Greek Interlinear

1 Timothy 6:19 Interlinear

“Laying up in store for themselves foundation a good against the time to come that they may lay hold on eternal life”

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1 Timothy 6 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	ἀποθησαυρίζοντας	G597	Laying up in store	to treasure away
2	ἑαυτοῖς	G1438	for themselves	(him- her-, it-, them-, my-, thy-, our-, your-)self (selves), etc
3	θεμέλιον	G2310	foundation	something put down, i.e., a substruction (of a building, etc.), (literally or figuratively)
4	καλὸν	G2570	a good	properly, beautiful, but chiefly (figuratively) good (literally or morally), i.e., valuable or virtuous (for appearance or use, and thus distinguished
5	εἰς	G1519	against	to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases
6	τὸ	G3588		the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)
7	μέλλον	G3195	the time to come	to intend, i.e., be about to be, do, or suffer something (of persons or things, especially events; in the sense of purpose, duty, necessity, probabili
8	ἵνα	G2443	that	in order that (denoting the purpose or the result)
9	ἐπιλάβωνται	G1949	they may lay hold on	to seize (for help, injury, attainment, or any other purpose; literally or figuratively)
10	τῆς	G3588		the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)
11	αἰωνιόυ	G166	eternal	perpetual (also used of past time, or past and future as well)
12	ζωῆς	G2222	life	life (literally or figuratively)

1 Timothy 6:19 (current)Laying up in store for themselves foundation a good against the time to come that they may lay hold on eternal life