1 Timothy 5:13
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“And withal they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not.”
μανθάνω
To learn, to discover by experience. Manthano. I have learned to be content. Contentment is not automatic. It is learned through the experience of God's faithfulness in every season.
μόνος
only
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μόνος
Only, alone, solitary. Monos. Man shall not live by bread alone. The deepest hungers of life cannot be satisfied by material things. Only God can fill what God shaped.
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οἰκία
house to house.
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οἰκία
A house, a household, a family dwelling. In My Father's house are many rooms. Your eternal home is being prepared by Jesus Himself right now.
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δεῖ
being proper.
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δεῖ
also deon deh-on'; neuter active participle of the same; both used impersonally; it is (was, etc.) necessary (as binding)
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λαλέω
speaking
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λαλέω
To speak, to talk, to utter. He spoke and it was done. The word of God is not silent. It is always speaking.
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περίεργος
busybodies,
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περίεργος
working all around, i.e. officious (meddlesome, neuter plural magic)
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περιέρχομαι
going about
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περιέρχομαι
to come all around, i.e. stroll, vacillate, veer
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φλύαρος
gossips
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φλύαρος
a garrulous person, i.e. prater
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