If any believing woman has dependent widows, she must assist them and not allow the church to be burdened, so that it can help the widows who are truly in need.1 Timothy 5:16
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)
εἴ τις πιστὴ ἔχει χήρας, ἐπαρκείτω αὐταῖς καὶ μὴ βαρείσθω ἡ ἐκκλησία, ἵνα ταῖς ὄντως χήραις ἐπαρκέσῃ.
- εἴei“If”Conditional · from εἰ · “if” · Strong's G1487G
- τιςtis“any”Indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, feminine · “one” · Strong's G5100
- πιστὴpistē“believing [woman]”Adjective, nominative, singular, feminine · from πιστός · “faithful” · Strong's G4103
- ἔχειechei“has”Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἔχω · “to have/be” · Strong's G2192
- χήρας,chēras“[dependent] widows,”Noun, accusative, plural, feminine · from χήρα · “widow” · Strong's G5503
- ἐπαρκείτωeparkeitō“she should help”Verb, present, active, imperative, 3rd person singular · from ἐπαρκέω · “to help” · Strong's G1884
- αὐταῖςautais“to them”Personal pronoun, dative, plural, feminine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- μὴmē“not”Particle, negative · from μή · “not” · Strong's G3361
- βαρείσθωbareisthō“should be burdened”Verb, present, passive, imperative, 3rd person singular · from βαρέω · “to burden” · Strong's G0916
- ἡhē“the”Article, nominative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἐκκλησία,ekklēsia“church,”Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · from ἐκκλησία · “assembly” · Strong's G1577
- ἵναina“so that”Conjunction · “in order that/to” · Strong's G2443
- ταῖςtais“to those [who are]”Article, dative, plural, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ὄντωςontōs“truly”Adverb · “really” · Strong's G3689
- χήραιςchērais“widows”Noun, dative, plural, feminine · from χήρα · “widow” · Strong's G5503
- ἐπαρκέσῃ.eparkesē“it may impart relief.”Verb, aorist, active, subjunctive, 3rd person singular · from ἐπαρκέω · “to help” · Strong's G1884
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)