1 Timothy 5:22

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Lay hands hastily on no man, neither be partaker of other men's sins: keep thyself pure.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Χεῖρας ταχέως μηδενὶ ἐπιτίθει, μηδὲ κοινώνει ἁμαρτίαις ἀλλοτρίαις: σεαυτὸν ἁγνὸν τήρει.

Transliteration

Cheiras tacheōs mēdeni epitithei, mēde koinōnei hamartiais allotriais: seauton hagnon tērei.

Grammar Details

• *Cheiras*: accusative, feminine, plural - hands
• *tacheōs*: adverb - quickly/hastily
• *mēdeni*: dative, masculine, singular - no one
• *epitithei*: present active imperative, 2nd person singular - lay on/place upon
• *mēde*: negative conjunction - nor/and not
• *koinōnei*: present active imperative, 2nd person singular - share in/participate in
• *hamartiais*: dative, feminine, plural - sins
• *allotriais*: dative, feminine, plural - belonging to others
• *seauton*: accusative, masculine, singular - yourself
• *hagnon*: accusative, masculine, singular - pure/chaste
• *tērei*: present active imperative, 2nd person singular - keep

Word Meanings

• *Cheiras* *epitithei*: lay hands on [ordination/appointment to ministry]
• *koinōnei*: share in/participate in/become party to
• *allotriais*: belonging to others/of others/not one's own
• *hagnon*: pure/chaste/undefiled

Referenced Verses

• Eph 5:11 : 11 and have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather even reprove them;
• 1 Tim 3:10 : 10 And let these also first be proved; then let them serve as deacons, if they be blameless.
• 1 Tim 3:6 : 6 not a novice, lest being puffed up he fall into the condemnation of the devil.
• Acts 6:6 : 6 whom they set before the apostles: and when they had prayed, they laid their hands upon them.
• 1 Tim 4:14 : 14 Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery.
• 2 John 1:11 : 11 for he that giveth him greeting partaketh in his evil works.
• Rev 18:4 : 4 And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come forth, my people, out of her, that ye have no fellowship with her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues:
• Josh 9:14 : 14 And the men took of their provision, and asked not counsel at the mouth of Jehovah.
• 2 Tim 1:6 : 6 For which cause I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee through the laying on of my hands.
• 2 Tim 2:2 : 2 And the things which thou hast heard from me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.
• Titus 1:5-9 : 5 For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that were wanting, and appoint elders in every city, as I gave thee charge; 6 if any man is blameless, the husband of one wife, having children that believe, who are not accused of riot or unruly. 7 For the bishop must be blameless, as God's steward; not self-willed, not soon angry, no brawler, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; 8 but given to hospitality, a lover of good, sober-minded, just, holy, self-controlled; 9 holding to the faithful word which is according to the teaching, that he may be able to exhort in the sound doctrine, and to convict the gainsayers.
• Heb 6:2 : 2 of the teaching of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.
• Acts 13:3 : 3 Then, when they had fasted and prayed and laid their hands on them, they sent them away.
• Acts 18:6 : 6 And when they opposed themselves and blasphemed, he shook out his raiment and said unto them, Your blood [be] upon your own heads; I am clean: from henceforth I will go unto the Gentiles.
• Acts 20:26 : 26 Wherefore I testify unto you this day, that I am pure from the blood of all men.
• 1 Tim 4:12 : 12 Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an ensample to them that believe, in word, in manner of life, in love, in faith, in purity.