Do not entertain an accusation against an elder, except on the testimony of two or three witnesses.1 Timothy 5:19
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
κατὰ πρεσβυτέρου κατηγορίαν μὴ παραδέχου ἐκτὸς εἰ μὴ ἐπὶ δύο ἢ τριῶν μαρτύρων.
- κατὰkata“Against”Preposition · from κατά · “according to” · Strong's G2596
- πρεσβυτέρουpresbuterou“an elder”Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from πρεσβύτερος · “elder” · Strong's G4245G
- κατηγορίανkatēgorian“an accusation”Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from κατηγορία · “accusation” · Strong's G2724
- μὴmē“not”Particle, negative · from μή · “not” · Strong's G3361
- παραδέχουparadechou“do receive”Verb, present, middle or passive (deponent), imperative, 2nd person singular · from παραδέχομαι · “to welcome” · Strong's G3858
- ἐκτὸςektos“unless”Preposition · from ἐκτός · “outside/except” · Strong's G1622
- εἰei“only”Conditional · “if” · Strong's G1487H
- μὴmē“except”Particle, negative · from μή · “not” · Strong's G3361
- ἐπὶepi“upon”Preposition · from ἐπί · “upon/to/against” · Strong's G1909
- δύοduo“two”Adjective, number · “two” · Strong's G1417
- ἢē“or”Conjunction · from ἤ · “or/than” · Strong's G2228
- τριῶνtriōn“three”Adjective, genitive, plural, masculine · from τρεῖς, τρία · “three” · Strong's G5140
- μαρτύρων.marturōn“witnesses.”Noun, genitive, plural, masculine · from μάρτυς · “witness” · Strong's G3144
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)