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1 Timothy 4:3

Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth.

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κωλυόντωνkōluontōnForbiddingκωλύω (kōluō)verb, present active participle, genitive, plural, masculine — “Forbidding”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2967I prevent, debar, hinder; with infin: from doing so and so.Forbiddingγαμεῖνgameinto marryγαμέω (gameō)verb, present active infinitive — “to marry”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1060I marry, used of either sex.to marryἀπέχεσθαιapechesthaito and commanding to abstain fromἀπέχω (apechō)verb, present middle infinitive — “to and commanding to abstain from”, an ongoing or repeated actionG568I have in full, am far, it is enough.and commanding to abstain fromβρωμάτωνbrōmatōnmeatsβρῶμα (brōma)noun, genitive, plural, neuter — “meats”, the of-formG1033food of any kind.meatsἃhawhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, plural, neuter — “which”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.whichὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.θεὸςtheosGodθεόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “God”, the subject formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.Godἔκτισενektisenhath createdκτίζω (ktizō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “hath created”, a single actionG2936I create, form, shape, make, always of God.hath createdεἰςeistoεἰςpreposition — “to”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.toμετάλημψινmetalēmpsinbe receivedμετάλημψις (metalēmpsis)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “be received”, the object formG3336participation, sharing in, receiving.be receivedμετὰmetawithμετάpreposition — “with”G3326(a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives.This verse uses “with”.withεὐχαριστίαςeucharistiasthanksgivingεὐχαριστία (eucharistia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “thanksgiving”, the of-formG2169thankfulness, gratitude; giving of thanks, thanksgiving.thanksgivingτοῖςtoistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.πιστοῖςpistoisof them which believeπιστός (pistos)adjective, dative, plural, masculine — “of them which believe”, the to- or for-formG4103trustworthy, faithful, believing.of them which believeκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἐπεγνωκόσιepegnōkosiknowἐπιγινώσκω (epiginōskō)verb, perfect active participle, dative, plural, masculine — “know”, a completed action with a present resultG1921I come to know by directing my attention to him or it, I perceive, discern, recognize; aor: I found out.knowτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἀλήθειανalētheiantruthἀλήθεια (alētheia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “truth”, the object formG225truth, but not merely truth as spoken; truth of idea, reality, sincerity, truth in the moral sphere, divine truth revealed to man, straightforwardness.the truth

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

forbidding to marry — to abstain from meats that God created to be received with thanksgiving by those believing and acknowledging the truth,

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American Standard Version (1901)

forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God created to be received with thanksgiving by them that believe and know the truth.

Young’s Literal Translation

forbidding to marry — to abstain from meats that God created to be received with thanksgiving by those believing and acknowledging the truth,

World English Bible

forbidding marriage and commanding to abstain from foods which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.

Darby Translation

forbidding to marry, [bidding] to abstain from meats, which God has created for receiving with thanksgiving for them who are faithful and know the truth.

Douay-Rheims

Forbidding to marry, to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving by the faithful, and by them that have known the truth.

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