1 Timothy 1:17

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Now to the eternal king, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever! Amen.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Τῷ δὲ Βασιλεῖ τῶν αἰώνων, ἀφθάρτῳ, ἀοράτῳ, μόνῳ σοφῷ Θεῷ, τιμὴ καὶ δόξα εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀμήν.

Transliteration

To the de Basilei of the aiōnōn, aphthartō, aoratō, only sophō Theō, timē and doxa unto the aiōnas of the aiōnōn. Amēn.

Grammar Details

• *Tō*: dative, masculine, singular, article - to the
• *de*: postpositive conjunction - and/now
• *Basilei*: dative, masculine, singular - indirect object
• *tōn aiōnōn*: genitive, masculine, plural - possessive with article
• *aphthartō*: dative, masculine, singular - adjective
• *aoratō*: dative, masculine, singular - adjective
• *monō*: dative, masculine, singular - adjective
• *sophō*: dative, masculine, singular - adjective
• *Theō*: dative, masculine, singular - indirect object (in apposition)
• *timē*: nominative, feminine, singular - subject
• *kai*: conjunction - and
• *doxa*: nominative, feminine, singular - subject
• *eis*: preposition + accusative - unto/for
• *tous aiōnas*: accusative, masculine, plural - object of preposition with article
• *Amēn*: Hebrew transliteration - truly/verily

Word Meanings

• *Basilei*: king/ruler/sovereign
• *aiōnōn*: ages/eons/eternities
• *aphthartō*: immortal/imperishable/incorruptible
• *aoratō*: invisible/unseen
• *sophō*: wise/skilled
• *timē*: honor/value/respect
• *doxa*: glory/splendor/honor
• *aiōnas*: ages/eons/eternities
• *Amēn*: truly/certainly/so be it

