3 {
"verseID": "2 Timothy.2.3",
"source": "Σὺ οὖν κακοπάθησον, ὡς καλὸς στρατιώτης Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ.",
"text": "*Sy oun kakopathēson*, as *kalos stratiōtēs Iēsou Christou*.",
"grammar": {
"*Sy*": "nominative, singular, personal pronoun - you",
"*oun*": "inferential particle - therefore/then",
"*kakopathēson*": "aorist, imperative, active, 2nd singular - suffer hardship",
"*hōs*": "comparative particle - as/like",
"*kalos*": "nominative, masculine, singular, adjective - good",
"*stratiōtēs*": "nominative, masculine, singular - soldier",
"*Iēsou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of Jesus",
"*Christou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of Christ"
},
"variants": {
"*kakopathēson*": "suffer hardship/endure suffering/undergo difficulties",
"*kalos*": "good/noble/excellent",
"*stratiōtēs*": "soldier/warrior"
}
}
4 {
"verseID": "2 Timothy.2.4",
"source": "Οὐδεὶς στρατευόμενος ἐμπλέκεται ταῖς τοῦ βίου πραγματείαις· ἵνα τῷ στρατολογήσαντι ἀρέσῃ.",
"text": "*Oudeis strateuomenos empleketai* the *tou biou pragmateiais*; so that the *stratologēsanti aresē*.",
"grammar": {
"*Oudeis*": "nominative, masculine, singular - no one/nobody",
"*strateuomenos*": "present, participle, middle, nominative, masculine, singular - serving as soldier",
"*empleketai*": "present, indicative, passive, 3rd singular - is entangled/involved",
"*tais*": "definite article, dative, feminine, plural - the",
"*tou*": "definite article, genitive, masculine, singular - of the",
"*biou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - life",
"*pragmateiais*": "dative, feminine, plural - affairs/matters/business",
"*hina*": "conjunction - so that/in order that",
"*tō*": "definite article, dative, masculine, singular - to the",
"*stratologēsanti*": "aorist, participle, active, dative, masculine, singular - having enlisted/recruited",
"*aresē*": "aorist, subjunctive, active, 3rd singular - may please"
},
"variants": {
"*strateuomenos*": "serving as soldier/engaged in military service",
"*empleketai*": "becomes entangled/involved/mixed up with",
"*biou*": "life/livelihood/manner of living",
"*pragmateiais*": "affairs/business/matters/occupations",
"*stratologēsanti*": "one who enlisted/recruiter/commander",
"*aresē*": "may please/satisfy/be acceptable to"
}
}
5 {
"verseID": "2 Timothy.2.5",
"source": "Ἐὰν δὲ καὶ ἀθλῇ τις οὐ στεφανοῦται, ἐὰν μὴ νομίμως ἀθλήσῃ.",
"text": "If *de kai athlē tis* not *stephanoutai*, if not *nomimōs athlēsē*.",
"grammar": {
"*Ean*": "conditional conjunction - if",
"*de*": "adversative particle - but/and/now",
"*kai*": "conjunction - also/even",
"*athlē*": "present, subjunctive, active, 3rd singular - competes",
"*tis*": "indefinite pronoun, nominative, masculine, singular - anyone/someone",
"*ou*": "negative particle - not",
"*stephanoutai*": "present, indicative, passive, 3rd singular - is crowned",
"*ean mē*": "conditional negative - if not/unless",
"*nomimōs*": "adverb - lawfully/according to rules",
"*athlēsē*": "aorist, subjunctive, active, 3rd singular - competes"
},
"variants": {
"*athlē*": "competes/contends/strives in contest",
"*stephanoutai*": "is crowned/receives victor's wreath",
"*nomimōs*": "lawfully/according to rules/legitimately",
"*athlēsē*": "competes/contends/strives in contest"
}
}
6 {
"verseID": "2 Timothy.2.6",
"source": "Τὸν κοπιῶντα γεωργὸν δεῖ πρῶτον τῶν καρπῶν μεταλαμβάνειν.",
"text": "The *kopiōnta geōrgon dei prōton tōn karpōn metalambanein*.",
"grammar": {
"*Ton*": "definite article, accusative, masculine, singular - the",
"*kopiōnta*": "present, participle, active, accusative, masculine, singular - laboring/toiling",
"*geōrgon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - farmer",
"*dei*": "present, indicative, active, 3rd singular, impersonal - it is necessary",
"*prōton*": "adverb - first",
"*tōn*": "definite article, genitive, masculine, plural - of the",
"*karpōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - fruits/crops/produce",
"*metalambanein*": "present, infinitive, active - to partake/share"
},
"variants": {
"*kopiōnta*": "laboring/toiling/working hard",
"*geōrgon*": "farmer/field worker/cultivator",
"*dei*": "it is necessary/must/ought",
"*prōton*": "first/before others",
"*karpōn*": "fruits/produce/harvest/crops",
"*metalambanein*": "to partake/share in/receive portion"
}
}