Greek Interlinear

1 Timothy 3:5 Interlinear

“ (For his own house to rule not how how the church of God shall he take care of”

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1 Timothy 3 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	εἰ	G1487		if, whether, that, etc
2	δέ	G1161	(For	but, and, etc
3	τις	G5100		some or any person or object
4	τοῦ	G3588		the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)
5	ἰδίου	G2398	his own	pertaining to self, i.e., one's own; by implication, private or separate
6	οἴκου	G3624	house	a dwelling (more or less extensive, literal or figurative); by implication, a family (more or less related, literally or figuratively)
7	προστῆναι	G4291	to rule	to stand before, i.e., (in rank) to preside, or (by implication) to practise
8	οὐκ	G3756	not	the absolute negative (compare g3361) adverb; no or not
9	οἶδεν	G1492	how	used only in certain past tenses, the others being borrowed from the equivalent g3700 and g3708; properly, to see (literally or figuratively); by impl
10	πῶς	G4459	how	an interrogative particle of manner; in what way? (sometimes the question is indirect, how?); also as exclamation, how much!
11	ἐκκλησίας	G1577	the church	a calling out, i.e., (concretely) a popular meeting, especially a religious congregation (jewish synagogue, or christian community of members on earth
12	θεοῦ	G2316	of God	a deity, especially (with g3588) the supreme divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; exceedingly (by hebraism)
13	ἐπιμελήσεται	G1959	shall he take care of	to care for (physically or otherwise)

1 Timothy 3:5 (current) (For his own house to rule not how how the church of God shall he take care of