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1 Timothy 5:19 Interlinear

“Against an elder an accusation not receive not before two or three witnesses”

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1 Timothy 5 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	κατὰ	G2596	Against	(prepositionally) down (in place or time), in varied relations (according to the case (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined)
2	πρεσβυτέρου	G4245	an elder	older; as noun, a senior; specially, an israelite sanhedrist (also figuratively, member of the celestial council) or christian "presbyter"
3	κατηγορίαν	G2724	an accusation	a complaint ("category"), i.e., criminal charge
4	μὴ	G3361	not	(adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas g3756 expects an affirmative one)) whether
5	παραδέχου	G3858	receive	to accept near, i.e., admit or (by implication) delight in
6	ἐκτὸς	G1622		the exterior; figuratively (as a preposition) aside from, besides
7	εἰ	G1487		if, whether, that, etc
8	μὴ	G3361	not	(adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas g3756 expects an affirmative one)) whether
9	ἐπὶ	G1909	before	properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e., over, upon, etc.; of re
10	δύο	G1417	two	"two"
11	ἢ	G2228	or	disjunctive, or; comparative, than
12	τριῶν	G5140	three	"three"
13	μαρτύρων	G3144	witnesses	a witness (literally (judicially) or figuratively (genitive case)); by analogy, a "martyr"

1 Timothy 5:19 (current)Against an elder an accusation not receive not before two or three witnesses