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Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief. (KJV)
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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.
τὸto<the>
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Accusative · Singular · Neuter (T-ASN)
Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT
Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT 1 Timothy 1:13 word 1
πρότερονproteronformerly
Lemma: πρότερον (proteron) · Strong's: G4386
Parsing: Adverb · Comparative (ADV-C)
Meaning: previously — before; (adv.) before, formerly, an earlier time ; former, prior, Eph. 4:22; before, former, prior, Eph. 4:22; before, formerly, Jn. 6:62
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 5 times. Also: Hebrews 4:6, Hebrews 7:27, Hebrews 10:32, 1 Peter 1:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4386; TFLSJ G4386; TAGNT 1 Timothy 1:13 word 2
ὄνταontabeing
Lemma: εἰμί (eimi) · Strong's: G1510
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Participle · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (V-PAP-ASM)
Meaning: to be — εἰμί, ; with various uses and significations, like the English verb to be. ; I. As substantive verb. ; 1. Of persons and things, to be, exist: Act.17:28, Jhn.1:1, 8:58, 17:5, al; ὁ ὢν καὶ ὁ ἦν (for past ptcp.), Rev.1:4,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 2406 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1510; TFLSJ G1510; TAGNT 1 Timothy 1:13 word 3
βλάσφημονblasphēmona blasphemer
Lemma: βλάσφημος (blasphēmos) · Strong's: G0989
Parsing: Adjective · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (A-ASM)
Meaning: blasphemous — βλάσφημος, -ον ; (βλασ-, of uncertain deriv., see Thayer, Boisacq; + φήμη, speech), [in LXX: Isa.66:3 (מְבָרֵךְ אָוֶן), Wis.1:6, Sir.3:16, 2Ma.9:28 10:4, 36 * ; ] ; (a) evil-speaking, slanderous, blasphemous: Act.6:11,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 5 times. Also: Acts 6:11, Acts 6:13, 2 Timothy 3:2, 2 Peter 2:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0989; TFLSJ G0989; TAGNT 1 Timothy 1:13 word 4
καὶkaiand
Lemma: καί (kai) · Strong's: G2532
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: and — καί, ; conj., ; and ; I. Copulative. ; 1. Connecting single words; (a) in general: Mat.2:18, 16:1, Mrk.2:15, Luk.8:15, Heb.1:1, al. mult.; repeated before each of the terms in a series, Mat.23:23, Luk.14:21, Rom.7:12,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 9450 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2532; TFLSJ G2532; TAGNT 1 Timothy 1:13 word 5
διώκτηνdiōktēna persecutor
Lemma: διώκτης (diōktēs) · Strong's: G1376
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (N-ASM)
Meaning: persecutor — διώκτης, -ου, ὁ; (διώκω), ; a persecutor: 1Ti.1:13.†; (AS)
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1376; TFLSJ G1376; TAGNT 1 Timothy 1:13 word 6
καὶkaiand
Lemma: καί (kai) · Strong's: G2532
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: and — καί, ; conj., ; and ; I. Copulative. ; 1. Connecting single words; (a) in general: Mat.2:18, 16:1, Mrk.2:15, Luk.8:15, Heb.1:1, al. mult.; repeated before each of the terms in a series, Mat.23:23, Luk.14:21, Rom.7:12,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 9450 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2532; TFLSJ G2532; TAGNT 1 Timothy 1:13 word 7
ὑβριστήν·hubristēninsolent;
Lemma: ὑβριστής (hubristēs) · Strong's: G5197
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (N-ASM)
Meaning: insolent man — ὑβριστής, -οῦ, ὁ; (ὑβρίζω), [in LXX chiefly for גֵּאֶה ; ] ; a violent, insolent man: Rom.1:20, 1Ti.1:13 (EV, injurious).† ; SYN.: ἀλαζών, ὑπερήφανος, see Tr., Syn., § xxix (AS)
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 2 times. Also: Romans 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5197; TFLSJ G5197; TAGNT 1 Timothy 1:13 word 8
ἀλλ᾽all᾽but
Lemma: ἀλλά (alla) · Strong's: G0235
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: but — ἀλλά (ἀλλ᾽ usually bef. α and υ, often bef. ε and η, rarely bef. ο and ω, never bef. ι; Tdf., Pr., 93 f.; WH, App., 146), ; adversative particle, ; stronger than δέ; prop. neuter pl. of ἄλλος, used adverbially, with…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 642 times. Also: Matthew 4:4, Matthew 5:15, Matthew 5:17, Matthew 5:39, Matthew 6:13, Matthew 6:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0235; TFLSJ G0235; TAGNT 1 Timothy 1:13 word 9
