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1 Timothy 5:4

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← 1 Timothy 5:3	1 Timothy 5:4 (KJV)	1 Timothy 5:5 →
Honour widows that are widows indeed.	But if any widow have children or nephews, let them learn first to shew piety at home, and to requite their parents: for that is good and acceptable before God.	Now she that is a widow indeed, and desolate, trusteth in God, and continueth in supplications and prayers night and day.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

But^G1161 if any^G1536 widow^G5503 have^G2192 children^G5043 or^G2228 nephews^G1549, let them learn^G3129 first^G4412 to shew piety^G2151 at home^{G2398 G3624}, and^G2532 to requite^{G287 G591} their parents^G4269: for^G1063 that^G5124 is^G2076 good^G2570 and^G2532 acceptable^G587 before^G1799 God^G2316.

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Original Greek

εἰ δέ τις χήρα τέκνα ἢ ἔκγονα ἔχει, μανθανέτωσαν πρῶτον τὸν ἴδιον οἶκον εὐσεβεῖν, καὶ ἀμοιβὰς ἀποδιδόναι τοῖς προγόνοις· τοῦτο γάρ ἐστὶ καλὸν καὶ ἀπόδεκτον ἐνώπιον τοῦ Θεοῦ.

Greek	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
εἰ	ei	G1487	COND	if any
δέ	de	G1161	CONJ	But
τις	tis	G5100	X-NSM
χήρα	chēra	G5503	N-NSF	widow
τέκνα	tekna	G5043	N-APN	children
ἢ	ē	G2228	PRT	or
ἔκγονα	ekgona	G1549	A-APN	nephews
ἔχει,	echei	G2192	V-PAI-3S	have
μανθανέτωσαν	manthanetōsan	G3129	V-PAM-3P	let them learn
πρῶτον	prōton	G4412	ADV-S	first
τὸν	ton	G3588	T-ASM	*
ἴδιον	idion	G2398	A-ASM	at home
οἶκον	oikon	G3624	N-ASM
εὐσεβεῖν,	eusebein	G2151	V-PAN	to shew piety
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ	and
ἀμοιβὰς	amoibas	G287	N-APF	to requite
ἀποδιδόναι	apodidonai	G591	V-PAN
τοῖς	tois	G3588	T-DPM	*
προγόνοις·	progonois	G4269	N-DPM	their parents
τοῦτο	touto	G5124	D-NSN	that
γάρ	gar	G1063	CONJ	for
ἐστὶ	esti	G2076	V-PAI-3S	is
καλὸν	kalon	G2570	A-NSN	good
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ	and
ἀπόδεκτον	apodekton	G587	A-NSN	acceptable
ἐνώπιον	enōpion	G1799	ADV	before
τοῦ	tou	G3588	T-GSM	*
Θεοῦ.	Theou	G2316	N-GSM	God

Source: Textus Receptus (Scrivener 1894)

