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1 Tim. 1:17 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Now
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
de (Greek #1161)
but, and, etc.
KJV usage: also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).
Pronounce: deh
Origin: a primary particle (adversative or continuative)
unto the King
basileus (Greek #935)
a sovereign (abstractly, relatively, or figuratively)
KJV usage: king.
Pronounce: bas-il-yooce'
Origin: probably from 939 (through the notion of a foundation of power)
o eternal
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
aion (Greek #165)
properly, an age; by extension, perpetuity (also past); by implication, the world; specially (Jewish) a Messianic period (present or future)
KJV usage: age, course, eternal, (for) ever(-more), (n-)ever, (beginning of the , while the) world (began, without end). Compare 5550.
Pronounce: ahee-ohn'
Origin: from the same as 104
, immortal
aphthartos (Greek #862)
undecaying (in essence or continuance)
KJV usage: not (in-, un-)corruptible, immortal.
Pronounce: af'-thar-tos
Origin: from 1 (as a negative particle) and a derivative of 5351
p, invisible
aoratos (Greek #517)
invisible
KJV usage: invisible (thing).
Pronounce: ah-or'-at-os
Origin: from 1 (as a negative particle) and 3707
q, the only
monos (Greek #3441)
remaining, i.e. sole or single; by implication, mere
KJV usage: alone, only, by themselves.
Pronounce: mon'-os
Origin: probably from 3306
wise
sophos (Greek #4680)
wise (in a most general application)
KJV usage: wise. Compare 5429.
Pronounce: sof-os'
Origin: akin to σαφής (clear)
r God
theos (Greek #2316)
a deity, especially (with 3588) the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very
KJV usage: X exceeding, God, god(-ly, -ward).
Pronounce: theh'-os
Origin: of uncertain affinity
, be honor
time (Greek #5092)
a value, i.e. money paid, or (concretely and collectively) valuables; by analogy, esteem (especially of the highest degree), or the dignity itself
KJV usage: honour, precious, price, some.
Pronounce: tee-may'
Origin: from 5099
s 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
glory
doxa (Greek #1391)
glory (as very apparent), in a wide application (literal or figurative, objective or subjective)
KJV usage: dignity, glory(-ious), honour, praise, worship.
Pronounce: dox'-ah
Origin: from the base of 1380
for
eis (Greek #1519)
to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases
KJV usage: (abundant-)ly, against, among, as, at, (back-)ward, before, by, concerning, + continual, + far more exceeding, for (intent, purpose), fore, + forth, in (among, at, unto, -so much that, -to), to the intent that, + of one mind, + never, of, (up-)on, + perish, + set at one again, (so) that, therefore(-unto), throughout, til, to (be, the end, -ward), (here-)until(-to), ...ward, (where-)fore, with. Often used in composition with the same general import, but only with verbs (etc.) expressing motion (literally or figuratively).
Pronounce: ice
Origin: a primary preposition
ever
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
aion (Greek #165)
properly, an age; by extension, perpetuity (also past); by implication, the world; specially (Jewish) a Messianic period (present or future)
KJV usage: age, course, eternal, (for) ever(-more), (n-)ever, (beginning of the , while the) world (began, without end). Compare 5550.
Pronounce: ahee-ohn'
Origin: from the same as 104
and ever
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
aion (Greek #165)
properly, an age; by extension, perpetuity (also past); by implication, the world; specially (Jewish) a Messianic period (present or future)
KJV usage: age, course, eternal, (for) ever(-more), (n-)ever, (beginning of the , while the) world (began, without end). Compare 5550.
Pronounce: ahee-ohn'
Origin: from the same as 104
. Amen
amen (Greek #281)
properly, firm, i.e. (figuratively) trustworthy; adverbially, surely (often as interjection, so be it)
KJV usage: amen, verily.
Pronounce: am-ane'
Origin: of Hebrew origin (0543)
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Psa. 10:16• 16Jehovah is King for ever and ever;{HR}The Gentiles have perished from his land. (Psa. 10:16)
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1 Tim. 6:15‑16• 15which in its own times shall show the blessed and only Potentate, the King of those that reign and Lord of those that exercise lordship;
 16who only hath immortality, dwelling in light unapproachable, whom none of men saw nor can see; to whom [be] honour and might eternal. Amen. (1 Tim. 6:15‑16)
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John 1:18• 18No one hath seen God at any time: the only-begotten Son who is in the bosom of the Father—he declared [him]. (John 1:18)
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Rom. 16:27• 27to God only wise, by Jesus Christ, to whom [be] the glory forever. Amen. (Rom. 16:27)
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1 Chron. 29:11• 11Thine, O Jehovah, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O Jehovah, and thou art exalted as head above all. (1 Chron. 29:11)

