1 Timothy 1:7
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“Desiring to be teachers of the law; understanding neither what they say, nor whereof they affirm.”
περί
properly, through (all over), i.e. around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time (with the genitive case denoting the subject or occasion or superlative point; with the accusative case the locality, circuit, matter, circumstance or general period)
ὅς
what
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ὅς
Who, which, that, the one who. He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. God finishes what He starts.
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θέλω
desiring
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θέλω
To will, to wish, to desire. Thelo. I am willing be made clean. Jesus was always willing to heal, forgive and restore. His willingness has not changed.
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λέγω
they are saying
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λέγω
To say, to speak with authority. Jesus said and it was so. When Jesus speaks everything listens. His words carry the weight of creation behind them.
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μήτε
neither
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μήτε
Neither, not even, not yet. Not by might nor by power but by My Spirit says the LORD. Human effort alone will never accomplish God's purposes.
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νοιέω
understanding
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νοιέω
To perceive, to understand, to comprehend. Spiritual perception is a gift of the Spirit.
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διαβεβαιόομαι
they confidently assert.
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διαβεβαιόομαι
to confirm thoroughly (by words), i.e. asseverate
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νομοδιδάσκαλος
teachers of the Law,
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νομοδιδάσκαλος
an expounder of the (Jewish) law, i.e. a Rabbi
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εἶναι
to be
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εἶναι
to exist
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