The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “unspoilable” (ἀδιαφθορίαν) before dignity here.
περὶperiInπερίpreposition — “In”G4012(a) gen: about, concerning, (b) acc: around.Inπάνταpantaall thingsπᾶς (pas)adjective, accusative, plural, neuter — “all things”, the object formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.all thingsσεαυτὸνseautonyourselfσεαυτοῦ (seautoû)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “yourself”, the object formG4572Strong’s files this form under G4771 (σύ).thyselfπαρεχόμενοςparechomenosto furnish occasionπαρέχω (parechō)verb, present middle participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to furnish occasion”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3930act. and mid: I offer, provide, confer, afford, give, bring, show, cause.τύπονtupona patternτύπος (tupos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “a pattern”, the object formG5179(originally: the mark of a blow, then a stamp struck by a die), (a) a figure; a copy, image, (b) a pattern, model, (c) a type, prefiguring something or somebody.a patternκαλῶνkalōnof goodκαλός (kalos)adjective, genitive, plural, neuter — “of good”, the of-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”.of goodἔργωνergōnworksἔργον (ergon)noun, genitive, plural, neuter — “works”, the of-formG2041work, task, employment; a deed, action; that which is wrought or made, a work.worksἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.διδασκαλίᾳdidaskaliadoctrineδιδασκαλίαnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “doctrine”, the to- or for-formG1319instruction, teaching.doctrineἀφθορίανaphthorianἀφθορία (aphthoria)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — the object formσεμνότηταsemnotētagravityσεμνότης (semnotēs)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “gravity”, the object formG4587dignity, honor, gravity, seriousness.gravityἀφθορίανaphthoriansincerityἀφθαρσία (aphtharsia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “sincerity”, the object formG861indestructibility, incorruptibility; hence: immortality.sincerity
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