Greek Interlinear
1 Timothy 1:4 Interlinear
“Neither give heed to fables and genealogies endless which questions minister rather than godly which is in faith”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | μηδὲ | G3366 | Neither | but not, not even; in a continued negation, nor |
| 2 | προσέχειν | G4337 | give heed | (figuratively) to hold the mind (3563 implied) towards, i.e., pay attention to, be cautious about, apply oneself to, adhere to |
| 3 | μύθοις | G3454 | to fables | a tale, i.e., fiction ("myth") |
| 4 | καὶ | G2532 | and | and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words |
| 5 | γενεαλογίαις | G1076 | genealogies | tracing by generations, i.e., "genealogy" |
| 6 | ἀπεράντοις | G562 | endless | unfinished, i.e., (by implication) interminable |
| 7 | αἵτινες | G3748 | which | which some, i.e., any that; also (definite) which same |
| 8 | ζητήσεις | G2214 | questions | a searching (properly, the act), i.e., a dispute or its theme |
| 9 | παρέχουσιν | G3930 | minister | to hold near, i.e., present, afford, exhibit, furnish occasion |
| 10 | μᾶλλον | G3123 | rather | (adverbially) more (in a greater degree)) or rather |
| 11 | ἢ | G2228 | than | disjunctive, or; comparative, than |
| 12 | οἰκονομίαν | G3622 | administration (of a household or estate); specially, a (religious) "economy" | |
| 13 | θεοῦ | G2316 | godly | a deity, especially (with g3588) the supreme divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; exceedingly (by hebraism) |
| 14 | τὴν | G3588 | which | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) |
| 15 | ἐν | G1722 | is in | "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc |
| 16 | πίστει | G4102 | faith | persuasion, i.e., credence; moral conviction (of religious truth, or the truthfulness of god or a religious teacher), especially reliance upon christ |
Verse Context
1 Timothy 1:3As I besought thee to abide still at Ephesus...
1 Timothy 1:4 (current)Neither give heed to fables and genealogies endless which questions minister rather than godly which is in faith
1 Timothy 1:5 Now the end of the commandment is...