DIDASKALOS MINISTRIES 1 Timothy

1 TIMOTHY CHAPTER FIVE (vs 1-5)
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GREEK TENSES:

PR= Present Tense: Shows action in present time. When used with Active Voice, and Indicative Mood, often shows linear or continuing action.
AO= Aorist Tense : Simple, undefined action. The time of the action is undefined, except in the indicative mood.
FUT= Future Tense : Shows action of the verb as defined in the future.
PER= Perfect Tense: The action was completed in the past, but has lasting and continuing results into the future.
IMP= Imperfect Tense: Used only in the indicative mood, and refers to continuous or linear action in past time. As in "I was having".
PLPF= Pluperfect Tense: The action was completed in the past, with continuing results in the past.

GREEK CASES:

GEN= Genitive Case: Usually indicates possession, though it can denote source of the action.
INST = Instrumental Case: Usually denotes action on the object of the verb.
DAT= Dative Case
NOM= Nominative Case
ACC= Accusative

PL= Plural
SG= Singular

GREEK VOICES:

AC= Active Voice: Action was completed by the subject of the verb.
PAS= Passive Voice: The subject receives the action of the verb.
MID= Middle Voice: The subject acts in some way upon itself or to itself.

GREEK MOODS:

IND= Indicative Mood : Makes an assertion of fact, and is used with all Greek tenses. Example: they will go, she saw.
OPT= Optative Mood: Rarely used, it usually expresses a wish or desire.
IMP= Imperative Mood: A command to do something.
SUBJ= Subjective Mood: Makes an assertion about which there is some doubt, uncertainty, or indefiniteness.

OTHER ABBREVIATIONS:

PART= Participle : A verbal adjective, such as "having gone, receiving the gift".
ABL= Ablative of source: When something is out of something. Example, The Spirit out of God.
INF= Infinitive: A verbal noun, examples = to see, to go, to throw.

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**Outline Of Passage**
Vs 1-7: Royal Family Relationships Vs 8-16: Royal Family Responsibilities Vs 17-25: Royal Family Authority

1 Timothy 5:1

Rebuke not (Ao Ac Subj EPIPLESSO = To punch, rebuke, reprove, reprimand + ME, negative = Do not reprimand)

an elder, (PRESBUTEROS = Elder, older man, older Christian)

but intreat (Pr Ac Imper PARAKALEO = keep on appealing to him. Reprimands are ineffective, but loving encouragement works well)

him as a father; (Adv HOS + PATER = as one's own father)

and the younger men as brethren; (Accus Pl ADELPHOS = members of the family)

1 Timothy 5:2

The elder women as mothers; the younger (MNEOTEOS, Feminine Comparative = Younger ladies)

as sisters, with all purity. (EN + Inst Sg PAS + AGNEIA Inst Sg = by means of all purity of mind)

1 Timothy 5:3

Honour (TIMAO, Pr Ac Imper = keep on honoring, treating generously)

widows that are (EIMI, Pr Ac Ind = keep on being)

widows indeed.

1 Timothy 5:4

But if any widow have (Pr Ac Ind ECHO = keeps on having and holding)

children or nephews, (Accus Pl EKGANOS = grandchildren)

let them learn (Pr Ac Imper MANTHANO = let them learn by practice or experience habitually)

first (PROTON Adv = above all things)

to shew piety (Pr Ac Infin EUSEDEO = godliness, devoutness, to show respectful godliness)

at home, (TON IDION IKON = to their own family)

and to requite (Pr Ac Infin APODIDOMI + AMOIDE = to give back or recompense monetary support)

their parents: (PROGONOS = those in the family before. A reference to parents or grandparents)

for that (HOUTOS, demonstrative pronoun = this deed, renumeration)

is (Pr Ac Ind EIMI = keeps on being)

good and acceptable (APODEKTOS, Pred Nom = pleasing)

before God. (Improper Preposition DNOPION + THEOS = in the sight of God)

1 Timothy 5:5

Now she that is a widow indeed, and desolate, (Perf Pas Part MOMOO = one who has been left alone)

trusteth in God, and continueth (Pr Ac Ind PROSMENO = to remain, keep on persisting in)

in supplications (DEESIS, loc pl = in the sphere of personal prayers)

and prayers (PROSEUCHE, loc pl = in the sphere of intercessory prayer)

night and day.

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