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Layἐπιτίθειhandsχεῖραςon no oneμηδενὶhastily,ταχέωςnorμηδὲshareκοινώνειin the sinsἁμαρτίαιςof others;ἀλλοτρίαιςkeepτήρειyourselfσεαυτὸνpure.ἁγνὸν
1 Timothy 5:22
Study it in the app“Lay hands on no one hastily, nor share in the sins of others; keep yourself pure.”
With the Greek beneath
1 Timothy 5:22, word by word
- Layἐπιτίθειepitithei
lay hands
To rest one's hands on someone to heal or bless them.
Where else “epitithei” appears- handsχεῖραςcheiras
hand
The part of the body at the end of the arm, used to hold and touch.
Where else “cheiras” appears- on no oneμηδενὶmēdeni
no one, nothing
No one, nothing.
Where else “mēdeni” appears- hastilyταχέωςtacheōs
quickly
Quickly, soon.
Where else “tacheōs” appears- shareκοινώνειkoinōnei
share, take part
To share; to have a part with others.
Where else “koinōnei” appears- in the sinsἁμαρτίαιςhamartiais
sin
Doing what God does not want, and the guilt it leaves.
Where else “hamartiais” appears- of othersἀλλοτρίαιςallotriais
another's
What is someone else's.
Where else “allotriais” appears- keepτήρειtērei
guard
To protect, watch over, or set aside for later.
Where else “tērei” appears- yourselfσεαυτὸνseauton
yourself
Yourself.
Where else “seauton” appears- pureἁγνὸνhagnon
pure
Pure, clean, without stain in one's conduct.
Where else “hagnon” appears
Translation note
It can be understood as not putting anyone hastily into a task in the assembly (compare 4:14 and verses 24-25).
The context
21I solemnly charge you before God and the Messiah Jesus and the chosen angels that you keep these things without prejudice, doing nothing out of partiality.
22 · This verse (above)
23No longer drink only water, but use a little wine because of your stomach and your frequent illnesses.