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1 Timothy 1:3

As I besought thee to abide still at Ephesus, when I went into Macedonia, that thou mightest charge some that they teach no other doctrine,

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ΚαθὼςkathōsAsκαθώςconjunction — “As”G2531according to the manner in which, in the degree that, just as, as.AsπαρεκάλεσάparekalesaI besoughtπαρακαλέω (parakaleō)verb, aorist active indicative, 1st person singular — “I besought”, a single actionG3870(a) I send for, summon, invite, (b) I beseech, entreat, beg, (c) I exhort, admonish, (d) I comfort, encourage, console.I besoughtσεsetheeσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “thee”, the object formG4771you.theeπροσμεῖναιprosmeinaito abide stillπροσμένω (prosmenō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to abide still”, a single actionG4357I remain; I abide in, remain in, persist in, adhere to.to abide stillἐνenatἐνpreposition — “at”G1722in, on, among.atἘφέσῳephesōEphesusἜφεσος (ephesos)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “Ephesus”, the to- or for-formG2181Ephesus, a coast city, capital of the Roman province Asia.Ephesusπορευόμενοςporeuomenoswhen I wentπορεύομαι (poreuomai)verb, present middle participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “when I went”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4198I travel, journey, go, die.when I wentεἰςeisintoεἰςpreposition — “into”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.This verse uses “into”.intoΜακεδονίανmakedonianMacedoniaΜακεδονία (makedonia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “Macedonia”, the object formG3109(Hebrew), Macedonia, a Roman province north of Achaia (Greece).Macedoniaἵναhinathatἵναconjunction — “that”G2443in order that, so that.thatπαραγγείλῃςparangeilēsthou mightest chargeπαραγγέλλω (parangellō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 2nd person singular — “thou mightest charge”, a single actionG3853I notify, command, charge, entreat solemnly.This verse uses “charge”.thou mightest chargeτισὶνtisinsomeτις (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “some”, the to- or for-formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.someμὴmēnoμήadverb — “no”G3361not, lest.noἑτεροδιδασκαλεῖνheterodidaskaleinto other doctrineἑτεροδιδασκαλέω (heterodidaskaleō)verb, present active infinitive — “to other doctrine”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2085I teach different things, that is, different from the true or necessary teaching.other doctrine

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

according as I did exhort thee to remain in Ephesus — I going on to Macedonia — that thou mightest charge certain not to teach any other thing,

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American Standard Version (1901)

As I exhorted thee to tarry at Ephesus, when I was going into Macedonia, that thou mightest charge certain men not to teach a different doctrine,

Young’s Literal Translation

according as I did exhort thee to remain in Ephesus — I going on to Macedonia — that thou mightest charge certain not to teach any other thing,

World English Bible

As I urged you when I was going into Macedonia, stay at Ephesus that you might command certain men not to teach a different doctrine,

Darby Translation

Even as I begged thee to remain in Ephesus, [when I was] going to Macedonia, that thou mightest enjoin some not to teach other doctrines,

Douay-Rheims

As I desired thee to remain at Ephesus when I went into Macedonia, that thou mightest charge some not to teach otherwise,

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