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1 Timothy 2:13 — King James Version← Study notes

For Adam was first formed, then Eve.


1 Timothy 2:13Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 Timothy 2:136 words
GreekMeaning
ἈδὰμAdam
AdamnounG76
γὰρgar
forwordG1063
πρῶτοςprōtos
firstadjectiveG4413
ἐπλάσθηeplasthē
was formedverbG4111
εἶταeita
thenadverbG1534
ΕὕαHeua
EvenounG2096
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 1 Timothy 2:13

Great modesty and great propriety does the blessed Paul require of women, and that not only with respect to their dress and appearance: he proceeds even to regulate their speech. And what says he? “Let the woman learn in silence”; that is, let her not speak at all in the church; which rule he has also given in his Epistle to the Corinthians, where he says, “It is a shame for women to speak in the church” 1 Corinthians 14:35; and the reason is, that the law has made them…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 9 on First Timothy
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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