God & Savior

1 Timothy 5:4

But if a widow has children or grandchildren, they must first learn to show godliness to their own family and repay their parents, for this is pleasing in the sight of God.
1 Timothy 5:4
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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)

εἰ δέ τις χήρα τέκνα ἢ ἔκγονα ἔχει, μανθανέτωσαν πρῶτον τὸν ἴδιον οἶκον εὐσεβεῖν καὶ ἀμοιβὰς ἀποδιδόναι τοῖς προγόνοις· τοῦτο γάρ ἐστιν ἀπόδεκτον ἐνώπιον τοῦ θεοῦ.

  1. εἰei“If”
    Conditional · “if” · Strong's G1487G
  2. δέde“however”
    Conjunction · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  3. τιςtis“any”
    Indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, feminine · “one” · Strong's G5100
  4. χήραchēra“widow”
    Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · “widow” · Strong's G5503
  5. τέκναtekna“children”
    Noun, accusative, plural, neuter · from τέκνον · “child” · Strong's G5043
  6. ἢē“or”
    Conjunction · from ἤ · “or/than” · Strong's G2228
  7. ἔκγοναekgona“grandchildren”
    Adjective, accusative, plural, neuter · from ἔκγονος · “descendant” · Strong's G1549
  8. ἔχει,echei“has,”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἔχω · “to have/be” · Strong's G2192
  9. μανθανέτωσανmanthanetōsan“they should learn”
    Verb, present, active, imperative, 3rd person plural · from μανθάνω · “to learn” · Strong's G3129
  10. πρῶτονprōton“first”
    Adjective, accusative, singular, neuter · from πρῶτος · “first” · Strong's G4413G
  11. τὸνton“<the>”
    Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  12. ἴδιονidion“[her] own”
    Adjective, accusative, singular, masculine · from ἴδιος · “one's own/private” · Strong's G2398
  13. οἶκονoikon“household”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from οἶκος · “house” · Strong's G3624H
  14. εὐσεβεῖνeusebein“to be devout”
    Verb, present, active, infinitive · from εὐσεβέω · “to show piety” · Strong's G2151
  15. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  16. ἀμοιβὰςamoibas“recompense”
    Noun, accusative, plural, feminine · from ἀμοιβή · “repayment” · Strong's G0287
  17. ἀποδιδόναιapodidonai“to give”
    Verb, present, active, infinitive · from ἀποδίδωμι · “to pay” · Strong's G0591
  18. τοῖςtois“<the>”
    Article, dative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  19. προγόνοις·progonois“to parents;”
    Noun, dative, plural, masculine · from πρόγονος · “parent/ancestor” · Strong's G4269
  20. τοῦτοtouto“this”
    Demonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, neuter · from οὗτος · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
  21. γάρgar“for”
    Conjunction · “for” · Strong's G1063
  22. ἐστινestin“is”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  23. ἀπόδεκτονapodekton“pleasing”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, neuter · from ἀπόδεκτος · “pleasing” · Strong's G0587
  24. ἐνώπιονenōpion“before”
    Preposition · “before” · Strong's G1799
  25. τοῦtou“<the>”
    Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  26. θεοῦ.theou“God.”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from θεός · “God” · Strong's G2316
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)