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1 Timothy 6

1 Tim. 6:10 KJV (With Strong’s)

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ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
gar (Greek #1063)
properly, assigning a reason (used in argument, explanation or intensification; often with other particles)
KJV usage: and, as, because (that), but, even, for, indeed, no doubt, seeing, then, therefore, verily, what, why, yet.
Pronounce: gar
Origin: a primary particle
f the love of money
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
philarguria (Greek #5365)
avarice
KJV usage: love of money.
Pronounce: fil-ar-goo-ree'-ah
Origin: from 5366
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esti (Greek #2076)
he (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are
KJV usage: are, be(-long), call, X can(-not), come, consisteth, X dure for a while, + follow, X have, (that) is (to say), make, meaneth, X must needs, + profit, + remaineth, + wrestle.
Pronounce: es-tee'
Origin: third person singular present indicative of 1510
the root
rhiza (Greek #4491)
a "root" (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: root.
Pronounce: hrid'-zah
Origin: apparently a primary word
of all
pas (Greek #3956)
apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole
KJV usage: all (manner of, means), alway(-s), any (one), X daily, + ever, every (one, way), as many as, + no(-thing), X thoroughly, whatsoever, whole, whosoever.
Pronounce: pas
Origin: including all the forms of declension
evil
kakos (Greek #2556)
worthless (intrinsically, such; whereas 4190 properly refers to effects), i.e. (subjectively) depraved, or (objectively) injurious
KJV usage: bad, evil, harm, ill, noisome, wicked.
Pronounce: kak-os'
Origin: apparently a primary word
: which
hos (Greek #3739)
the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that
KJV usage: one, (an-, the) other, some, that, what, which, who(-m, -se), etc. See also 3757.
Pronounce: hos
Origin: ἥ (hay), and neuter ὅ (ho) probably a primary word (or perhaps a form of the article 3588)
while
oregomai (Greek #3713)
to stretch oneself, i.e. reach out after (long for)
KJV usage: covet after, desire.
Pronounce: or-eg'-om-ahee
Origin: middle voice of apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary (compare 3735)
some
tis (Greek #5100)
some or any person or object
KJV usage: a (kind of), any (man, thing, thing at all), certain (thing), divers, he (every) man, one (X thing), ought, + partly, some (man, -body, - thing, -what), (+ that no-)thing, what(-soever), X wherewith, whom(-soever), whose(-soever).
Pronounce: tis
Origin: an enclitic indefinite pronoun
coveted after
oregomai (Greek #3713)
to stretch oneself, i.e. reach out after (long for)
KJV usage: covet after, desire.
Pronounce: or-eg'-om-ahee
Origin: middle voice of apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary (compare 3735)
, they have γerred
apoplanao (Greek #635)
to lead astray (figuratively); passively, to stray (from truth)
KJV usage: err, seduce.
Pronounce: ap-op-lan-ah'-o
Origin: from 575 and 4105
from
apo (Greek #575)
"off," i.e. away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative)
KJV usage: (X here-)after, ago, at, because of, before, by (the space of), for(-th), from, in, (out) of, off, (up-)on(-ce), since, with. In composition (as a prefix) it usually denotes separation, departure, cessation, completion, reversal, etc.
Pronounce: apo'
Origin: a primary particle
the faith
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
pistis (Greek #4102)
persuasion, i.e. credence; moral conviction (of religious truth, or the truthfulness of God or a religious teacher), especially reliance upon Christ for salvation; abstractly, constancy in such profession; by extension, the system of religious (Gospel) truth itself
KJV usage: assurance, belief, believe, faith, fidelity.
Pronounce: pis'-tis
Origin: from 3982
, and
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
pierced
peripeiro (Greek #4044)
to penetrate entirely, i.e. transfix (figuratively)
KJV usage: pierce through.
Pronounce: per-ee-pi'-ro
Origin: from 4012 and the base of 4008
themselves
heautou (Greek #1438)
him- (her-, it-, them-, also (in conjunction with the personal pronoun of the other persons) my-, thy-, our-, your-) self (selves), etc.
KJV usage: alone, her (own, -self), (he) himself, his (own), itself, one (to) another, our (thine) own(-selves), + that she had, their (own, own selves), (of) them(-selves), they, thyself, you, your (own, own conceits, own selves, -selves).
Pronounce: heh-ow-too'
Origin: from a reflexive pronoun otherwise obsolete and the genitive case (dative case or accusative case) of 846
through
peripeiro (Greek #4044)
to penetrate entirely, i.e. transfix (figuratively)
KJV usage: pierce through.
Pronounce: per-ee-pi'-ro
Origin: from 4012 and the base of 4008
with many
polus (Greek #4183)
(singular) much (in any respect) or (plural) many; neuter (singular) as adverbial, largely; neuter (plural) as adverb or noun often, mostly, largely
KJV usage: abundant, + altogether, common, + far (passed, spent), (+ be of a) great (age, deal, -ly, while), long, many, much, oft(-en (-times)), plenteous, sore, straitly. Compare 4118, 4119.
Pronounce: pol-oos'
Origin: including the forms from the alternate πολλός
sorrows
odune (Greek #3601)
grief (as dejecting)
KJV usage: sorrow.
Pronounce: od-oo'-nay
Origin: from 1416
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Ex. 23:8• 8And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous. (Ex. 23:8)
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or, been seduced

