1 Timothy 4:3 — King James Version← Study notes
“Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth.”
1 Timothy 4:3 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · 1 Timothy 4:318 words
κωλυόντωνkōlyontōnforbid, hinder, keep from
γαμεῖνgameinmarry (a wife)
ἀπέχεσθαιapechesthaibe, have, receive
βρωμάτωνbrōmatōnmeat, victuals
ἃhawho / which
ὁhothe
θεὸςtheosGod
ἔκτισενektisencreate, Creator, make
εἰςeisinto / to
μετάλημψινmetalēmpsintaking
μετὰmetaafter(-ward), he again, against
εὐχαριστίαςeucharistiasthankfulness, (giving of) thanks(-giving)
τοῖςtoisthe
πιστοῖςpistoisbelieve(-ing, -r), faithful(-ly)
καὶkaiand / also
ἐπεγνωκόσιepegnōkosi(ac-, have, take)know(-ledge
τὴνtēnthe
ἀλήθειανalētheiantruth
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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