Referenced Verses

• Col 1:15 : 15 The Supremacy of Christ He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation,
• 1 Tim 6:15-16 : 15 – whose appearing the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings and Lord of lords, will reveal at the right time. 16 He alone possesses immortality and lives in unapproachable light, whom no human has ever seen or is able to see. To him be honor and eternal power! Amen.
• Matt 6:13 : 13 And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.
• Jude 1:25 : 25 to the only God our Savior through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, power, and authority, before all time, and now, and for all eternity. Amen.
• Mic 5:2 : 2 A King Will Come and a Remnant Will Prosper(5:1) As for you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, seemingly insignificant among the clans of Judah– from you a king will emerge who will rule over Israel on my behalf, one whose origins are in the distant past.
• Rom 1:23 : 23 and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for an image resembling mortal human beings or birds or four-footed animals or reptiles.
• John 1:18 : 18 No one has ever seen God. The only one, himself God, who is in closest fellowship with the Father, has made God known.
• Heb 11:27 : 27 By faith he left Egypt without fearing the king’s anger, for he persevered as though he could see the one who is invisible.
• 2 Pet 3:18 : 18 But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the honor both now and on that eternal day.
• 1 John 4:12 : 12 No one has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God resides in us, and his love is perfected in us.
• 1 Chr 29:11 : 11 O LORD, you are great, mighty, majestic, magnificent, glorious, and sovereign over all the sky and earth! You, LORD, have dominion and exalt yourself as the ruler of all.
• Ps 10:16 : 16 The LORD rules forever! The nations are driven out of his land.
• Ps 45:6 : 6 Your throne, O God, is permanent. The scepter of your kingdom is a scepter of justice.
• Ps 90:2 : 2 Even before the mountains came into existence, or you brought the world into being, you were the eternal God.
• Dan 2:44 : 44 In the days of those kings the God of heaven will raise up an everlasting kingdom that will not be destroyed and a kingdom that will not be left to another people. It will break in pieces and bring about the demise of all these kingdoms. But it will stand forever.
• Dan 4:34 : 34 But at the end of the appointed time I, Nebuchadnezzar, looked up toward heaven, and my sanity returned to me. I extolled the Most High, and I praised and glorified the one who lives forever. For his authority is an everlasting authority, and his kingdom extends from one generation to the next.
• Dan 4:37 : 37 Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven, for all his deeds are right and his ways are just. He is able to bring down those who live in pride.
• Dan 7:14 : 14 To him was given ruling authority, honor, and sovereignty. All peoples, nations, and language groups were serving him. His authority is eternal and will not pass away. His kingdom will not be destroyed.
• Ps 106:48 : 48 The LORD God of Israel deserves praise, in the future and forevermore. Let all the people say,“We agree! Praise the LORD!”
• Ps 145:13 : 13 Your kingdom is an eternal kingdom, and your dominion endures through all generations.
• Jer 10:10 : 10 The LORD is the only true God. He is the living God and the everlasting King. When he shows his anger the earth shakes. None of the nations can stand up to his fury.
• Ps 47:6-8 : 6 Sing to God! Sing! Sing to our king! Sing! 7 For God is king of the whole earth! Sing a well-written song! 8 God reigns over the nations! God sits on his holy throne!
• Ps 57:11 : 11 Rise up above the sky, O God! May your splendor cover the whole earth!
• Ps 72:18-19 : 18 The LORD God, the God of Israel, deserves praise! He alone accomplishes amazing things! 19 His glorious name deserves praise forevermore! May his majestic splendor fill the whole earth! We agree! We agree!
• Ps 41:13 : 13 The LORD God of Israel deserves praise in the future and forevermore! We agree! We agree!
• Ps 45:1 : 1 For the music director; according to the tune of“Lilies;” by the Korahites, a well-written poem, a love song. My heart is stirred by a beautiful song. I say,“I have composed this special song for the king; my tongue is as skilled as the stylus of an experienced scribe.”
• Neh 9:5 : 5 The Levites– Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah– said,“Stand up and bless the LORD your God!”“May you be blessed, O LORD our God, from age to age. May your glorious name be blessed; may it be lifted up above all blessing and praise.
• 1 Pet 5:11 : 11 To him belongs the power forever. Amen.
• Rom 1:20 : 20 For since the creation of the world his invisible attributes– his eternal power and divine nature– have been clearly seen, because they are understood through what has been made. So people are without excuse.
• Heb 1:8-9 : 8 but of the Son he says,“Your throne, O God, is forever and ever, and a righteous scepter is the scepter of your kingdom. 9 You have loved righteousness and hated lawlessness. So God, your God, has anointed you over your companions with the oil of rejoicing.” 10 And,“You founded the earth in the beginning, Lord, and the heavens are the works of your hands. 11 They will perish, but you continue. And they will all grow old like a garment, 12 and like a robe you will fold them up and like a garment they will be changed, but you are the same and your years will never run out.” 13 But to which of the angels has he ever said,“Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet”?
• Rom 2:7 : 7 eternal life to those who by perseverance in good works seek glory and honor and immortality,
• Rom 11:36 : 36 For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be glory forever! Amen.
• Rom 16:27 : 27 to the only wise God, through Jesus Christ, be glory forever! Amen.
• Eph 3:20-21 : 20 Now to him who by the power that is working within us is able to do far beyond all that we ask or think, 21 to him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.
• Mal 1:14 : 14 “There will be harsh condemnation for the hypocrite who has a valuable male animal in his flock but vows and sacrifices something inferior to the Lord. For I am a great king,” says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies,“and my name is awesome among the nations.”
• Matt 25:34 : 34 Then the king will say to those on his right,‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
• Matt 28:20 : 20 teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
• Rev 4:8-9 : 8 Each one of the four living creatures had six wings and was full of eyes all around and inside. They never rest day or night, saying:“Holy Holy Holy is the Lord God, the All-Powerful, Who was and who is, and who is still to come!” 9 And whenever the living creatures give glory, honor, and thanks to the one who sits on the throne, who lives forever and ever, 10 the twenty-four elders throw themselves to the ground before the one who sits on the throne and worship the one who lives forever and ever, and they offer their crowns before his throne, saying: 11 “You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, since you created all things, and because of your will they existed and were created!”
• Rev 5:9-9 : 9 They were singing a new song:“You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals because you were killed, and at the cost of your own blood you have purchased for God persons from every tribe, language, people, and nation. 10 You have appointed them as a kingdom and priests to serve our God, and they will reign on the earth.” 11 Then I looked and heard the voice of many angels in a circle around the throne, as well as the living creatures and the elders. Their number was ten thousand times ten thousand– thousands times thousands– 12 all of whom were singing in a loud voice:“Worthy is the lamb who was killed to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might and honor and glory and praise!” 13 Then I heard every creature– in heaven, on earth, under the earth, in the sea, and all that is in them– singing:“To the one seated on the throne and to the Lamb be praise, honor, glory, and ruling power forever and ever!” 14 And the four living creatures were saying“Amen,” and the elders threw themselves to the ground and worshiped.
• Rev 7:12 : 12 saying,“Amen! Praise and glory, and wisdom and thanksgiving, and honor and power and strength be to our God for ever and ever. Amen!”
• Rev 15:3 : 3 They sang the song of Moses the servant of God and the song of the Lamb:“Great and astounding are your deeds, Lord God, the All-Powerful! Just and true are your ways, King over the nations!
• Rev 17:14 : 14 They will make war with the Lamb, but the Lamb will conquer them, because he is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those accompanying the Lamb are the called, chosen, and faithful.”
• Rev 19:1 : 1 After these things I heard what sounded like the loud voice of a vast throng in heaven, saying,“Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God,
• Rev 19:6 : 6 The Wedding Celebration of the Lamb Then I heard what sounded like the voice of a vast throng, like the roar of many waters and like loud crashes of thunder. They were shouting:“Hallelujah! For the Lord our God, the All-Powerful, reigns!
• Rev 19:16 : 16 He has a name written on his clothing and on his thigh:“King of kings and Lord of lords.”