1 Timothy 3:15 — King James Version← Study notes
“But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.”
1 Timothy 3:15 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · 1 Timothy 3:1521 words
ἐὰνeanbefore, but, except
δὲdeand / but
βραδύνωbradynōbe slack, tarry
ἵναhinaso that / in order that
εἰδῇςeidēs
πῶςpōshow, after (by) what manner (means), that
δεῖdeibind, be in bonds, knit
ἐνenabout, after, against
οἴκῳoikōhouse / home
θεοῦtheouGod
ἀναστρέφεσθαιanastrephesthaiabide, behave self, have
conversation
ἥτιςhētis(they), (such) as, (they) that
ἐστὶνestinam, have been, is I
ἐκκλησίαekklēsiaassembly, church
θεοῦtheouGod
ζῶντοςzōntoslife(-time), (a-)live(-ly), quick
στῦλοςstylospillar
καὶkaiand / also
ἑδραίωμαhedraiōmaground
τῆςtēsthe
ἀληθείαςalētheiastruth
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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