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the King.
1 Tim. 6:15‑16• 15which in its own times shall show the blessed and only Potentate, the King of those that reign and Lord of those that exercise lordship;
 16who only hath immortality, dwelling in light unapproachable, whom none of men saw nor can see; to whom [be] honour and might eternal. Amen. (1 Tim. 6:15‑16)
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Psa. 10:16• 16Jehovah is King for ever and ever;{HR}The Gentiles have perished from his land. (Psa. 10:16)
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Psa. 45:1,6• 1To the chief musician upon Shoshannim; to the sons of Korah, Maschil, a song of loves.{HR}My heart hath overflowed [with] a good matter;{HR}I am declaring my works to the king;{HR}My tongue [is] the pen of a ready writer.
 6Thy throne, Ο God, [is] for ever and ever;{HR}A sceptre of righteousness [is] the sceptre of thy kingdom. (Psa. 45:1,6)
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Psa. 47:6‑8• 6Sing praises unto God, sing praises;{HR}Sing praises unto our king,sing praises.
 7For king of all the earth [is] God;{HR}Sing ye a Maschil.
 8God hath reigned over nations,{HR}God hath sat down upon the throne of his holiness. (Psa. 47:6‑8)
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Psa. 90:2• 2Before mountains were brought forth,{HR}And thou gavest birth to earth and world,{HR}Even from eternity to eternity thou [art] God . (Psa. 90:2)
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Psa. 145:13• 13Thy kingdom [is] a kingdom of all ages,{HR}And thy dominion through all generations. (Psa. 145:13)
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Jer. 10:10• 10But Jehovah Elohim is truth; he is the living God, and the King of eternity. At his wrath the earth trembleth, and the nations cannot abide his indignation. (Jer. 10:10)
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Dan. 2:44• 44And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand forever. (Dan. 2:44)
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Dan. 7:14• 14And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed. (Dan. 7:14)
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Mic. 5:2• 2But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel: his goings forth have been of old from everlasting. (Mic. 5:2)
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Mal. 1:14• 14But cursed be the deceiver, which hath in his flock a male, and voweth, and sacrificeth unto the Lord a corrupt thing: for I am a great King, saith Jehovah of hosts, and my name is dreadful among the heathen. (Mal. 1:14)
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Matt. 6:13• 13and lead us not into temptation, but save us from evil. (Matt. 6:13)
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Matt. 25:34• 34Then shall the King say to those on his right, Come ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the world's foundation. (Matt. 25:34)
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Rom. 1:23• 23and changed the glory of the incorruptible God for a likeness of an image of corruptible man, and of winged and four-footed and creeping [creatures]. (Rom. 1:23)
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Heb. 1:8‑13• 8but as to the Son, Thy throne, O God, [is] forever and ever; a sceptre of righteousness [is] the sceptre of thy kingdom.
 9Thou lovedst righteousness and hatedst lawlessness: for this reason, God, thy God, anointed thee with oil of gladness above thy companions.
 10And, Thou in the beginning, Lord, foundedst the earth, and the heavens are works of thy hands.
 11They shall perish, but thou continuest; and they all shall grow old as a garment,
 12and as a covering thou shalt roll them up, and they shall be changed; but thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail.
 13But as to which of the angels hath he ever said, Sit at my right hand until I set thine enemies a footstool of thy feet? (Heb. 1:8‑13)
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Rev. 17:14• 14These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them (for he is Lord of lords and King of kings), and those that are with him, called and chosen and faithful. (Rev. 17:14)
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Rev. 19:16• 16And he hath upon the garment and upon his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS. (Rev. 19:16)
invisible.
John 1:18• 18No one hath seen God at any time: the only-begotten Son who is in the bosom of the Father—he declared [him]. (John 1:18)
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Rom. 1:20• 20For the invisible things of him from [the] world's creation are perceived, being understood by the works, both his eternal power and Godhead, that they might be inexcusable. (Rom. 1:20)
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Col. 1:15• 15who is [the] image of the invisible God, firstborn of all creation; (Col. 1:15)
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Heb. 11:27• 27By faith he left Egypt, not afraid of the wrath of the king; for he persevered as seeing the Invisible. (Heb. 11:27)
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1 John 4:12• 12No one hath beheld God at any time: if we love one another, God abideth in us, and his love hath been perfected in us. (1 John 4:12)
the only.
Rom. 16:27• 27to God only wise, by Jesus Christ, to whom [be] the glory forever. Amen. (Rom. 16:27)
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Jude 25• 25to an only God our Saviour through Jesus Christ our Lord [be] glory, majesty, might, and authority, before all times, and now, and unto all the ages. Amen. (Jude 25)
be.
1 Chron. 29:11• 11Thine, O Jehovah, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O Jehovah, and thou art exalted as head above all. (1 Chron. 29:11)
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Neh. 9:5• 5And the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabniah, Sherebiah, Hodijah, Shebaniah, Pethahiah, said, Stand up, bless Jehovah your God from eternity to eternity. And let men bless the name of thy glory, which is exalted above all blessing and praise. (Neh. 9:5)
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Psa. 41:13• 13Blessed [be] Jehovah the God of Israel{HR}From everlasting and to everlasting.{HR}Amen, and amen. (Psa. 41:13)
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Psa. 57:11• 11Be exalted above the heavens,{HR}O God; thy glory [be] above all the earth. (Psa. 57:11)
