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Butδὲgodlinessἡ εὐσέβειαwithμετὰcontentmentαὐταρκείαςisἔστινgreatμέγαςgain.πορισμὸς
1 Timothy 6:6
Study it in the app“But godliness with contentment is great gain.”
With the Greek beneath
1 Timothy 6:6, word by word
- godlinessεὐσέβειαeusebeia
godliness
Godliness: the reverence and love for God that show in one's life.
Where else “eusebeia” appears- contentmentαὐταρκείαςautarkeias
contentment
Being at peace with what one has, not wanting more.
Where else “autarkeias” appears- isἔστινestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- greatμέγαςmegas
intense
Of great force or intensity, like an enormous joy or fear.
Where else “megas” appears- gainπορισμὸςporismos
means of gain
Means of gain, a source of profit.
Where else “porismos” appears
The context
5constant friction of people corrupted in mind and deprived of the truth, who think that godliness is a means of gain.
6 · This verse (above)
7For we brought nothing into the world, because neither can we take anything out.