1 Timothy 6:1

Geneva Bible (1560)

Let as many seruaunts as are vnder the yoke, count their masters worthie of all honour, that the Name of God, and his doctrine be not euill spoken of.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

¶Ὅσοι εἰσὶν ὑπὸ ζυγὸν δοῦλοι τοὺς ἰδίους δεσπότας πάσης τιμῆς ἀξίους ἡγείσθωσαν, ἵνα μὴ τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ Θεοῦ καὶ ἡ διδασκαλία βλασφημῆται.

Transliteration

As many as eisin under zygon douloi, the idious despotās of all timēs axious let them hēgeisthōsan, in order that not the onoma of the Theou and the didaskalia may be blasphēmētai.

Grammar Details

• *Hosoi*: correlative pronoun, nominative, masculine, plural - as many as
• *eisin*: present indicative, 3rd person plural - are
• *hypo*: preposition with accusative - under
• *zygon*: accusative, masculine, singular - yoke
• *douloi*: nominative, masculine, plural - slaves/servants
• *tous idious*: accusative, masculine, plural with article - their own
• *despotās*: accusative, masculine, plural - masters
• *pasēs*: genitive, feminine, singular - all/every
• *timēs*: genitive, feminine, singular - honor/value
• *axious*: accusative, masculine, plural - worthy
• *hēgeisthōsan*: present imperative, 3rd person plural, middle/passive - let them consider/regard
• *hina*: conjunction - in order that/so that
• *mē*: negative particle - not
• *to onoma*: nominative, neuter, singular with article - the name
• *tou Theou*: genitive, masculine, singular with article - of God
• *kai*: conjunction - and
• *hē didaskalia*: nominative, feminine, singular with article - the teaching/doctrine
• *blasphēmētai*: present subjunctive, 3rd person singular, passive - may be blasphemed/slandered

Word Meanings

• *zygon*: yoke/burden/bondage
• *douloi*: slaves/servants/bondservants
• *idious*: own/private/peculiar
• *despotās*: masters/lords/owners
• *timēs*: honor/value/price/respect
• *axious*: worthy/deserving/suitable
• *hēgeisthōsan*: consider/regard/count/lead
• *onoma*: name/reputation/authority
• *didaskalia*: teaching/doctrine/instruction
• *blasphēmētai*: blasphemed/slandered/spoken evil of

