King James Version

1 Timothy 6:18

That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate;

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ἀγαθοεργεῖνagathoergeinto That they do goodἀγαθοεργέω (agathoergeō)verb, present active infinitive — “to That they do good”, an ongoing or repeated actionG14I work that which is good, perform good deeds.That they do goodπλουτεῖνplouteinto that they be richπλουτέω (plouteō)verb, present active infinitive — “to that they be rich”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4147I become rich, am rich, abound in.that they be richἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inἔργοιςergoisworksἔργον (ergon)noun, dative, plural, neuter — “works”, the to- or for-formG2041work, task, employment; a deed, action; that which is wrought or made, a work.worksκαλοῖςkaloisgoodκαλός (kalos)adjective, dative, plural, neuter — “good”, the to- or for-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”.εὐμεταδότουςeumetadotousgenerousεὐμετάδοτος (eumetadotos)adjective, accusative, plural, masculine — “generous”, the object formG2130willingly sharing, ready to impart, generous.εἶναιeinaito existεἰμί (eimí)verb, present active infinitive — “to exist”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.Strong’s files this form under G1511 (εἶναι, exist).ready to distributeκοινωνικούςkoinōnikouswilling to communicateκοινωνικός (koinōnikos)adjective, accusative, plural, masculine — “willing to communicate”, the object formG2843willing to share, sociable, ready to communicate, beneficent.willing to communicate

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

to do good, to be rich in good works, to be ready to impart, willing to communicate,

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American Standard Version (1901)

that they do good, that they be rich in good works, that they be ready to distribute, willing to communicate;

Young’s Literal Translation

to do good, to be rich in good works, to be ready to impart, willing to communicate,

World English Bible

that they do good, that they be rich in good works, that they be ready to distribute, willing to share;

Darby Translation

to do good, to be rich in good works, to be liberal in distributing, disposed to communicate [of their substance],

Douay-Rheims

To do good, to be rich in good works, to give easily, to communicate to others,

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