1 Timothy 5:16 — King James Version← Study notes
“If any man or woman that believeth have widows, let them relieve them, and let not the church be charged; that it may relieve them that are widows indeed.”
1 Timothy 5:16 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · 1 Timothy 5:1617 words
εἴeiforasmuch as, if, that
τιςtisa (kind
of), any (man, thing
πιστὴpistēbelieve(-ing, -r), faithful(-ly)
ἔχειecheihave
χήραςchēraswidow
ἐπαρκείτωeparkeitōrelieve
αὐταῖςautaishe / she / it / same
καὶkaiand / also
μὴmēnot
βαρείσθωbareisthōburden, charge, heavy
ἡhēthe
ἐκκλησίαekklēsiaassembly, church
ἵναhinaso that / in order that
ταῖςtaisthe
ὄντωςontōscertainly, clean, indeed
χήραιςchēraiswidow
ἐπαρκέσῃeparkesērelieve
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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