Strong's References

• G287 — ἀμοιβή (amoibḗ, am-oy-bay'): a change, an exchange — from (to exchange); requital:--requite.
• G587 — ἀπόδεκτος (apódektos, ap-od'-ek-tos): worthy to be received, acceptable, welcome — from ἀποδέχομαι; accepted, i.e. agreeable:--acceptable.
• G591 — ἀποδίδωμι (apodídōmi, ap-od-eed'-o-mee): I give back, return, sell — from ἀπό and δίδωμι; to give away, i.e. up, over, back, etc. (in various applications):--deliver (again), give (again), (re-)pay(-ment be made), perform, recompense, render, requite, restore, reward, sell, yield.
• G1063 — γάρ (gár, gar): for — a primary particle; properly, assigning a reason (used in argument, explanation or intensification; often with other particles):--and, as, because (that), but, even, for, indeed, no doubt, seeing, then, therefore, verily, what, why, yet.
• G1161 — δέ (dé, deh): but, on the other hand, and — a primary particle (adversative or continuative); but, and, etc.:--also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).
• G1536 — εἴ τις (eí tis, i tis): from εἰ and τὶς; if any:--he that, if a(-ny) man('s thing, from any, ought), whether any, whosoever.
• G1549 — ἔκγονον (ékgonon, ek'-gon-on): descended, a descendant — neuter of a derivative of a compound of ἐκ and γίνομαι; a descendant, i.e. (specially) grandchild:--nephew.
• G1799 — ἐνώπιον (enṓpion, en-o'-pee-on): before the face of, in the presence of — neuter of a compound of ἐν and a derivative of ὀπτάνομαι; in the face of (literally or figuratively):--before, in the presence (sight) of, to.
• G2076 — ἐστί (estí, es-tee'): third person singular present indicative of εἰμί; he (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are:--are, be(-long), call, X can(-not), come, consisteth, X dure for a while, + follow, X have, (that) is (to say), make, meaneth, X must needs, + profit, + remaineth, + wrestle.
• G2151 — εὐσεβέω (eusebéō, yoo-seb-eh'-o): I am dutiful, pious — from εὐσεβής; to be pious, i.e. (towards God) to worship, or (towards parents) to respect (support):--show piety, worship.
• G2192 — ἔχω (échō, ekh'-o): I have, hold, possess — a primary verb; to hold (used in very various applications, literally or figuratively, direct or remote; such as possession; ability, contiuity, relation, or condition):--be (able, X hold, possessed with), accompany, + begin to amend, can(+ -not), X conceive, count, diseased, do + eat, + enjoy, + fear, following, have, hold, keep, + lack, + go to law, lie, + must needs, + of necessity, + need, next, + recover, + reign, + rest, + return, X sick, take for, + tremble, + uncircumcised, use.
• G2228 — ἤ (ḗ, ay): or, than — a primary particle of distinction between two connected terms; disjunctive, or; comparative, than:--and, but (either), (n-)either, except it be, (n-)or (else), rather, save, than, that, what, yea. Often used in connection with other particles. Compare especially ἤδη, ἤπερ, ἤτοι.
• G2316 — θεός (theós, theh'-os): God, a god — of uncertain affinity; a deity, especially (with ὁ) the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very:--X exceeding, God, god(-ly, -ward).
• G2398 — ἴδιος (ídios, id'-ee-os): one's own, private, personal — of uncertain affinity; pertaining to self, i.e. one's own; by implication, private or separate:--X his acquaintance, when they were alone, apart, aside, due, his (own, proper, several), home, (her, our, thine, your) own (business), private(-ly), proper, severally, their (own).
• G2532 — καί (kaí, kahee): and, even, also, namely — apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words:--and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
• G2570 — καλός (kalós, kal-os'): beautiful, good, worthy — of uncertain affinity; properly, beautiful, but chiefly (figuratively) good (literally or morally), i.e. valuable or virtuous (for appearance or use, and thus distinguished from ἀγαθός, which is properly intrinsic):--X better, fair, good(-ly), honest, meet, well, worthy.
• G3129 — μανθάνω (manthánō, man-than'-o): I learn, ascertain — prolongation from a primary verb, another form of which, , is used as an alternate in certain tenses; to learn (in any way):--learn, understand.
• G3624 — οἶκος (oîkos, oy'-kos): a house, household — of uncertain affinity; a dwelling (more or less extensive, literal or figurative); by implication, a family (more or less related, literally or figuratively):--home, house(-hold), temple.
• G4269 — πρόγονος (prógonos, prog'-on-os): an ancestor — from προγίνομαι; an ancestor, (grand-)parent:--forefather, parent.
• G4412 — πρῶτον (prōton, pro'-ton): first, before — neuter of πρῶτος as adverb (with or without ὁ); firstly (in time, place, order, or importance):--before, at the beginning, chiefly (at, at the) first (of all).
• G5043 — τέκνον (téknon, tek'-non): a child, descendent, inhabitant — from the base of τίκτω; a child (as produced):--child, daughter, son.
• G5124 — τοῦτο (toûto, too'-to): neuter singular nominative or accusative case of οὗτος; that thing:--here (-unto), it, partly, self(-same), so, that (intent), the same, there(-fore, -unto), this, thus, where(-fore).
• G5503 — χήρα (chḗra, khay'-rah): a widow — feminine of a presumed derivative apparently from the base of χάσμα through the idea of deficiency; a widow (as lacking a husband), literally or figuratively:--widow.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Greek (Textus Receptus, Scrivener 1894) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• G1487 — εἰ (ei, i): if — a primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc.:--forasmuch as, if, that, (al-)though, whether. Often used in connection or composition with other particles, especially as in εἴγε, εἰ δὲ μή(γε), εἰ καί, εἰ μή, εἰ μή τι, εἴ περ, εἴ πως, εἴ τις, ἐκ. See also ἐάν.
• G3588 — ὁ (ho, ho): the — the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):--the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
• G5100 — τὶς (tìs, tis): any one, some one — an enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object:--a (kind of), any (man, thing, thing at all), certain (thing), divers, he (every) man, one (X thing), ought, + partly, some (man, -body, - thing, -what), (+ that no-)thing, what(-soever), X wherewith, whom(-soever), whose(-soever).

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