King James Version

1 Timothy 6:6

But godliness with contentment is great gain.

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ἔστινestinisεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “is”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.isδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.πορισμὸςporismosgainπορισμόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “gain”, the subject formG4200a source of gain, livelihood.gainμέγαςmegasgreatμέγαςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “great”, the subject formG3173large, great, in the widest sense.This verse uses “great”.ἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.εὐσέβειαeusebeiapietyεὐσέβειαnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “piety”, the subject formG2150piety (towards God), godliness, devotion, godliness.This verse uses “piety”.μετὰmetawithμετάpreposition — “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”.αὐταρκείαςautarkeiasself-sufficiencyαὐτάρκεια (autarkeia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “self-sufficiency”, the of-formG841self-sufficiency, independence, contentment.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

but it is great gain — the piety with contentment;

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American Standard Version (1901)

But godliness with contentment is great gain:

Young’s Literal Translation

but it is great gain — the piety with contentment;

World English Bible

But godliness with contentment is great gain.

Darby Translation

But piety with contentment is great gain.

Douay-Rheims

But godliness with contentment is great gain.

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