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Psa. 72:18‑19• 18Blessed [be] Jehovah Elohim,{HR}The God of Israel alone doing wondrous things.
 19And blessed [be] the name of his glory forever;{HR}And let all the earth be filled [with] his glory. Amen and Amen. (Psa. 72:18‑19)
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Psa. 106:48• 48Blessed [be] Jehovah God of Israel{HR}From the everlasting and unto the everlasting!{HR}And let all the people say, Amen, Hallelujah . (Psa. 106:48)
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Dan. 4:34,37• 34And at the end of the days, I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifted up mine eyes unto heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I blessed the Most High, and I praised and honoured him that liveth forever; whose dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom is from generation to generation.
 37Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King of the heavens, all whose works are truth, and his paths judgment: and those that walk in pride he is able to abase. (Dan. 4:34,37)
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Eph. 3:20‑21• 20Now to him that is able to do above all things far exceedingly above what we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,
 21to him [be] glory in the assembly in Christ Jesus unto all the generations of the age of the ages. Amen. (Eph. 3:20‑21)
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1 Peter 5:11• 11to him be the glory and the might for the ages of the ages. Amen. (1 Peter 5:11)
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2 Peter 3:18• 18But grow in grace and knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ: to him [be] the glory both now and unto eternity's day. Amen. (2 Peter 3:18)
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Rev. 4:8‑11• 8And the four living creatures, having each of them six wings, round about and within are full of eyes; and they have no rest day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, the Lord God the Almighty that was and that is and that is to come.
 9And when the living creatures shall give glory and honour and thanks to him that sitteth on the throne unto the ages of the ages,
 10the twenty-four elders shall fall down before him that sitteth on the throne, and shall worship him that liveth unto the ages of the ages, and shall cast their crowns before the throne, saying,
 11Thou art worthy, O Lord [and our God], to receive the glory and the honour and the power: for thou createdest all things, and because of thy will they were and were created. (Rev. 4:8‑11)
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Rev. 5:9‑14• 9And they sing a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain and hast bought [us] to God by thy blood out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation;
 10and hast made them to our God kings and priests; and they shall reign over the earth.
 11And I saw, and I heard the voice of many angels around the throne and the living creatures and the elders: and the number of them was myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands,
 12saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that is slain to receive the power and riches and wisdom and strength and honour and glory and blessing.
 13And every creature which is in the heaven and on the earth and under the earth and [such as are] on the sea and all things in them heard I saying, To him that sitteth on the throne and to the Lamb be the blessing and the honour and the glory and the might unto the ages of the ages.
 14And the four living creatures said, Amen: and the elders fell down and worshipped. (Rev. 5:9‑14)
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Rev. 7:12• 12saying, Amen: The blessing and the glory and the wisdom and the thanksgiving and the honour and the power and the strength to our God unto the ages of the ages. [Amen.] (Rev. 7:12)
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Rev. 19:1,6• 1After these things I heard as a loud voice of a great multitude in the heaven, saying, Alleluia! the salvation, the glory and the power of our God:
 6And I heard as a voice of a great multitude, and as a voice of many waters, and as a voice of strong thunders, saying, Alleluia! for the Lord [our] God the Almighty hath reigned. (Rev. 19:1,6)
Amen.
Matt. 6:13• 13and lead us not into temptation, but save us from evil. (Matt. 6:13)
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Matt. 28:20• 20teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have enjoined you. And behold, I am with you all the days, until the completion of the age. (Matt. 28:20)
• Not now merely as the basest rivals may have been, but "to the ages of the ages"—time without end. (“On 1 Timothy 1:12-17” by W. Kelly)
• Paul, when zealous for the law, was simply a man of the present age, seeking to maintain the age of the law. God is the "King of the ages" Who is acting in sovereign grace for His own glory throughout the ages of ages. (“The Charge and Its End: 1 Timothy 1” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Now to the King of the ages, the incorruptible, invisible, only God, honour and glory to the ages of ages. Amen.

W. Kelly Translation

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Now to him who is King of the agesa, incorruptible, invisible, onlyb God, [be] honour and glory unto the ages of ages. Amen.

WK Translation Notes

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"King of the ages," seems preferable to "King eternal" in the text.
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"Wise" is an interpolation here. In it is right and most suitable. There might be all these pretenders, these gods many and lords many that Paul knew very well among the Gentiles, and Timothy also, and particularly at this very Ephesus where Timothy seems to have been at this very time. There was the famous temple called the temple of Diana. Artemis is the proper word, for Diana was a Roman goddess, and Artemis was a Grecian goddess quite of a different nature, although there were kindred lies about the two. Here, therefore, in Timothy the apostle presented with great propriety and beauty "the only God." Bringing in the "wise" God introduces quite another idea which does not fall in with the context, it does not agree with it properly.