2 Timothy 1:18

“May the Lord grant him to find mercy from the Lord on that day. And how much he served in Ephesus you know very well.”

2 Timothy 1:18 · direct translation from the Greek
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2 Timothy 1:18, word by word

May the Lordκύριοςkyrios

Lord

The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.

Where else “kyrios” appears
grantδῴηdōiē

grant

To let someone do something.

Where else “dōiē” appears
to findεὑρεῖνheurein

obtain

To come to have something, such as a favor or a good one gains.

Where else “heurein” appears
mercyἔλεοςeleos

mercy

Mercy: compassion that acts.

Where else “eleos” appears
dayἡμέρᾳhēmerai

judgment day

The day of the Lord, when God judges the world.

Where else “hēmerai” appears
he servedδιηκόνησενdiēkonēsen

serve

To take care of others, help with their needs.

Where else “diēkonēsen” appears
EphesusἘφέσῳEphesōi

Ephesus

See it on the mapWhere else “Ephesōi” appears
knowγινώσκειςginōskeis

know

To be truly acquainted with someone, or grasp something fully.

Where else “ginōskeis” appears
very wellβέλτιονbeltion

better

Better; very well.

Where else “beltion” appears

Places in this verse

Ephesus
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Ephesus

    Today: Ephesus ruins, near Selçuk, Turkey

    A great port city on the west coast of present-day Turkey.

    Paul lived there about three years, teaching (Acts 19:1, 10; 20:31). The letter to the Ephesians and the first message in Revelation are addressed to its assembly (Eph 1:1; Rev 2:1).

    Acts 19:1Acts 18:19Ephesians 1:1Revelation 2:1

The context

17but when he was in Rome, he searched for me eagerly and found me.

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