1 Timothy 5:11 — King James Version← Study notes
“But the younger widows refuse: for when they have begun to wax wanton against Christ, they will marry;”
1 Timothy 5:11 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · 1 Timothy 5:1111 words
νεωτέραςneōterasnew, young
δὲdeand / but
χήραςchēraswidow
παραιτοῦparaitouavoid, (make) excuse, intreat
ὅτανhotanas long
(soon) as, that, + till
γὰρgarfor
καταστρηνιάσωσινkatastrēniasōsinbegin to wax wanton
against
τοῦtouthe
ΧριστοῦChristouChrist / Anointed
γαμεῖνgameinmarry (a wife)
θέλουσινthelousindesire, be disposed (forward), intend
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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