Greek Interlinear
1 Timothy 1:7 Interlinear
Word-by-word Greek interlinear analysis of 1 Timothy 1:7, showing the original Greek text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.
“Desiring to be teachers of the law understanding neither what they say neither whereof they affirm”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | θέλοντες | G2309 | Desiring | to determine (as an active option from subjective impulse; whereas g1014 properly denotes rather a passive acquiescence in objective considerations), |
| 2 | εἶναι | G1511 | to be | to exist |
| 3 | νομοδιδάσκαλοι | G3547 | teachers of the law | an expounder of the (jewish) law, i.e., a rabbi |
| 4 | μὴ | G3361 | (adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas g3756 expects an affirmative one)) whether | |
| 5 | νοοῦντες | G3539 | understanding | to exercise the mind (observe), i.e., (figuratively) to comprehend, heed |
| 6 | μήτε | G3383 | neither | not too, i.e., (in continued negation) neither or nor; also, not even |
| 7 | ἃ | G3739 | what | the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that |
| 8 | λέγουσιν | G3004 | they say | properly, to "lay" forth, i.e., (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas g2036 and g5346 generally refer to an |
| 9 | μήτε | G3383 | neither | not too, i.e., (in continued negation) neither or nor; also, not even |
| 10 | περὶ | G4012 | whereof | properly, through (all over), i.e., around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time (with the genitive cas |
| 11 | τίνων | G5101 | an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions) | |
| 12 | διαβεβαιοῦνται | G1226 | they affirm | to confirm thoroughly (by words), i.e., asseverate |
Verse Context
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1 Timothy 1:7 (current)Desiring to be teachers of the law understanding neither what they say neither whereof they affirm
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