1 Timothy 3:15
{ "verseID": "1 Timothy.3.15", "source": "Ἐὰν δὲ βραδύνω, ἵνα εἰδῇς πῶς δεῖ ἐν οἴκῳ Θεοῦ ἀναστρέφεσθαι, ἥτις ἐστὶν ἐκκλησία Θεοῦ ζῶντος, στῦλος καὶ ἑδραίωμα τῆς ἀληθείας.", "text": "*Ean de bradynō*, *hina eidēs pōs dei* in *oikō Theou anastrephesthai*, *hētis estin ekklēsia Theou zōntos*, *stylos kai hedraiōma tēs alētheias*.", "grammar": { "*Ean*": "conjunction - if", "*de*": "conjunction - but/and", "*bradynō*": "verb, present, active, subjunctive, 1st person, singular - I delay/I am slow", "*hina*": "conjunction - so that/in order that", "*eidēs*": "verb, perfect, active, subjunctive, 2nd person, singular - you might know", "*pōs*": "adverb - how", "*dei*": "verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person, singular, impersonal - it is necessary", "*oikō*": "noun, dative, masculine, singular - house/household", "*Theou*": "noun, genitive, masculine, singular - of God", "*anastrephesthai*": "verb, present, passive, infinitive - to conduct oneself/to behave", "*hētis*": "pronoun, relative, nominative, feminine, singular - which", "*estin*": "verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person, singular - is", "*ekklēsia*": "noun, nominative, feminine, singular - church/assembly", "*Theou*": "noun, genitive, masculine, singular - of God", "*zōntos*": "participle, present, active, genitive, masculine, singular - living", "*stylos*": "noun, nominative, masculine, singular - pillar", "*kai*": "conjunction - and", "*hedraiōma*": "noun, nominative, neuter, singular - support/foundation", "*tēs*": "article, genitive, feminine, singular - of the", "*alētheias*": "noun, genitive, feminine, singular - truth" }, "variants": { "*Ean*": "if/though/in case", "*bradynō*": "I delay/I am slow/I tarry", "*eidēs*": "you might know/you may know", "*pōs*": "how/in what manner", "*dei*": "it is necessary/must/ought", "*oikō*": "house/household/family", "*Theou*": "of God/God's", "*anastrephesthai*": "to conduct oneself/to behave/to live", "*hētis*": "which/that", "*ekklēsia*": "church/assembly/congregation", "*zōntos*": "living/alive", "*stylos*": "pillar/column", "*hedraiōma*": "support/foundation/bulwark", "*alētheias*": "truth/reality" } }