1 Timothy 2:9
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array;”
μαργαρίτης
Pearl. Margarites. The kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking fine pearls. The pearl of great price is worth everything you have. The kingdom demands and deserves total surrender.
χρυσίον
with gold
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χρυσίον
Gold. Chrusion. Your faith more precious than gold. Gold is refined by fire. So is faith. The trials that test your faith are producing something more valuable than any metal.
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ἑαυτοῦ
themselves,
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ἑαυτοῦ
him- (her-, it-, them-, also (in conjunction with the personal pronoun of the other persons) my-, thy-, our-, your-) self (selves), etc.
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κοσμέω
adorning
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κοσμέω
to put in proper order, i.e. decorate (literally or figuratively); specially, to snuff (a wick)
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σωφροσύνη
self-control
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σωφροσύνη
soundness of mind, i.e. (literally) sanity or (figuratively) self-control
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καταστολή
apparel
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καταστολή
a deposit, i.e. (specially) costume
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ὡσαύτως
likewise
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ὡσαύτως
as thus, i.e. in the same way
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γυνή
women
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γυνή
a woman; specially, a wife
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κόσμιος
respectable
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κόσμιος
orderly, i.e. decorous
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πολυτελής
costly,
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πολυτελής
extremely expensive
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πλέγμα
braided hair
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πλέγμα
a plait (of hair)
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ἱματισμός
with clothing
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ἱματισμός
clothing
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