1 Timothy 6:12 — King James Version← Study notes
“Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.”
1 Timothy 6:12 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · 1 Timothy 6:1221 words
ἀγωνίζουagōnizoufight, labor fervently, strive
τὸνtonthe
καλὸνkalonfair, good(-ly), honest
ἀγῶναagōnaconflict, contention, fight
τῆςtēsthe
πίστεωςpisteōsassurance, belief, believe
ἐπιλαβοῦepilaboucatch, lay hold (up-)on, take (by
τῆςtēsthe
αἰωνίουaiōnioueternal
ζωῆςzōēslife
εἰςeisinto / to
ἣνhēnwho / which
ἐκλήθηςeklēthēsbid, call (forth), (whose
καὶkaiand / also
ὡμολόγησαςhōmologēsascon- (pro-)fess, confession is made, give
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τὴνtēnthe
καλὴνkalēnfair, good(-ly), honest
ὁμολογίανhomologiancon- (pro-)fession, professed
ἐνώπιονenōpionbefore, in the presence (sight) of, to
πολλῶνpollōnmany / much
μαρτύρωνmartyrōnmartyr, record, witness
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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