1 Timothy 5:19
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“Against an elder receive not an accusation, but before two or three witnesses.”
μάρτυς
Witness, one who testifies, martyr. Martus. You will be My witnesses. A witness testifies to what they have seen and experienced. Your testimony is your most powerful tool.
πρεσβύτερος
an elder
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πρεσβύτερος
older; as noun, a senior; specially, an Israelite Sanhedrist (also figuratively, member of the celestial council) or Christian "presbyter"
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ἐκτός
unless
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ἐκτός
the exterior; figuratively (as a preposition) aside from, besides
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παραδέχομαι
do receive
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παραδέχομαι
to accept near, i.e. admit or (by implication) delight in
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κατηγορία
an accusation
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κατηγορία
a complaint ("category"), i.e. criminal charge
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εἰ
only
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εἰ
if, whether, that, etc.
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τρεῖς
three
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τρεῖς
"three"
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