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1 Timothy 1:18

This charge I commit unto thee, son Timothy, according to the prophecies which went before on thee, that thou by them mightest war a good warfare;

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ΤαύτηνtautēnThisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, singular, feminine — “This”, the object formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.Thisτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.παραγγελίανparangelianchargeπαραγγελία (parangelia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “charge”, the object formG3852a command, charge, injunction; a precept, rule of living.This verse uses “charge”.chargeπαρατίθεμαίparatithemaiI commitπαρατίθημι (paratithēmi)verb, present middle indicative, 1st person singular — “I commit”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3908(a) I set (especially a meal) before, serve, (b) act. and mid: I deposit with, entrust to, (c) I bring forward, quote as evidence.I commitσοιsoiunto theeσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “unto thee”, the to- or for-formG4771you.unto theeτέκνονteknonsonτέκνονnoun, vocative, singular, neuter — “son”, the calling formG5043a child, descendent, inhabitant.sonΤιμόθεεtimotheeTimothyΤιμόθεος (timotheos)noun, vocative, singular, masculine — “Timothy”, the calling formG5095Timothy, a Christian of Lystra, helper of Paul.Timothyκατὰkataaccording toκατάpreposition — “according to”G2596gen: against, down from, throughout, by; acc: over against, among, daily, day-by-day, each day, according to, by way of.This verse uses “according to”.according toτὰςtastheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.προαγούσαςproagousaswhich went beforeπροάγω (proagō)verb, present active participle, accusative, plural, feminine — “which went before”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4254(a) trans: I lead forth; in the judicial sense, into court, (b) intrans. and trans: I precede, go before, (c) intrans: I go too far.which went beforeἐπὶepionἐπίpreposition — “on”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.onσὲsetheeσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “thee”, the object formG4771you.theeπροφητείαςprophēteiasprophecyπροφητεία (prophēteia)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “prophecy”, the object formG4394prophecy, prophesying; the gift of communicating and enforcing revealed truth.ἵναhinathatἵναadverb — “that”G2443in order that, so that.thatστρατεύῃstrateuēthouστρατεύομαι (strateuomai)verb, present middle subjunctive, 2nd person singular — “thou”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4754I wage war, fight, serve as a soldier; fig: of the warring lusts against the soul.thouἐνenbyἐνpreposition — “by”G1722in, on, among.byαὐταῖςautaisthemαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, feminine — “them”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.themτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.καλὴνkalēna goodκαλός (kalos)adjective, accusative, singular, feminine — “a good”, the object formG2570beautiful, as an outward sign of the inward good, noble, honorable character; good, worthy, honorable, noble, and seen to be so.This verse uses “good”.a goodστρατείανstrateianwarfareστρατεία (strateia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “warfare”, the object formG4752warfare, military service; of Christian warfare.This verse uses “warfare”.warfare

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

This charge I commit to thee, child Timotheus, according to the prophesies that went before upon thee, that thou mayest war in them the good warfare,

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American Standard Version (1901)

This charge I commit unto thee, my child Timothy, according to the prophecies which led the way to thee, that by them thou mayest war the good warfare;

Young’s Literal Translation

This charge I commit to thee, child Timotheus, according to the prophesies that went before upon thee, that thou mayest war in them the good warfare,

World English Bible

I commit this instruction to you, my child Timothy, according to the prophecies which were given to you before, that by them you may wage the good warfare,

Darby Translation

This charge, [my] child Timotheus, I commit to thee, according to the prophecies as to thee preceding, in order that thou mightest war by them the good warfare,

Douay-Rheims

This precept I commend to thee, O son Timothy; according to the prophecies going before on thee, that thou war in them a good warfare,

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