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

GreekMeaning

εἴei

IfwordG1487

τιςtis

anypronounG5100

πιστὴpistē

faithfuladjectiveG4103

ἔχειechei

hasverbG2192

χήραςchēras

dependent widowsadjectiveG5503

ἐπαρκείτωeparkeitō

it may impart reliefverbG1884

αὐταῖςautais

to thempronounG846

καὶkai

andwordG2532

μὴmē

notadverbG3361

βαρείσθωbareisthō

should be burdenedverbG916

ἡhē

thearticleG3588

ἐκκλησίαekklēsia

churchnounG1577

ἵναhina

so thatwordG2443

ταῖςtais

to those who arearticleG3588

ὄντωςontōs

trulyadverbG3689

χήραιςchērais

widowsadjectiveG5503

ἐπαρκέσῃeparkesē

relieveverbG1884

ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

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