1 Timothy 5:4
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“But if any widow have children or nephews, let them learn first to shew piety at home, and to requite their parents: for that is good and acceptable before God.”
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.
θεός
God.
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θεός
God. Theos. In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. The ultimate reality. The source of all existence. Personal knowable and present.
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πρῶτος
first
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πρῶτος
First, foremost, chief. Protos. The first shall be last and the last first. God constantly reverses human rankings. What the world considers great God may consider least.
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οἶκος
household
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οἶκος
House, household, family. Oikos. As for me and my house we will serve the LORD. The household of faith begins in the household of the home. Discipleship starts at home.
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καλός
good
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καλός
Good, beautiful, excellent. Kalos. She has done a beautiful thing. What looks like extravagance to the world looks beautiful to Jesus. He sees the love behind the act.
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χήρα
widow
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χήρα
Widow. Chera. A widow who had given everything she had. Jesus noticed and commended what no one else saw. God sees your hidden faithfulness and values it eternally.
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ἔχω
has,
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ἔχω
To have, to hold, to possess. I have learned in whatever state I am to be content. Contentment is not about having more but appreciating what you have.
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εὐσεβέω
to be devout
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εὐσεβέω
to be pious, i.e. (towards God) to worship, or (towards parents) to respect (support)
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ἴδιος
her] own
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ἴδιος
pertaining to self, i.e. one's own; by implication, private or separate
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ἔκγονον
grandchildren
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ἔκγονον
a descendant, i.e. (specially) grandchild
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τὶς
any
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τὶς
some or any person or object
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πρόγονος
to parents;
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πρόγονος
an ancestor, (grand-)parent
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εἰ
If
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εἰ
if, whether, that, etc.
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τέκνον
children
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τέκνον
a child (as produced)
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