1 Timothy 5:22

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Lay hands suddenly 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 reprove them.
• 1 Tim 3:10 : 10 And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being found blameless.
• 1 Tim 3:6 : 6 Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride 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 on 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 biddeth him God speed is partaker of his evil deeds.
• Rev 18:4 : 4 And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.
• Josh 9:14 : 14 And the men took of their victuals, and asked not counsel at the mouth of the LORD.
• 2 Tim 1:6 : 6 Wherefore I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee by the putting on of my hands.
• 2 Tim 2:2 : 2 And the things that thou hast heard of 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 are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee: 6 If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly. 7 For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre; 8 But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate; 9 Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers.
• Heb 6:2 : 2 Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.
• Acts 13:3 : 3 And 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 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 take you to record 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 example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.