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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
is
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•  (Ex. 23:8)
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or, been seduced

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Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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the love.
Gen. 34:23‑24•  (Gen. 34:23‑24)
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Gen. 38:16•  (Gen. 38:16)
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Ex. 23:7‑8•  (Ex. 23:7‑8)
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Deut. 16:19•  (Deut. 16:19)
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Deut. 23:4‑5,18•  (Deut. 23:4‑5,18)
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Judg. 17:10‑11•  (Judg. 17:10‑11)
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Judg. 18:19‑20,29‑31•  (Judg. 18:19‑20,29‑31)
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2 Sam. 4:10‑11•  (2 Sam. 4:10‑11)
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Prov. 1:19•  (Prov. 1:19)
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Isa. 1:23•  (Isa. 1:23)
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Isa. 56:11•  (Isa. 56:11)
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Jer. 5:27•  (Jer. 5:27)
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Jer. 5:28•  (Jer. 5:28)
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Ezek. 13:19•  (Ezek. 13:19)
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Ezek. 16:33•  (Ezek. 16:33)
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Ezek. 22:12•  (Ezek. 22:12)
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Mic. 3:11•  (Mic. 3:11)
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Mic. 7:3‑4•  (Mic. 7:3‑4)
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Mal. 1:10•  (Mal. 1:10)
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Matt. 23:14• 14(Verse not included in this translation). (Matt. 23:14)
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Acts 1:16‑19• 16Brethren, it was needful that the Scripture should be fulfilled which the Holy Spirit spake before by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who became guide to those that took Jesus.
 17For he had been numbered among us, and received the allotment of this service.
 18(This man then obtained a field from wages of [his] iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out.
 19And it became known to all the dwellers at Jerusalem, so that in their own language that field was called Akeldama, that is, Field of Blood). (Acts 1:16‑19)
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Titus 1:11• 11whose mouths must be stopped, who are such as overthrow 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 amomum and incense and unguent and frankincense and wine and oil and fine flour and wheat and cattle and sheep, and of horses and of chariots and of bodies and souls of men. (Rev. 18:13)
coveted.
1 Tim. 6:21• 21in professing which some missed the mark concerning the faith. Grace [be] with you. (1 Tim. 6:21)
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2 Tim. 4:10• 10for Demas, having loved the present age, forsook me and went unto Thessalonica; Crescens unto Galatia, Titus unto Dalmatia. (2 Tim. 4:10)
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Jude 11• 11Woe unto them! because they went in the way of Cain, and rushed greedily into the error of Balaam's hire, and perished in the gainsaying of Korah. (Jude 11)
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Rev. 2:14‑15• 14But I have a few things against thee, [because] thou hast there {i}some{/i} {i}that{/i} hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balak to cast a stumbling-block before the sons of Israel, to eat things sacrificed to idols and to commit fornication.
 15So hast thou also {i}some{/i} {i}that{/i} hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitanes in like manner. (Rev. 2:14‑15)
erred.
or, been seduced.
and pierced.
Gen. 29:14,26,31‑35•  (Gen. 29:14,26,31‑35)
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2 Kings 5:27•  (2 Kings 5:27)
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Psa. 32:10•  (Psa. 32:10)
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Prov. 1:31•  (Prov. 1:31)
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2 Peter 2:7‑8• 7and rescued righteous Lot, distressed by the behaviour of those abandoned in licentiousness;
 8for the righteous [man] dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing was tormenting a righteous soul day after day with lawless works, (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.