Referenced Verses

• Titus 2:5 : 5 That they be temperate, chaste, keeping at home, good & subiect vnto their husbands, that the word of God be not euill spoken of.
• Rom 2:24 : 24 For ye Name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles through you, as it is written.
• Isa 52:5 : 5 Nowe therefore what haue I here, saith the Lorde, that my people is taken away for naught, & they that rule ouer them, make them to howle, saith the Lorde? And my Name all the day continually is blasphemed?
• Isa 58:6 : 6 Is not this the fasting, that I haue chosen, to loose the bandes of wickednes, to take off the heauie burdens, and to let the oppressed goe free, and that ye breake euery yoke?
• Ezek 36:20 : 20 And when they entred vnto the heathen, whither they went, they polluted mine holy Name, when they sayd of them, These are the people of the Lord, and are gone out of his land.
• Ezek 36:23 : 23 And I wil sanctifie my great Name, which was polluted among the heathen, among whome you haue polluted it, and the heathen shall know that I am the Lord, sayth the Lorde God, when I shalbe sanctified in you before their eyes.
• Mal 1:6 : 6 A sonne honoureth his father, and a seruant his master. If then I be a father, where is mine honour? and if I be a master, where is my feare, sayth the Lorde of hostes vnto you, O Priestes, that despise my Name? and yee say, Wherein haue we despised thy Name?
• Matt 11:9 : 9 But what went ye out to see? A Prophet? Yea, I say vnto you, and more then a Prophet.
• Matt 11:30 : 30 For my yoke is easie, & my burden light.
• Luke 17:1 : 1 Then said he to his disciples, It can not be auoided, but that offences will come, but wo be to him by whome they come.
• Acts 10:7 : 7 And when the Angel which spake vnto Cornelius, was departed, he called two of his seruants, and a souldier that feared God, one of them that waited on him,
• Acts 10:22 : 22 And they sayd, Cornelius the captaine, a iust man, and one that feareth God, and of good report among all the nation of the Iewes, was warned from heauen by an holy Angel, to send for thee into his house, and to heare thy wordes.
• Acts 15:10 : 10 Nowe therefore, why tempt ye God, to lay a yoke on the disciples neckes, which neither our fathers, nor we were able to beare?
• Gen 13:7-8 : 7 Also there was debate betweene ye heardmen of Abrams cattell, & the heardmen of Lots cattell. (and the Canaanites and the Perizzites dwelled at that time in the land.) 8 Then saide Abram vnto Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray thee, betweene thee and me, neither betweene mine heardmen & thine heardmen: for we be brethren.
• Gen 16:9 : 9 Then the Angel of the Lorde saide to her, Returne to thy dame, and humble thy selfe vnder her hands.
• Gen 24:2 : 2 Therefore Abraham saide vnto his eldest seruant of his house, which had the rule ouer all that he had, Put nowe thine hand vnder my thigh,
• Gen 24:12 : 12 And he said, O Lord God of my master Abraham, I beseech thee, send me good speede this day, & shew mercy vnto my master Abraha.
• Gen 24:27 : 27 And said, Blessed be the Lorde God of my master Abraham, which hath not withdrawen his mercie and his trueth from my master: for when I was in the way, the Lord brought me to my masters brethrens house.
• Gen 24:35-67 : 35 And the Lord hath blessed my master wonderfully, that he is become great: for he hath giuen him sheepe, and beeues, and siluer, and golde, and men seruants, and maide seruants, and camels, and asses. 36 And Sarah my masters wife hath borne a sonne to my master, when she was olde, and vnto him hath he giuen all that he hath. 37 Now my master made me sweare, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife to my sonne of the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I dwell: 38 But thou shalt go vnto my fathers house and to my kinred, and take a wife vnto my sonne. 39 Then I saide vnto my master, What if the woman will not followe me? 40 Who answered me, The Lord, before who I walke, will send his Angel with thee, and prosper thy iourney, and thou shalt take a wife for my sonne of my kinred and my fathers house. 41 Then shalt thou be discharged of mine othe, when thou commest to my kinred: and if they giue thee not one, thou shalt be free from mine othe. 42 So I came this day to the well, and said, O Lorde, the God of my master Abraham, if thou nowe prosper my iourney which I goe, 43 Behold, I stand by the wel of water: when a virgine commeth forth to drawe water, and I say to her, Giue me, I pray thee, a litle water of thy pitcher to drinke, 44 And she say to me, Drinke thou, and I will also drawe for thy camels, let her be ye wife, which the Lord hath prepared for my masters sonne. 45 And before I had made an end of speaking in mine heart, beholde, Rebekah came foorth, and her pitcher on her shoulder, and she went downe vnto the well, and drewe water. Then I said vnto her, Giue me drinke, I pray thee. 46 And she made haste, and tooke downe her pitcher from her shoulder, and said, Drinke, and I will giue thy camels drinke also. So I dranke, and she gaue the camels drinke also. 47 Then I asked her, and said, Whose daughter art thou? And she answered, The daughter of Bethuel Nahors sonne, whom Milcah bare vnto him. Then I put the abillement vpon her face, and the bracelets vpon her hands: 48 And I bowed downe and worshipped the Lord, and blessed the Lord God of my master Abraham, which had brought me the right way to take my masters brothers daughter vnto his sone. 49 Now therefore, if ye will deale mercifully and truely with my master, tell me: and if not, tell me that I may turne me to the right hand or to the left. 50 Then answered Laban and Bethuel, and said, This thing is proceeded of the Lorde: we cannot therefore say vnto thee, neither euill nor good. 51 Beholde, Rebehak is before thee, take her and goe, that she may be thy masters sonnes wife, euen as the Lord hath said. 52 And when Abrahams seruant heard their wordes, he bowed himselfe toward the earth vnto the Lord. 53 Then the seruant tooke foorth iewels of siluer, and iewels of golde, and raiment, and gaue to Rebekah: also vnto her brother and to her mother he gaue gifts. 