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

GreekMeaning

ἀγωνίζουagōnizou

do fightverbG75

τὸνton

thearticleG3588

καλὸνkalon

goodadjectiveG2570

ἀγῶναagōna

fightnounG73

τῆςtēs

of thearticleG3588

πίστεωςpisteōs

faithnounG4102

ἐπιλαβοῦepilabou

do lay holdverbG1949

τῆςtēs

of thearticleG3588

αἰωνίουaiōniou

eternaladjectiveG166

ζωῆςzōēs

lifenounG2222

εἰςeis

toprepositionG1519

ἣνhēn

whichrelative pronounG3739

ἐκλήθηςeklēthēs

you were calledverbG2564

καὶkai

andwordG2532

ὡμολόγησαςhōmologēsas

did confessverbG3670

τὴνtēn

thearticleG3588

καλὴνkalēn

goodadjectiveG2570

ὁμολογίανhomologian

confessionnounG3671

ἐνώπιονenōpion

beforeprepositionG1799

πολλῶνpollōn

manyadjectiveG4183

μαρτύρωνmartyrōn

witnessesnounG3144

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

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