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1 Timothy 6:10

For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. By craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.
1 Timothy 6:10
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Original language and places

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)

ῥίζα γὰρ πάντων τῶν κακῶν ἐστιν ἡ φιλαργυρία, ἧς τινες ὀρεγόμενοι ἀπεπλανήθησαν ἀπὸ τῆς πίστεως καὶ ἑαυτοὺς περιέπειραν ὀδύναις πολλαῖς.

  1. ῥίζαrhiza“A root”
    Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · “root” · Strong's G4491
  2. γὰρgar“for”
    Conjunction · from γάρ · “for” · Strong's G1063
  3. πάντωνpantōn“of all kinds”
    Adjective, genitive, plural, neuter · from πᾶς · “all” · Strong's G3956
  4. τῶνtōn“<the>”
    Article, genitive, plural, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  5. κακῶνkakōn“of evils”
    Adjective, genitive, plural, neuter · from κακός · “evil/harm” · Strong's G2556G
  6. ἐστινestin“is”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  7. ἡhē“the”
    Article, nominative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  8. φιλαργυρία,philarguria“love of money,”
    Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · from φιλαργυρία · “love of money” · Strong's G5365
  9. ἧςhēs“which”
    Relative pronoun, genitive, singular, feminine · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
  10. τινεςtines“some”
    Indefinite pronoun, nominative, plural, masculine · from τις · “one” · Strong's G5100
  11. ὀρεγόμενοιoregomenoi“stretching after”
    Verb, present, middle, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from ὀρέγω · “to aspire” · Strong's G3713
  12. ἀπεπλανήθησανapeplanēthēsan“were seduced”
    Verb, aorist, passive, indicative, 3rd person plural · from ἀποπλανάω · “to mislead” · Strong's G0635
  13. ἀπὸapo“away from”
    Preposition · from ἀπό · “away from” · Strong's G0575
  14. τῆςtēs“the”
    Article, genitive, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  15. πίστεωςpisteōs“faith”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from πίστις · “faith” · Strong's G4102G
  16. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  17. ἑαυτοὺςhe'autous“themselves”
    Reflexive pronoun, 3rd person, accusative, plural, masculine · from ἑαυτοῦ · “my/your/him-self” · Strong's G1438
  18. περιέπειρανperiepeiran“pierced”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from περιπείρω · “to pierce” · Strong's G4044
  19. ὀδύναιςodunais“with sorrows”
    Noun, dative, plural, feminine · from ὀδύνη · “anguish” · Strong's G3601
  20. πολλαῖς.pollais“many.”
    Adjective, dative, plural, feminine · from πολύς · “much” · Strong's G4183
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)