Η ΠΡΟΣ ΤΙΜΟΘΕΟΝ ΕΠΙΣΤΟΛΗ ΠΡΩΤΗ

First Epistle to Timothy

CHAPTER 5

| 1 | πρεσβυτερω |  | μη |  | επιπληξης |  | αλλα |  | παρακαλει |  | ως |  | πατερα |
|  | And elder |  | do not sharply rebuke, |  | ♦ |  | but |  | exhort [him] |  | as |  | a father; |

νεωτερους |  | ως |  | αδελφους |  |
younger [men] |  | as |  | brethren; |  |

| 2 | πρεσβυτερας |  | ως |  | μητερας |  | νεωτερας |  | ως |  | αδελφας |  | εν |  | παση |  | αγνεια |  |
|  | elder [women] |  | as |  | mothers; |  | younger |  | as |  | sisters, |  | with |  | all |  | purity. |  |

| 3 | χηρας |  | τιμα |  | τας |  | οντως |  | χηρας |  |
|  | Widows 2 |  | honour 1 |  | that [are] |  | indeed 2 |  | widows; 1 |  |

| 4 | ει |  | δε |  | τις |  | χηρα |  | τεκνα |  | η |  | εκγονα |  | εχει |  | μανθανετωσαν |  | πρωτον |
|  | but if |  | ♦ |  | any |  | widow |  | children 2 |  | or 3 |  | descendants 4 |  | have, 1 |  | let them learn |  | first [as to] |

τον |  | ιδιον |  | οικον |  | ευσεβειν |  | και |  | αμοιβας |  | αποδιδοναι |  | τοις |
their own |  | ♦ |  | house |  | to be pious, |  | and |  | recompense 3 |  | to 1 render 2 |  | to [their] parents; |

προγονοις |  | τουτο |  | γαρ |  | εστιν |  | καλον |  | και |  | αποδεκτον |  | ενωπιον |  | του |  | θεου |  |
♦ |  | for this |  | ♦ |  | is |  | good |  | and |  | acceptable |  | before |  | ♦ |  | God. |  |

| 5 | η |  | δε |  | οντως |  | χηρα |  | και |  | μεμονωμενη |  | ηλπικεν |  | επι |  | τον |
|  | Now she who [is] |  | ♦ |  | indeed 3 |  | a 1 widow, 2 |  | and |  | left alone, |  | has [her] hope |  | in |  | ♦ |

θεον |  | και |  | προσμενει |  | ταις |  | δεησεσιν |  | και |  | ταις |  | προσευχαις |  | νυκτος |  | και |
God, |  | and |  | continues |  | ♦ |  | in supplications |  | and |  | ♦ |  | prayers |  | night |  | and |

ημερας |  |
day. |  |

| 6 | η |  | δε |  | σπαταλωσα |  | ζωσα |  | τεθνηκεν |  |
|  | But she that |  | ♦ |  | lives in self-gratification, |  | living |  | is dead. |  |

| 7 | και |  | ταυτα |  | παραγγελλε |  | ινα |  | ανεπιληπτοι |  | ωσιν |  |
|  | And |  | these things |  | charge, |  | that |  | irreproachable |  | they may be. |  |

| 8 | ει |  | δε |  | τις |  | των |  | ιδιων |  | και |  | μαλιστα |  | των |  | οικειων |  | ου |
|  | But if |  | ♦ |  | anyone |  | his own |  | ♦ |  | and |  | specially [his] |  | ♦ |  | household |  | does not provide for, |

προνοει |  | την |  | πιστιν |  | ηρνηται |  | και |  | εστιν |  | απιστου |  | χειρων |  |
♦ |  | the |  | faith |  | he has denied |  | and |  | is |  | than 2 an 3 unbeliever 4 |  | worse. 1 |  |

| 9 | χηρα |  | καταλεγεσθω |  | μη |  | ελαττον |  | ετων |  | εξηκοντα |  | γεγονυια |
|  | A 6 widow 7 |  | let be put on the list 5 |  | not 2 |  | less 3 |  | than 4 years 6 |  | sixty 5 |  | being, 1 |