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the love.
Gen. 34:23‑24• 23Shall not their cattle and their substance and every beast of theirs be ours? only let us consent unto them, and they will dwell with us.
 24And unto Hamor and unto Shechem his son hearkened all that went out of the gate of his city; and every male was circumcised, all that went out of the gate of his city. (Gen. 34:23‑24)
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Gen. 38:16• 16And he turned unto her by the way, and said, Go to, I pray thee, let me come in unto thee; (for he knew not that she was his daughter in law.) And she said, What wilt thou give me, that thou mayest come in unto me? (Gen. 38:16)
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Ex. 23:7‑8• 7Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.
 8And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous. (Ex. 23:7‑8)
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Deut. 16:19• 19Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous. (Deut. 16:19)
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Deut. 23:4‑5,18• 4Because they met you not with bread and with water in the way, when ye came forth out of Egypt; and because they hired against thee Balaam the son of Beor of Pethor of Mesopotamia, to curse thee.
 5Nevertheless the Lord thy God would not hearken unto Balaam; but the Lord thy God turned the curse into a blessing unto thee, because the Lord thy God loved thee.
 18Thou shalt not bring the hire of a whore, or the price of a dog, into the house of the Lord thy God for any vow: for even both these are abomination unto the Lord thy God. (Deut. 23:4‑5,18)
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Judg. 17:10‑11• 10And Micah said unto him, Dwell with me, and be unto me a father and a priest, and I will give thee ten shekels of silver by the year, and a suit of apparel, and thy victuals. So the Levite went in.
 11And the Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was unto him as one of his sons. (Judg. 17:10‑11)
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Judg. 18:19‑20,29‑31• 19And they said unto him, Hold thy peace, lay thine hand upon thy mouth, and go with us, and be to us a father and a priest: is it better for thee to be a priest unto the house of one man, or that thou be a priest unto a tribe and a family in Israel?
 20And the priest's heart was glad, and he took the ephod, and the teraphim, and the graven image, and went in the midst of the people.
 29And they called the name of the city Dan, after the name of Dan their father, who was born unto Israel: howbeit the name of the city was Laish at the first.
 30And the children of Dan set up the graven image: and Jonathan, the son of Gershom, the son of Manasseh, he and his sons were priests to the tribe of Dan until the day of the captivity of the land.
 31And they set them up Micah's graven image, which he made, all the time that the house of God was in Shiloh. (Judg. 18:19‑20,29‑31)
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2 Sam. 4:10‑11• 10When one told me, saying, Behold, Saul is dead, thinking to have brought good tidings, I took hold of him, and slew him in Ziklag, who thought that I would have given him a reward for his tidings:
 11How much more, when wicked men have slain a righteous person in his own house upon his bed? shall I not therefore now require his blood of your hand, and take you away from the earth? (2 Sam. 4:10‑11)
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Prov. 1:19• 19So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; which taketh away the life of the owners thereof. (Prov. 1:19)
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Isa. 1:23• 23Thy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves: every one loveth gifts, and followeth after rewards: they judge not the fatherless, neither doth the cause of the widow come unto them. (Isa. 1:23)
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Isa. 56:11• 11Yea, they are greedy dogs which can never have enough, and they are shepherds that cannot understand: they all look to their own way, every one for his gain, from his quarter. (Isa. 56:11)
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Jer. 5:27• 27As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and waxen rich. (Jer. 5:27)
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Jer. 5:28• 28They are waxen fat, they shine: yea, they overpass the deeds of the wicked: they judge not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, yet they prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge. (Jer. 5:28)
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Ezek. 13:19• 19And will ye pollute me among my people for handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread, to slay the souls that should not die, and to save the souls alive that should not live, by your lying to my people that hear your lies? (Ezek. 13:19)
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Ezek. 16:33• 33They give gifts to all whores: but thou givest thy gifts to all thy lovers, and hirest them, that they may come unto thee on every side for thy whoredom. (Ezek. 16:33)
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Ezek. 22:12• 12In thee have they taken gifts to shed blood; thou hast taken usury and increase, and thou hast greedily gained of thy neighbors by extortion, and hast forgotten me, saith the Lord God. (Ezek. 22:12)
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Mic. 3:11• 11The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money: yet will they lean upon the Lord, and say, Is not the Lord among us? none evil can come upon us. (Mic. 3:11)
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Mic. 7:3‑4• 3That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh, and the judge asketh for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth his mischievous desire: so they wrap it up.
 4The best of them is as a brier: the most upright is sharper than a thorn hedge: the day of thy watchmen and thy visitation cometh; now shall be their perplexity. (Mic. 7:3‑4)
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Mal. 1:10• 10Who is there even among you that would shut the doors for nought? neither do ye kindle fire on mine altar for nought. I have no pleasure in you, saith the Lord of hosts, neither will I accept an offering at your hand. (Mal. 1:10)
