1 Timothy 5:22

Do not be too quick in the laying on of hands and thereby share in the sins of others. Keep yourself pure.
1 Timothy 5:22
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Original language (Greek)

χεῖρας ταχέως μηδενὶ ἐπιτίθει μηδὲ κοινώνει ἁμαρτίαις ἀλλοτρίαις, σεαυτὸν ἁγνὸν τήρει.

  1. χεῖραςcheiras“Hands”
    Noun, accusative, plural, feminine · from χείρ · “hand” · Strong's G5495
  2. ταχέωςtacheōs“soon”
    Adverb · “quickly” · Strong's G5030
  3. μηδενὶmēdeni“on no one”
    Adjective, dative, singular, masculine · from μηδείς · “nothing” · Strong's G3367
  4. ἐπιτίθειepitithei“do lay”
    Verb, present, active, imperative, 2nd person singular · from ἐπιτίθημι · “to put/lay on” · Strong's G2007
  5. μηδὲmēde“nor”
    Conjunction, nominative · from μηδέ · “nor” · Strong's G3366
  6. κοινώνειkoinōnei“do share”
    Verb, present, active, imperative, 2nd person singular · from κοινωνέω · “to participate” · Strong's G2841
  7. ἁμαρτίαιςhamartiais“in [the] sins”
    Noun, dative, plural, feminine · from ἁμαρτία · “sin” · Strong's G0266
  8. ἀλλοτρίαις,allotriais“of others,”
    Adjective, dative, plural, feminine · from ἀλλότριος · “another’s” · Strong's G0245
  9. σεαυτὸνseauton“yourself”
    Reflexive pronoun, 2nd person, accusative, singular, masculine · from σεαυτοῦ · “yourself” · Strong's G4771
  10. ἁγνὸνhagnon“pure”
    Adjective, accusative, singular, masculine · from ἁγνός · “pure” · Strong's G0053
  11. τήρει.tērei“do keep.”
    Verb, present, active, imperative, 2nd person singular · from τηρέω · “to keep” · Strong's G5083I
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)