God & Savior

1 Corinthians 4:17

That is why I have sent you Timothy, my beloved and faithful child in the Lord. He will remind you of my way of life in Christ Jesus, which is exactly what I teach everywhere in every church.
1 Corinthians 4:17
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Greek)

διὰ τοῦτο ἔπεμψα ὑμῖν Τιμόθεον, ὅς ἐστίν μου τέκνον ἀγαπητὸν καὶ πιστὸν ἐν κυρίῳ, ὃς ὑμᾶς ἀναμνήσει τὰς ὁδούς μου τὰς ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ, καθὼς πανταχοῦ ἐν πάσῃ ἐκκλησίᾳ διδάσκω.

  1. διὰdia“On account of”
    Preposition · from διά · “through/because of” · Strong's G1223
  2. τοῦτοtouto“this”
    Demonstrative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter · from οὗτος · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
  3. ἔπεμψαepempsa“I sent”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 1st person singular · from πέμπω · “to send” · Strong's G3992
  4. ὑμῖνhumin“to you”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, dative, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  5. Τιμόθεον,Timotheon“Timothy,”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from Τιμόθεος · “Timothy” · Strong's G5095
  6. ὅςhos“who”
    Relative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
  7. ἐστίνestin“is”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  8. μουmou“my”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, genitive, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  9. τέκνονteknon“child”
    Noun, nominative, singular, neuter · “child” · Strong's G5043
  10. ἀγαπητὸνagapēton“beloved”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, neuter · from ἀγαπητός · “beloved” · Strong's G0027
  11. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  12. πιστὸνpiston“faithful”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, neuter · from πιστός · “faithful” · Strong's G4103
  13. ἐνen“in [the]”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  14. κυρίῳ,kuriō“Lord,”
    Noun, dative, singular, masculine · from κύριος · “lord” · Strong's G2962G
  15. ὃςhos“who”
    Relative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
  16. ὑμᾶςhumas“you”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, accusative, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  17. ἀναμνήσειanamnēsei“will remind of”
    Verb, future, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἀναμιμνήσκω · “to remind” · Strong's G0363
  18. τὰςtas“the”
    Article, accusative, plural, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  19. ὁδούςhodous“ways”
    Noun, accusative, plural, feminine · from ὁδός · “road” · Strong's G3598
  20. μουmou“of mine”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, genitive, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  21. τὰςtas“that [are]”
    Article, accusative, plural, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  22. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  23. ΧριστῷChristō“Christ”
    Noun, dative, singular, masculine · from Χριστός · “Christ” · Strong's G5547
  24. Ἰησοῦ,Iēsou“Jesus,”
    Noun, dative, singular, masculine · from Ἰησοῦς · “Jesus/Joshua” · Strong's G2424G
  25. καθὼςkathōs“even as”
    Conjunction · from καθώς · “as/just as” · Strong's G2531
  26. πανταχοῦpantachou“everywhere”
    Adverb · “everywhere” · Strong's G3837
  27. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  28. πάσῃpasē“every”
    Adjective, dative, singular, feminine · from πᾶς · “all” · Strong's G3956
  29. ἐκκλησίᾳekklēsia“church”
    Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from ἐκκλησία · “assembly” · Strong's G1577
  30. διδάσκω.didaskō“I teach.”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 1st person singular · from διδάσκω · “to teach” · Strong's G1321
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)