκκλησίαekklēsia
church
Those who believe in Jesus, gathered as his people.
Where else “ekklēsia” appears- be burdenedβαρείσθωbareisthō
be heavy, weigh down
Weigh down, burden; in the passive, be heavy, be weighed down.
Where else “bareisthō” appears- trulyὄντωςontōs
really
Truly, really.
Where else “ontōs” appears
Translation note· on the manuscripts
Many manuscripts read “if any believing man or believing woman.”
The context
15for some have already turned aside after Satan.
16 · This verse (above)
17Let the elders who lead well be considered worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in the word and teaching.