Study it in the app“But those who want to be rich fall into temptation and a snare and many foolish and harmful desires, which plunge people into ruin and destruction.”
Butδὲthose whoοἱwantβουλόμενοιto be richπλουτεῖνfallἐμπίπτουσινintoεἰςtemptationπειρασμὸνandκαὶa snareπαγίδαandκαὶmanyπολλὰςfoolishἀνοήτουςandκαὶharmfulβλαβεράςdesires,ἐπιθυμίαςwhichαἵτινεςplungeβυθίζουσιpeopleτοὺς ἀνθρώπουςintoεἰςruinὄλεθρονandκαὶdestruction.ἀπώλειαν
want, intend
Want firmly, resolve, intend.
Where else “boulomenoi” appearsbe rich
To have many possessions.
Where else “ploutein” appearsfall into
Fall into, fall among.
Where else “empiptousin” appearstemptation
Something that pushes you to sin.
Where else “peirasmon” appearstrap, snare
Trap, snare.
Where else “pagida” appearsmany
A great number of people or things.
Where else “pollas” appearsfoolish
Foolish, without understanding.
Where else “anoētous” appearsharmful
Harmful, causing damage.
Where else “blaberas” appearslust
Wanting what is forbidden, wrong cravings.
Where else “epithymias” appearsplunge
To drag someone down to ruin.
Where else “bythizousi” appearsperson
A person, man or woman.
Where else “anthrōpous” appearsdestruction
Destruction, ruin.
Where else “olethron” appearsdestruction
Final ruin, the opposite of being saved.
Where else “apōleian” appears8But if we have food and clothing, with these we will be content.
9 · This verse (above)
10For the love of money is a root of all evils, and some, reaching out for it, have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pains.