ενος |  | ανδρος |  | γυνη |  |
of one |  | man |  | wife, |  |

| 10 | εν |  | εργοις |  | καλοις |  | μαρτυρουμενη |  | ει |  | ετεκνοτροφησεν |  | ει |
|  | in |  | works 2 |  | good 1 |  | being borne witness to, |  | if |  | she brought up children, |  | if |

εξενοδοχησεν |  | ει |  | αγιων |  | ποδας |  | ενιψεν |  | ει |  | θλιβομενοις |
she entertained strangers, |  | if |  | saints’ |  | feet |  | she washed, |  | if |  | to the oppressed |

επηρκεσεν |  | ει |  | παντι |  | εργω |  | αγαθω |  | επηκολουθησεν |  |
she imparted relief, |  | if |  | every |  | work 2 |  | good 1 |  | she followed after. |  |

| 11 | νεωτερας |  | δε |  | χηρας |  | παραιτου |  | οταν |  | γαρ |  | καταστρηνιασωσιν |
|  | But younger |  | ♦ |  | widows |  | refuse; |  | for when |  | ♦ |  | they may have grown wanton against |

του |  | χριστου |  | γαμειν |  | θελουσιν |  |
♦ |  | Christ, |  | to marry |  | they wish, |  |

| 12 | εχουσαι |  | κριμα |  | οτι |  | την |  | πρωτην |  | πιστιν |  | ηθετησαν |  |
|  | having |  | judgment |  | because [their] |  | ♦ |  | first |  | faith |  | they cast off. |  |

| 13 | αμα |  | δε |  | και |  | αργαι |  | μανθανουσιν |  | περιερχομεναι |  | τας |  | οικιας |
|  | And withal |  | ♦ |  | also |  | [to be] idle |  | they learn, |  | going about to |  | the |  | houses; |

ου |  | μονον |  | δε |  | αργαι |  | αλλα |  | και |  | φλυαροι |  | και |  | περιεργοι |  | λαλουσαι |
and not only |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | idle, |  | but |  | also |  | tattlers |  | and |  | busy-bodies, |  | speaking |

τα |  | μη |  | δεοντα |  |
things [they] |  | ought not. |  | ♦ |  |

| 14 | βουλομαι |  | ουν |  | νεωτερας |  | γαμειν |  | τεκνογονειν |  | οικοδεσποτειν |
|  | I will |  | therefore |  | younger [ones] |  | to marry, |  | to bear children, |  | to rule the house, |

μηδεμιαν |  | αφορμην |  | διδοναι |  | τω |  | αντικειμενω |  | λοιδοριας |  | χαριν |  |
no 3 |  | occasion 4 |  | to 1 give 2 |  | to the |  | adversary |  | of 3 reproach 4 |  | on 1 account. 2 |  |

| 15 | ηδη |  | γαρ |  | τινες |  | εξετραπησαν |  | οπισω |  | του |  | σατανα |  |
|  | For already |  | ♦ |  | some |  | are turned aside |  | after |  | ♦ |  | Satan. |  |

| 16 | ει |  | τις |  | πιστος |  | η |  | πιστη |  | εχει |  | χηρας |  | επαρκειτω |  | αυταις |  | και |
|  | If |  | any |  | believing [man] |  | or |  | believing [woman] |  | have |  | widows, |  | let him impart relief |  | to them, |  | and |

μη |  | βαρεισθω |  | η |  | εκκλησια |  | ινα |  | ταις |  | οντως |  | χηραις |  | επαρκεση |  |
not |  | let be burdened |  | the |  | assembly, |  | that |  | to the |  | indeed 2 |  | widows 1 |  | it may impart relief. |  |

| 17 | οι |  | καλως |  | προεστωτες |  | πρεσβυτεροι |  | διπλης |  | τιμης |
|  | The |  | well |  | who 2 take 3 the 4 lead 5 |  | elders 1 |  | of double |  | honour |