ἠλεήθην,ēleēthēnI was shown mercy,
Lemma: ἐλεέω (eleeō) · Strong's: G1653
Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Passive · Indicative · 1st · Singular (V-API-1S)
Meaning: to have mercy — ἐλεέω; (in Rom.9:16, Ju 22, -άω, which see), -ῶ (ἔλεος), [in LXX (Hex, Pss, Pr) chiefly for חָנַן, also frequently in Proph. for רָחַם, etc. ; ] ; to have pity or mercy on, to show mercy: absol., Rom.9:16 12:8; with…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 32 times. Also: Matthew 5:7, Matthew 9:27, Matthew 15:22, Matthew 17:15, Matthew 18:33, Matthew 20:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1653; TFLSJ G1653; TAGNT 1 Timothy 1:13 word 10
ὅτιhotibecause
Lemma: ὅτι (hoti) · Strong's: G3754H
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: that/since: since — ὅτι, ; conjc. (prop. neut. of ὅστις). ; I. As conjc, introducing an objective clause, that; 1. after verbs of seeing, knowing, thinking, saying, feeling: Mat.3:9 6:32 11:25, Mrk.3:28, Luk.2:49, Jhn.2:22, Act.4:13,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 467 times. Also: Matthew 2:18, Matthew 5:3, Matthew 5:4, Matthew 5:5, Matthew 5:6, Matthew 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3754H; TFLSJ G3754H; TAGNT 1 Timothy 1:13 word 11
ἀγνοῶνagnoōnbeing ignorant
Lemma: ἀγνοέω (agnoeō) · Strong's: G0050
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Participle · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (V-PAP-NSM)
Meaning: be ignorant — ἀγνοέω, -ῶ (> ἁγνίζω), ; [in LXX for שָׁגָה, שָׁגַג, אָשַׁם, etc. ; ] ; 1. to be ignorant, not to know: absol., Ι Ti 1:13, Heb.5:2; with accusative, Act.13:27 17:23, Rom.10:3, 2Co.2:11; ἐν οἷς, 2Pe.2:12; before ὅτι,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 22 times. Also: Mark 9:32, Luke 9:45, Acts 13:27, Acts 17:23, Romans 1:13, Romans 2:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0050; TFLSJ G0050; TAGNT 1 Timothy 1:13 word 12
ἐποίησαepoiēsaI did [it]
Lemma: ποιέω (poieō) · Strong's: G4160G
Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Active · Indicative · 1st · Singular (V-AAI-1S)
Meaning: to do/make: do — ποιέω, -ῶ, ; [in LXX for a great variety of words, but chiefly for עשׂה ; ] ; 1. to make, produce, create, cause: with accusative of thing(s), Mat.17:4, Mrk.9:5, Jhn.9:11, Act.9:39, Rom.9:20, al.; of God as Creator…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 565 times. Also: Matthew 1:24, Matthew 3:3, Matthew 3:8, Matthew 3:10, Matthew 4:19, Matthew 5:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4160G; TFLSJ G4160G; TAGNT 1 Timothy 1:13 word 13
ἐνenin
Lemma: ἐν (en) · Strong's: G1722
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: in/on/among — ἐν, ; prep, (the most frequently of all in NT), with dative (= Heb. בְּ, Lat. in, with abl.). ; I. Of place, with dative of thing(s), of person(s), in, within, on, at, by, among: ἐν τ. πόλει, Luk.7:37; τ. οφθαλμῷ,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 2826 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 2:1, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1722; TFLSJ G1722; TAGNT 1 Timothy 1:13 word 14
ἀπιστίᾳ·apistiaunbelief;
Lemma: ἀπιστία (apistia) · Strong's: G0570
Parsing: Noun · Dative · Singular · Feminine (N-DSF)
Meaning: unbelief — ἀπιστία, -ας, ἡ; (ἄπιστος), [in LXX: Wis.14:25, 4Ma.12:4 * ; ] ; want of faith, unbelief: Mat.13:58, Mrk.6:6 9:24 16:14, Rom.3:3 (but see: ἀπιστέω) Rom.4:20 11:20, 23, 1Ti.1:13, Heb.3:12, 19 (DCG, ii, 775a; Cremer,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 11 times. Also: Matthew 13:58, Mark 6:6, Mark 9:24, Mark 16:14, Romans 3:3, Romans 4:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0570; TFLSJ G0570; TAGNT 1 Timothy 1:13 word 15
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| I was | → | εἰμί G1510 to be |
| formerly | → | πρότερον G4386 previously |
| a blasphemer | → | βλάσφημος G0989 blasphemous |
| a persecutor | → | διώκτης G1376 persecutor |
| and | → | καί G2532 and |
| a violent [man] | → | ὑβριστής G5197 insolent man |
| yet | → | ἀλλά G0235 but |
| because | → | ὅτι G3754H that/since: since |
| I had acted | → | ποιέω G4160G to do/make: do |
| in | → | ἐν G1722 in/on/among |
| ignorance | → | ἀγνοέω G0050 be ignorant |
| [and] unbelief | → | ἀπιστία G0570 unbelief |
| I was shown mercy | → | ἐλεέω G1653 to have mercy |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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