{
"verseID": "1 Timothy.6.2",
"source": "Οἱ δὲ πιστοὺς ἔχοντες δεσπότας, μὴ καταφρονείτωσαν, ὅτι ἀδελφοί εἰσιν· ἀλλὰ μᾶλλον δουλευέτωσαν, ὅτι πιστοί εἰσιν καὶ ἀγαπητοὶ, οἱ τῆς εὐεργεσίας ἀντιλαμβανόμενοι. Ταῦτα δίδασκε καὶ παρακάλει.",
"text": "The *de pistous echontes despotās*, not let them *kataphroneitōsan*, because *adelphoi eisin*; but *mallon douleuetōsan*, because *pistoi eisin kai agapētoi*, the ones of the *euergesías antilambanomenoi*. These things *didaske kai parakalei*.",
"grammar": {
"*Hoi*": "article, nominative, masculine, plural - the ones",
"*de*": "conjunction, adversative - but/and",
"*pistous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - believing/faithful",
"*echontes*": "present participle, nominative, masculine, plural, active - having",
"*despotās*": "accusative, masculine, plural - masters",
"*mē*": "negative particle - not",
"*kataphroneitōsan*": "present imperative, 3rd person plural, active - let them not despise",
"*hoti*": "conjunction - because/that",
"*adelphoi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - brothers",
"*eisin*": "present indicative, 3rd person plural - they are",
"*alla*": "conjunction, adversative - but",
"*mallon*": "adverb, comparative - rather/more",
"*douleuetōsan*": "present imperative, 3rd person plural, active - let them serve",
"*pistoi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - faithful/believing",
"*kai*": "conjunction - and",
"*agapētoi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - beloved",
"*hoi*": "article, nominative, masculine, plural - the ones",
"*tēs*": "article, genitive, feminine, singular - of the",
"*euergesías*": "genitive, feminine, singular - good deed/service/benefit",
"*antilambanomenoi*": "present participle, nominative, masculine, plural, middle - partaking/receiving/sharing in",
"*Tauta*": "demonstrative pronoun, accusative, neuter, plural - these things",
"*didaske*": "present imperative, 2nd person singular, active - teach",
"*kai*": "conjunction - and",
"*parakalei*": "present imperative, 2nd person singular, active - exhort/encourage"
},
"variants": {
"*pistous*": "faithful/believing/trusting",
"*despotās*": "masters/lords/owners",
"*kataphroneitōsan*": "despise/look down on/disregard",
"*adelphoi*": "brothers/siblings/fellow believers",
"*mallon*": "rather/more/instead",
"*douleuetōsan*": "serve/be slaves to/minister to",
"*agapētoi*": "beloved/dear/esteemed",
"*euergesías*": "good work/service/benefit/kindness",
"*antilambanomenoi*": "partaking of/receiving/benefiting from/helping",
"*didaske*": "teach/instruct/inform",
"*parakalei*": "exhort/encourage/urge/comfort"
}
}