1 Timothy 5:23
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach’s sake and thine often infirmities.”
οἶνος
Wine. Oinos. New wine must be put into new wineskins. The life of the Spirit cannot be contained in old structures. God is always doing something new. Be flexible enough to receive it.
χράομαι
do use
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χράομαι
to furnish what is needed; (give an oracle, "graze" (touch slightly), light upon, etc.), i.e. (by implication) to employ or (by extension) to act towards one in a given manner
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ὀλίγος
a little
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ὀλίγος
Few, little, small in number. Many are called but few are chosen. The way is narrow and few find it. Walking with God has always been the minority path.
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μηκέτι
No longer
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μηκέτι
No longer, no more. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain for the old order of things has passed away.
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πυκνός
frequent
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πυκνός
clasped (thick), i.e. (figuratively) frequent; neuter plural (as adverb) frequently
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διά
because of
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διά
through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional)
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ὑδροποτέω
do drink only water,
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ὑδροποτέω
to be a water-drinker, i.e. to abstain from vinous beverages
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στόμαχος
stomach
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στόμαχος
an orifice (the gullet), i.e. (specially), the "stomach"
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