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1 Timothy 5:9

Let not a widow be taken into the number under threescore years old, having been the wife of one man,

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Χήραchēraa widowχήραadjective, nominative, singular, feminine — “a widow”, the subject formG5503a widow.a widowκαταλεγέσθωkatalegesthōbe taken into the numberκαταλέγω (katalegō)verb, present passive imperative, 3rd person singular — “be taken into the number”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2639I enter in a list, register, enroll.be taken into the numberμὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.ἔλαττονelattonunderἐλάσσων (elassōn)adjective, comparative, accusative, singular, neuter — “under”, the object formG1640less, smaller; poorer, inferior.underἐτῶνetōnyears oldἔτος (etos)noun, genitive, plural, neuter — “years old”, the of-formG2094a year.years oldἑξήκονταhexēkontasixtyἑξήκονταadjective, genitive, plural, neuter — “sixty”, the of-formG1835sixty.γεγονυῖαgegonuiahaving beenγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, perfect active participle, nominative, singular, feminine — “having been”, a completed action with a present resultG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.having beenἑνὸςhenosof oneεἷς (heis)adjective, genitive, singular, masculine — “of one”, the of-formG1520one.of oneἀνδρὸςandrosmanἀνήρ (anēr)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “man”, the of-formG435a male human being; a man, husband.manγυνήgunēwomanγυνήnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “woman”, the subject formG1135a woman, wife, my lady.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

A widow — let her not be enrolled under sixty years of age, having been a wife of one husband,

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American Standard Version (1901)

Let none be enrolled as a widow under threescore years old, having been the wife of one man,

Young’s Literal Translation

A widow — let her not be enrolled under sixty years of age, having been a wife of one husband,

World English Bible

Let no one be enrolled as a widow under sixty years old, having been the wife of one man,

Darby Translation

Let a widow be put upon the list, being of not less than sixty years, [having been] wife of one man,

Douay-Rheims

Let a widow be chosen of no less than threescore years of age, who hath been the wife of one husband.

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