Stop drinking only water and use a little wine instead, because of your stomach and your frequent ailments.1 Timothy 5:23
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
μηκέτι ὑδροπότει, ἀλλ᾽ οἴνῳ ὀλίγῳ χρῶ διὰ τὸν στόμαχον καὶ τὰς πυκνάς σου ἀσθενείας.
- μηκέτιmēketi“No longer”Adverb, nominative · “never again” · Strong's G3371
- ὑδροπότει,hudropotei“do drink [only] water,”Verb, present, active, imperative, 2nd person singular · from ὑδροποτέω · “to drink water” · Strong's G5202
- ἀλλ᾽all᾽“but”Conjunction · from ἀλλά · “but” · Strong's G0235
- οἴνῳoinō“wine”Noun, dative, singular, masculine · from οἶνος · “wine” · Strong's G3631
- ὀλίγῳoligō“a little”Adjective, dative, singular, masculine · from ὀλίγος · “little/few” · Strong's G3641
- χρῶchrō“do use”Verb, present, middle or passive (deponent), imperative, 2nd person singular · from χράω · “to use” · Strong's G5530
- διὰdia“because of”Preposition · from διά · “through/because of” · Strong's G1223
- τὸνton“the”Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- στόμαχονstomachon“stomach”Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from στόμαχος · “stomach” · Strong's G4751
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- τὰςtas“the”Article, accusative, plural, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- πυκνάςpuknas“frequent”Adjective, accusative, plural, feminine · from πυκνός · “often” · Strong's G4437
- σουsou“of you”Personal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, singular · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
- ἀσθενείας.astheneias“ailments.”Noun, accusative, plural, feminine · from ἀσθένεια · “weakness” · Strong's G0769H
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)