1 Timothy 5:23 — Greek interlinear

1. Greek word
2. Greek lemma
3. OET-LV words
4. OET-RV words
5. Strong's
6. Role/Morphology
7. OET Gloss
8. VLT Gloss
9. CAPS codes
10. Confidence
11. OET tags
12. OET word #
1. Μηκέτι
2. μηκέτι
3. No longer
4. -
5. G3371 ↗
6. C-·······
7. no_longer
8. no_longer
9. S
10. Y65
11. 138120
1. ὑδροπότει
2. ὑδροποτέω
3. be drinking water only
4. drinking only water
5. G5202 ↗
6. V-MPA2··S
7. ˓be˒ drinking_water ‹only›
8. ˓be˒ drinking_water ‹only›
9. -
10. Y65; R137118
11. 138121
1. ἀλλά
2. ἀλλά
3. but
4. -
5. G235 ↗
6. C-·······
7. but
8. but
9. -
10. Y65
11. 138122
1. οἴνῳ
2. οἶνος
3. with wine
4. wine
5. G3631 ↗
6. N-····DMS
7. ˱with˲ wine
8. ˱with˲ wine
9. -
10. Y65
11. 138123
1. ὀλίγῳ
2. ὀλίγος
3. +a little
4. a little
5. G3641 ↗
6. A-····DMS
7. ˓a˒ little
8. ˓a˒ little
9. -
10. Y65
11. 138124
1. χρῶ
2. χράω
3. be giving treatment
4. -
5. G5530 ↗
6. V-MPM2··S
7. ˓be˒ giving_treatment
8. ˓be˒ giving_treatment
9. -
10. Y65
11. 138125
1. διά
2. διά
3. because of
4. because for
5. G1223 ↗
6. P-·······
7. because_of
8. because_of
9. -
10. Y65
11. 138126
1. τόν
2. ὁ
3. your
4. your
5. G3588 ↗
6. E-····AMS
7. your
8. your
9. -
10. Y65
11. 138127
1. τό
2. ὁ
3. -
4. -
5. G3588 ↗
6. E-····ANS
7. your
8. your
9. -
10. -
11. 138128
1. στόμαχον
2. στόμαχος
3. stomach
4. stomach
5. G4751 ↗
6. N-····AMS
7. stomach
8. stomach
9. -
10. Y65
11. 138129
1. σοῦ
2. σύ
3. -
4. -
5. G4771 ↗
6. R-···2G·S
7. ˱of˲ you
8. ˱of˲ you
9. -
10. -
11. 138130
1. καί
2. καί
3. and
4. and
5. G2532 ↗
6. C-·······
7. and
8. and
9. -
10. Y65
11. 138131
1. τάς
2. ὁ
3. the
4. -
5. G3588 ↗
6. E-····AFP
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y65
11. 138132
1. πυκνάς
2. πυκνός
3. frequent
4. frequent
5. G4437 ↗
6. S-····AFP
7. frequent
8. frequent
9. -
10. Y65
11. 138133
1. σοῦ
2. σύ
3. of you
4. of
5. G4771 ↗
6. R-···2G·S
7. ˱of˲ you
8. ˱of˲ you
9. -
10. Y65; R137118
11. 138134
1. ἀσθενείας
2. ἀσθένεια
3. sicknesses
4. sickness
5. G769 ↗
6. N-····AFP
7. sicknesses
8. sicknesses
9. -
10. Y65
11. 138135

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 5:1–6:2: Paul told Timothy how to treat different groups of believers

Paragraph 5:23

Paul told Timothy in 5:22c to keep himself pure so that he could appoint elders effectively. In this paragraph he made a brief comment to Timothy about wine. Then he resumed his instructions in 5:24 about appointing elders.

5:23a

Stop drinking only water and use a little wine instead,

¶ Stop drinking only water, and also drink a little wine
¶ Do not keep on drinking only water. Include some wine

Stop drinking only water and use a little wine instead: During the time when Timothy lived, people frequently drank wine. However, if a person drank too much wine, he would become drunk. See the note on 3:8b.

Apparently Timothy had only been drinking water and not drinking any wine. Paul told him that to drank a little wine as medicine was acceptable.

little: Paul did not define how much “wine” Timothy should drink, but it was a small quantity. It was not enough to make Timothy drunk.

5:23b

because of your stomach

to help your stomach
because of the problems you have with your stomach

5:23c

and your frequent ailments.

since it causes you to be ill so often.
since your stomach problems make you ill so often.

5:23b–c

your stomach and your frequent ailments: There are two ways to interpret these words:

These expressions refer to the same thing. That is, Timothy’s frequent illnesses were stomach problems. For example, the GNT says:
to help your digestion, since you are sick so often (GNT, NLT, GW)
These expressions refer to different illnesses. In addition to Timothy’s stomach problems, he was also often sick with some other illnesses. For example, the CEV says:
your stomach trouble and the other illnesses you always have

Other versions are a little ambiguous, but most likely follow interpretation (2).

It is recommended that you follow interpretation (1). The illnesses were stomach problems that go away when people drink a little wine.

