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1 Timothy 5:23 — King James Version← Study notes

Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach’s sake and thine often infirmities.


1 Timothy 5:23Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 Timothy 5:2314 words
GreekMeaning
μηκέτιmēketi
No longeradverbG3371
ὑδροπότειhydropotei
do drink only waterverbG5202
ἀλλὰalla
butwordG235
οἴνῳoinō
winenounG3631
ὀλίγῳoligō
a littleadjectiveG3641
χρῶchrō
do useverbG5530
διὰdia
because ofprepositionG1223
τὸνton
thearticleG3588
στόμαχονstomachon
stomachnounG4751
καὶkai
andwordG2532
τὰςtas
thearticleG3588
πυκνάςpyknas
frequentadjectiveG4437
σουsou
of youpronounG4771
ἀσθενείαςastheneias
ailmentsnounG769
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 1 Timothy 5:23

Having spoken of Bishops and Deacons, of men, and women, of widows and elders, and of all others, and having shown how great was the authority of a Bishop, now he was speaking of judgment, he has added, “I charge you before God and the Lord Jesus Christ and the elect angels, that you observe these things without preferring one before another, doing nothing by partiality.” Thus fearfully he charges him. For though Timothy was his beloved son, he did not therefore stand in awe…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 16 on First Timothy
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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