1 Timothy 5
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1 Timothy 5:3-9

3HonorτίμαtimaG5091widowsχήραςchērasG5503who arewidowsχήρας.chērasG5503indeedὄντωςontōsG3689;
4but ifεἰeiG1487anyτιςtisG5100widowχήραchēraG5503hasἔχει,echeiG2192childrenτέκναteknaG5043orἢēG2228grandchildrenἔκγοναekgonaG1549,they must firstπρῶτονprōtonG4413learnμανθανέτωσανmanthanetōsanG3129to practiceG2151pietyG2151in regard to their ownἴδιονidionG2398familyοἶκονoikonG3624and tomakeG591some returnG591to their parentsπρογόνοις·progonoisG4269;for thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778isacceptableἀπόδεκτονapodektonG587in the sightἐνώπιονenōpionG1799of Godθεοῦ.¶theouG2316.
5NowδὲdeG1161she who is awidowχήραchēraG5503indeedὄντωςontōsG3689and who has been leftG3443aloneG3443,has fixedG1679her hopeἤλπικενēlpikenG1679on GodθεὸνtheonG2316and continuesπροσμένειprosmeneiG4357inentreatiesδεήσεσινdeēsesinG1162and prayersπροσευχαῖςproseuchaisG4335nightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571and dayἡμέρας·hēmerasG2250.
6But she whogivesG4684herselfG4684to wantonG4684pleasureG4684isdeadτέθνηκεν.tethnēkenG2348even while she livesζῶσαzōsaG2198.
7Prescribeπαράγγελλε,parangelleG3853theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778as wellκαὶkaiG2532,soἵναinaG2443that they may be aboveG423reproachἀνεπίλημπτοιanepilēmptoiG423.
8But ifΕἰEiG1487anyoneτιςtisG5100does not provideπρονοεῖ,pronoeiG4306for his ownἰδίωνidiōnG2398,and especiallyμάλισταmalistaG3122for those of his householdοἰκείωνoikeiōnG3609, he hasdeniedἤρνηταιērnētaiG720the faithπίστινpistinG4102and is worseχείρων.cheirōnG5501than an unbelieverἀπίστουapistouG571.
9A widowχήραchēraG5503is to beputG2639on the listG2639only if she is not lessἔλαττονelattonG1640than sixtyἑξήκονταhexēkontaG1835yearsἐτῶνetōnG2094old, having beenthe wifeγυνή,gunēG1135of oneἑνὸςhenosG1520manἀνδρὸςandrosG435,
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