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Matt. 23:14• 14Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation. (Matt. 23:14)
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Acts 1:16‑19• 16Men and brethren, this scripture must needs have been fulfilled, which the Holy Ghost by the mouth of David spake before concerning Judas, which was guide to them that took Jesus.
 17For he was numbered with us, and had obtained part of this ministry.
 18Now this man purchased a field with the reward of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out.
 19And it was known unto all the dwellers at Jerusalem; insomuch as that field is called in their proper tongue, Aceldama, that is to say, The field of blood. (Acts 1:16‑19)
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Titus 1:11• 11Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre's sake. (Titus 1:11)
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Rev. 18:13• 13And cinnamon, and odors, and ointments, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and beasts, and sheep, and horses, and chariots, and slaves, and souls of men. (Rev. 18:13)
coveted.
1 Tim. 6:21• 21Which some professing have erred concerning the faith. Grace be with thee. Amen. <<The first to Timothy was written from Laodicea, which is the chiefest city of Phrygia Pacatiana.>> (1 Tim. 6:21)
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2 Tim. 4:10• 10For Demas hath forsaken me, having loved this present world, and is departed unto Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus unto Dalmatia. (2 Tim. 4:10)
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Jude 11• 11Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core. (Jude 11)
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Rev. 2:14‑15• 14But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and to commit fornication.
 15So hast thou also them that hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitans, which thing I hate. (Rev. 2:14‑15)
erred.
or, been seduced.
and pierced.
Gen. 29:14,26,31‑35• 14And Laban said to him, Surely thou art my bone and my flesh. And he abode with him the space of a month.
 26And Laban said, It must not be so done in our country, to give the younger before the firstborn.
 31And when the Lord saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb: but Rachel was barren.
 32And Leah conceived, and bare a son, and she called his name Reuben: for she said, Surely the Lord hath looked upon my affliction; now therefore my husband will love me.
 33And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Because the Lord hath heard that I was hated, he hath therefore given me this son also: and she called his name Simeon.
 34And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Now this time will my husband be joined unto me, because I have born him three sons: therefore was his name called Levi.
 35And she conceived again, and bare a son: and she said, Now will I praise the Lord: therefore she called his name Judah; and left bearing. (Gen. 29:14,26,31‑35)
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2 Kings 5:27• 27The leprosy therefore of Naaman shall cleave unto thee, and unto thy seed for ever. And he went out from his presence a leper as white as snow. (2 Kings 5:27)
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Psa. 32:10• 10Many sorrows shall be to the wicked: but he that trusteth in the Lord, mercy shall compass him about. (Psa. 32:10)
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Prov. 1:31• 31Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices. (Prov. 1:31)
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2 Peter 2:7‑8• 7And delivered just Lot, vexed with the filthy conversation of the wicked:
 8(For that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds;) (2 Peter 2:7‑8)
• What can be more false and beguiling than the fond fancy that prevails among many in direct contradiction of Christ, that, while the life is absorbed in the struggle for riches, the heart is not there but true to Him? (“On 1 Timothy 6:9-10” by W. Kelly)
• To fall into temptation is quite different from being tempted. It is trying; but blessed is he that endures temptation. The Lord Himself knows what sore temptations mean, none so much. For as God cannot be tempted by evil things, and Himself tempts no one thus, neither was the Second Man, however the first was at once to his own rain, and that of the race, unto God's dishonor. (“On 1 Timothy 6:9-10” by W. Kelly)
• It is hard in that chase to avoid deceit here, dissimulation there, hard words and ways to one, soft to another, taking selfish advantage of men and things and times, without account of heart or circumstances, and still less of Christ before God. (“On 1 Timothy 6:9-10” by W. Kelly)
• it is hardly exact, I think, to say "the" root, though one knows what has been pleaded on its behalf; because "the" implies naturally an exclusive force, and the love of money, deep and wide as it may be, is not the only root, of all men's evils. But our language hardly admits of a simply anarthrous usage like the Greek (“On 1 Timothy 6:9-10” by W. Kelly)
• The desire to be rich was the path of snares and temptation, of foolish and hurtful lusts. (“1 Timothy 6” by J.N. Darby)

J. N. Darby Translation

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For the love of money is thee root of every evil; which some having aspired after, have wandered from the faith, and pierced themselves with many sorrows.

JND Translation Notes

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There is no article in the Greek. It is not that there is no other root, but the love of money is characterized by being such.

W. Kelly Translation

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For a roota of all evils is the love of money, which some eagerly seeking were led astray from the faith and pierced themselves through with many pains.

WK Translation Notes

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"The root," is good neither in doctrine nor in fact nor in grammar. "The" root implies naturally an exclusive force, and the love of money, deep and wide as it may be, is not the only root of all men’s evils. But our language hardly admits of a simple anarthrous usage like the Greek, and therefore we make use of the indefinite article, though it may be feeble.