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Let a widowΧήραbe put on the listκαταλεγέσθωwho isnotμὴless thanἔλαττονsixtyἑξήκονταyears old,ἐτῶν γεγονυῖαthe wifeγυνήof oneἑνὸςman,ἀνδρὸς
1 Timothy 5:9
Study it in the app“Let a widow be put on the list who is not less than sixty years old, the wife of one man,”
With the Greek beneath
1 Timothy 5:9, word by word
- Let a widowΧήραChēra
widow
Widow.
Where else “Chēra” appears- be put on the listκαταλεγέσθωkatalegesthō
enroll
Put on a list, enroll.
Where else “katalegesthō” appears- less thanἔλαττονelatton
lesser, inferior
Lesser, inferior.
Where else “elatton” appears- sixtyἑξήκονταhexēkonta
sixty
Sixty.
Where else “hexēkonta” appears- years oldἐτῶνetōn
year
Year.
Where else “etōn” appears- years oldγεγονυῖαgegonuia
become
To turn into something new, different from before.
Where else “gegonuia” appears- the wifeγυνήgynē
wife
A married woman, joined to her husband.
Where else “gynē” appears- of oneἑνὸςhenos
single
Just one, or united as one.
Where else “henos” appears- manἀνδρὸςandros
husband
The married man, his wife's partner.
Where else “andros” appears
Translation note
It can be understood as a list of widows whom the assembly supported (see verse 16).
The context
8But if anyone does not provide for his own, and especially for the members of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
9 · This verse (above)
10well attested for good works: if she has brought up children, if she has shown hospitality, if she has washed the feet of the saints, if she has helped the afflicted, if she has devoted herself to every good work.