54 Afterward they did eate & drinke, both he, and the men that were with him, and taried all night; when they rose vp in the morning, he said, Let me depart vnto my master. 55 Then her brother and her mother answered, Let the maide abide with vs, at the least ten dayes: then shall she goe. 56 But he said vnto them, Hinder you me not, seeing the Lord hath prospered my iourney: send me away, that I may goe to my master. 57 Then they said, We will call the maide, and aske her consent. 58 And they called Rebekah, and saide vnto her, Wilt thou go with this man? And she answered, I will go. 59 So they let Rebekah their sister goe, & her nourse, with Abrahams seruant and his men. 60 And they blessed Rebekah, and sayde vnto her, Thou art our sister, growe into thousande thousands, and thy seede possesse the gate of his enemies. 61 Then Rebekah arose, & her maydes, and rode vpon the camels, and followed the man; the seruant tooke Rebekah, and departed. 62 Nowe Izhak came from the way of Beer-lahai-roi, (for he dwelt in the South countrey) 63 And Izhak went out. to pray in the fielde toward the euening: who lift vp his eyes and looked, and behold, the camels came. 64 Also Rebekah lift vp her eyes, & when she saw Izhak, she lighted downe from the camel. 65 (For shee had sayde to the seruant, Who is yonder man, that commeth in the fielde to meete vs? and the seruant had said, It is my master) So she tooke a vaile, and couered her. 66 And the seruant tolde Izhak all things, that he had done. 67 Afterward Izhak brought her into the tent of Sarah his mother, and he tooke Rebekah, and she was his wife, and he loued her: So Izhak was comforted after his mothers death.
• Deut 28:48 : 48 Therefore thou shalt serue thine enemies which the Lord shal send vpon thee, in hunger & in thirst, and in nakednesse, and in neede of all things? And he shall put a yoke of yron vpon thy necke vntill he haue destroyed thee.
• 2 Sam 12:14 : 14 Howbeit because by this deede thou hast caused the enemies of the Lord to blaspheme, the childe that is borne vnto thee shal surely die.
• 2 Kgs 5:2-3 : 2 And the Aramites had gone out by bands, and had taken a litle mayde of the land of Israel, and shee serued Naamans wife. 3 And she sayd vnto her mistres, Would God my lord were with the Prophet that is in Samaria, he would soone deliuer him of his leprosie.
• 2 Kgs 5:13 : 13 But his seruants came, and spake vnto him, and sayd, Father, if the Prophet had commaunded thee a great thing, wouldest thou not haue done it? howe much rather then, when hee sayth to thee, Wash and be cleane?
• Neh 9:5 : 5 And the Leuites said, euen Ieshua and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabniah, Sherebiah, Hodiiah, Shebaniah and Pethahiah, Stande vp, and praise the Lorde your God for euer, and euer, and let them praise thy glorious Name, O God, which excelleth aboue all thankesgiuing and praise.
• Isa 47:6 : 6 I was wroth with my people: I haue polluted mine inheritance, and giuen them into thine had: thou diddest shew them no mercy, but thou didest lay thy very heauy yoke vpon the ancient.
• 1 Cor 7:21-22 : 21 Art thou called being a seruant? care not for it: but if yet thou maiest be free, vse it rather. 22 For he that is called in the Lorde, being. a seruant, is the Lords freeman: likewise also he that is called being free, is Christes seruant.
• 1 Cor 10:32 : 32 Giue none offence, neither to the Iewes, nor to the Grecians, nor to the Church of God:
• Gal 5:1 : 1 Stand fast therefore in the libertie wherewith Christ hath made vs free, and be not intangled againe with the yoke of bondage.
• Eph 6:5-8 : 5 Seruants, be obedient vnto them that are your masters, according to the flesh, with feare & trembling in singlenesse of your hearts as vnto Christ, 6 Not with seruice to the eye, as men pleasers, but as the seruants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart, 7 With good will, seruing the Lord, and not men. 8 And knowe ye that whatsoeuer good thing any man doeth, that same shall he receiue of the Lord, whether he be bond or free.
• Col 3:22-25 : 22 Seruants, be obedient vnto them that are your masters according to the flesh, in all things, not with eye seruice as men pleasers, but in singlenes of heart, fearing God. 23 And whatsoeuer ye doe, doe it heartily, as to the Lord, and not to men, 24 Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receiue the reward of the inheritance: for ye serue the Lord Christ. 25 But he that doeth wrong, shall receiue for the wrong that he hath done: and there is no respect of persons.
• 1 Tim 5:14 : 14 I will therefore that the yonger women marie, and beare children, and gouerne the house, and giue none occasion to the aduersary to speake euill.
• Titus 2:8-9 : 8 And with the wholesome woorde, which can not be condemned, that hee which withstandeth, may be ashamed, hauing nothing concerning you to speake euill of. 9 Let seruants be subiect to their masters, & please them in al things, not answering again, 10 Neither pickers, but that they shew al good faithfulnesse, that they may adorne the doctrine of God our Sauiour in all things.
• 1 Pet 2:12 : 12 And haue your conuersation honest among the Gentiles, that they which speake euill of you as of euill doers, may by your good woorkes which they shall see, glorifie God in the day of visitation.
• 1 Pet 2:17-20 : 17 Honour all men: loue brotherly fellowship: feare God: honour the King. 18 Seruaunts, be subiect to your masters with all feare, not onely to the good and courteous, but also to the froward. 19 For this is thanke worthie, if a man for conscience toward God endure griefe, suffering wrongfully. 20 For what praise is it, if when ye be buffeted for your faultes, yee take it paciently? but and if when ye doe well, ye suffer wrong and take it paciently, this is acceptable to God.
• 1 Pet 3:16 : 16 Hauing a good coscience, that whe they speake euill of you as of euill doers, they may be ashamed, which slander your good conuersation in Christ.