General Comment on 5:23a–c

In some languages it may be helpful to reorder this verse. For example:

Because your stomach makes you ill so often, try drinking a little wine instead of only water.

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

οἴνῳ ὀλίγῳ χρῶ

˱with˲_wine ˓a˒_little ˓be˒_giving_treatment

Here Paul means that Timothy should have a little wine in addition to the water he was drinking. In Paul’s culture, people believed that wine could help with certain physical problems and illnesses. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: [also use a little wine as medicine]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / extrainfo

διὰ τὸν στόμαχον καὶ τὰς πυκνάς σου ἀσθενείας

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Μηκέτι ὑδροπότει ἀλλά οἴνῳ ὀλίγῳ χρῶ διά τόν στόμαχον καί τάς πυκνάς σοῦ ἀσθενείας)

Paul does not imply what kind of stomach problems and illnesses Timothy was experiencing. However, it is clear that Paul thought that a little wine would help with these problems. Since Paul does not state what kind of health problems Timothy was having, you should use general terms for stomach problems and sicknesses. Alternate translation: [because of your digestion problems and your frequent sicknesses]

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)

1. OET-LV words
2. OET-RV words
3. Strong's
4. Greek word
5. Greek lemma
6. Role/Morphology
7. OET Gloss
8. VLT Gloss
9. CAPS codes
10. Confidence
11. OET tags
12. OET word #
1. No longer
2. -
3. G3371 ↗
4. Μηκέτι
5. μηκέτι
6. C-·······
7. no_longer
8. no_longer
9. S
10. Y65
11. 138120
1. be drinking water only
2. drinking only water
3. G5202 ↗
4. ὑδροπότει
5. ὑδροποτέω
6. V-MPA2··S
7. ˓be˒ drinking_water ‹only›
8. ˓be˒ drinking_water ‹only›
9. -
10. Y65; R137118
11. 138121
1. but
2. -
3. G235 ↗
4. ἀλλά
5. ἀλλά
6. C-·······
7. but
8. but
9. -
10. Y65
11. 138122
1. be giving treatment
2. -
3. G5530 ↗
4. χρῶ
5. χράω
6. V-MPM2··S
7. ˓be˒ giving_treatment
8. ˓be˒ giving_treatment
9. -
10. Y65
11. 138125
1. with
2. wine
3. G3631 ↗
4. οἴνῳ
5. οἶνος
6. N-····DMS
7. ˱with˲ wine
8. ˱with˲ wine
9. -
10. Y65
11. 138123
1. +a little
2. a little
3. G3641 ↗
4. ὀλίγῳ
5. ὀλίγος
6. A-····DMS
7. ˓a˒ little
8. ˓a˒ little
9. -
10. Y65
11. 138124
1. wine
2. wine
3. G3631 ↗
4. οἴνῳ
5. οἶνος
6. N-····DMS
7. ˱with˲ wine
8. ˱with˲ wine
9. -
10. Y65
11. 138123
1. because of
2. because for
3. G1223 ↗
4. διά
5. διά
6. P-·······
7. because_of
8. because_of
9. -
10. Y65
11. 138126
1. your
2. your
3. G3588 ↗
4. τόν
5. ὁ
6. E-····AMS
7. your
8. your
9. -
10. Y65
11. 138127
1. stomach
2. stomach
3. G4751 ↗
4. στόμαχον
5. στόμαχος
6. N-····AMS
7. stomach
8. stomach
9. -
10. Y65
11. 138129
1. and
2. and
3. G2532 ↗
4. καί
5. καί
6. C-·······
7. and
8. and
9. -
10. Y65
11. 138131
1. the
2. -
3. G3588 ↗
4. τάς
5. ὁ
6. E-····AFP
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y65
11. 138132
1. frequent
2. frequent
3. G4437 ↗
4. πυκνάς
5. πυκνός
6. S-····AFP
7. frequent
8. frequent
9. -
10. Y65
11. 138133
1. sicknesses
2. sickness
3. G769 ↗
4. ἀσθενείας
5. ἀσθένεια
6. N-····AFP
7. sicknesses
8. sicknesses
9. -
10. Y65
11. 138135
1. of you
2. of
3. G4771 ↗
4. σοῦ
5. σύ
6. R-···2G·S
7. ˱of˲ you
8. ˱of˲ you
9. -
10. Y65; R137118
11. 138134

Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.

Acknowledgements: The SR Greek text, lemmas, morphology, and VLT gloss are all thanks to the CNTR.

OET interlinear 1 TIM 5:23

SR Greek word order (including unused variant words in grey)

Section 5:1–6:2: Paul told Timothy how to treat different groups of believers

Paragraph 5:23

5:23a

5:23b

5:23c

5:23b–c

General Comment on 5:23a–c

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)

OET interlinear 1 TIM 5:23

SR Greek word order (including unused variant words in grey)

Section 5:1–6:2: Paul told Timothy how to treat different groups of believers

Paragraph 5:23

5:23a

5:23b

5:23c

5:23b–c

General Comment on 5:23a–c

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)

OET interlinear 1 TIM 5:23