OET interlinear 1TIM 5:14

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

νεωτέρας

/the/_younger_‹women›

Here Paul is referring to the younger widows whom he has been speaking about in 5:11–13. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “those younger widows”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

μηδεμίαν ἀφορμὴν διδόναι τῷ ἀντικειμένῳ λοιδορίας χάριν

not_one opportunity /to_be/_giving ˱to˲_the_‹one› opposing ˱of˲_insult for_reason_of

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of opportunity, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: “do nothing that would allow the one opposing to revile”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

λοιδορίας χάριν

˱of˲_insult for_reason_of

Here, the reviling could be directed toward: (1) believers in general. Alternate translation: “for reviling us” (2) just the widows. Alternate translation: “for reviling them”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

τῷ ἀντικειμένῳ

˱to˲_the_‹one› opposing

Here, the phrase the one opposing could refer to: (1) Satan. In this case, Satan probably would use other people to revile believers. Alternate translation: “to the devil” (2) any person who opposes or attacks believers. Alternate translation: “to people who oppose us” or “to enemies of the believers”