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1 Timothy 4:12 — King James Version← Study notes

Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.


1 Timothy 4:12Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 Timothy 4:1220 words
μηδείςmēdeisany (man, thing), no (man)
σουsouyou
τῆςtēsthe
νεότητοςneotētosyouth
καταφρονείτωkataphroneitōdespise
ἀλλὰallaand, but (even), howbeit
τύποςtyposen-(ex-)ample, fashion, figure
γίνουginouarise, be assembled, be(-come
τῶνtōnthe
πιστῶνpistōnbelieve(-ing, -r), faithful(-ly)
ἐνenabout, after, against
λόγῳlogōword / message
ἐνenabout, after, against
ἀναστροφῇanastrophēconversation
ἐνenabout, after, against
ἀγάπῃagapē(feast of) charity(-ably), dear, love
ἐνenabout, after, against
πίστειpisteiassurance, belief, believe
ἐνenabout, after, against
ἁγνείᾳhagneiapurity
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Word-by-word meanings

μηδείςmēdeisany (man, thing), no (man)
σουsouyou
τῆςtēsthe
νεότητοςneotētosyouth
καταφρονείτωkataphroneitōdespise
ἀλλὰallaand, but (even), howbeit
τύποςtyposen-(ex-)ample, fashion, figure
γίνουginouarise, be assembled, be(-come
τῶνtōnthe
πιστῶνpistōnbelieve(-ing, -r), faithful(-ly)
ἐνenabout, after, against
λόγῳlogōword / message
ἐνenabout, after, against
ἀναστροφῇanastrophēconversation
ἐνenabout, after, against
ἀγάπῃagapē(feast of) charity(-ably), dear, love
ἐνenabout, after, against
πίστειpisteiassurance, belief, believe
ἐνenabout, after, against
ἁγνείᾳhagneiapurity

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