If anyone does not provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.1 Timothy 5:8
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
Εἰ δέ τις τῶν ἰδίων καὶ μάλιστα οἰκείων οὐ προνοεῖ, τὴν πίστιν ἤρνηται καὶ ἔστιν ἀπίστου χείρων.
- ΕἰEi“If”Conditional · from εἰ · “if” · Strong's G1487G
- δέde“now”Conjunction · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
- τιςtis“anyone”Indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · “one” · Strong's G5100
- τῶνtōn“<the>”Article, genitive, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἰδίωνidiōn“[their] own”Adjective, genitive, plural, masculine · from ἴδιος · “one's own/private” · Strong's G2398
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- μάλισταmalista“especially”Adverb · “especially” · Strong's G3122
- οἰκείωνoikeiōn“[their] household”Adjective, genitive, plural, masculine · from οἰκεῖος · “of one’s household” · Strong's G3609
- οὐou“not”Particle, negative · “no” · Strong's G3756
- προνοεῖ,pronoei“does provide for,”Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from προνοέω · “to care for” · Strong's G4306
- τὴνtēn“the”Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- πίστινpistin“faith”Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from πίστις · “faith” · Strong's G4102G
- ἤρνηταιērnētai“he has denied”Verb, perfect, middle (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἀρνέομαι · “to deny” · Strong's G0720
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- ἔστινestin“he is”Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
- ἀπίστουapistou“than an unbeliever”Adjective, genitive, singular, masculine · from ἄπιστος · “unbelieving” · Strong's G0571
- χείρων.cheirōn“worse.”Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine, comparative · from χείρων · “worse than” · Strong's G5501
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)