αξιουσθωσαν |  | μαλιστα |  | οι |  | κοπιωντες |  | εν |  | λογω |  | και |  | διδασκαλια |  |
let be counted worthy, |  | specially |  | those |  | labouring |  | in |  | word |  | and |  | teaching; |  |

| 18 | λεγει |  | γαρ |  | η |  | γραφη |  | βουν |  | αλοωντα |  | ου |  | φιμωσεις |  | και |
|  | for says |  | ♦ |  | the |  | scripture, |  | An ox |  | treading out corn |  | not 3 |  | thou 1 shalt 2 muzzle, |  | and, |

αξιος |  | ο |  | εργατης |  | του |  | μισθου |  | αυτου |  |
Worthy [is] |  | the |  | workman |  | of his hire. |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  |

| 19 | κατα |  | πρεσβυτερου |  | κατηγοριαν |  | μη |  | παραδεχου |  | εκτος |  | ει |  | μη |
|  | Against |  | an elder |  | an accusation |  | receive not, |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | unless |  | ♦ |

επι |  | δυο |  | η |  | τριων |  | μαρτυρων |  |
on [the testimony of] |  | two |  | or |  | three |  | witnesses. |  |

| 20 | τους |  | αμαρτανοντας |  | ενωπιον |  | παντων |  | ελεγχε |  | ινα |  | και |  | οι |  | λοιποι |
|  | Those that |  | sin |  | before 2 |  | all 3 |  | convict, 1 |  | that |  | also |  | the |  | rest |

φοβον |  | εχωσιν |  |
fear 3 |  | may 1 have. 2 |  |

| 21 | διαμαρτυρομαι |  | ενωπιον |  | του |  | θεου |  | και |  | κυριου |  | ιησου |  | χριστου |  | και |  | των |
|  | I earnestly testify |  | before |  | ♦ |  | God |  | and |  | [the] Lord |  | Jesus |  | Christ |  | and |  | the |

εκλεκτων |  | αγγελων |  | ινα |  | ταυτα |  | φυλαξης |  | χωρις |  | προκριματος |
elect |  | angels, |  | that |  | these things |  | thou shouldest keep, |  | apart from |  | prejudice, |

μηδεν |  | ποιων |  | κατα |  | προσκλισιν |  |
nothing |  | doing |  | by |  | partiality. |  |

| 22 | χειρας |  | ταχεως |  | μηδενι |  | επιτιθει |  | μηδε |  | κοινωνει |  | αμαρτιαις |  | αλλοτριαις |
|  | Hands |  | quickly |  | on no one |  | lay, |  | nor |  | share |  | in sins |  | of others. |

σεαυτον |  | αγνον |  | τηρει |  |
Thyself |  | pure |  | keep. |  |

| 23 | μηκετι |  | υδροποτει |  | αλλ |  | οινω |  | ολιγω |  | χρω |  | δια |  | τον |
|  | No longer |  | drink water, |  | but |  | wine 4 |  | a 2 little 3 |  | use 1 |  | on account of |  | thy stomach |

στομαχον |  | σου |  | και |  | τας |  | πυκνας |  | σου |  | ασθενειας |  |
♦ |  | ♦ |  | and |  | ♦ |  | frequent 2 |  | thy 1 |  | infirmities. |  |

| 24 | τινων |  | ανθρωπων |  | αι |  | αμαρτιαι |  | προδηλοι |  | εισιν |  | προαγουσαι |  | εις |  | κρισιν |
|  | Of some |  | men |  | the |  | sins |  | manifest |  | are, |  | going before |  | to |  | judgment; |

τισιν |  | δε |  | και |  | επακολουθουσιν |  |
and some |  | ♦ |  | also |  | they follow after. |  |

| 25 | ωσαυτως |  | και |  | τα |  | καλα |  | εργα |  | προδηλα |  | εστιν |  | και |  | τα |  | αλλως |  | εχοντα
|  | In like manner |  | also |  | ♦ |  | good |  | works |  | manifest |  | are, |  | and |  | those that |  | otherwise |  | are,

| κρυβηναι |  | ου |  | δυναται |  |
| be 2 hid 3 |  | cannot. 1 |  | ♦ |  |