1 Timothy 5:6 — 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. ἡ
2. ὁ
3. the woman
4. -
5. G3588 ↗
6. R-····NFS
7. the ‹woman›
8. the ‹woman›
9. -
10. Y65
11. 137887
1. Δέ
2. δέ
3. But
4. But
5. G1161 ↗
6. C-·······
7. but
8. but
9. S
10. Y65
11. 137888
1. σπαταλῶσα
2. σπαταλάω
3. living luxuriously
4. lives
5. G4684 ↗
6. V-PPA·NFS
7. living_luxuriously
8. living_luxuriously
9. -
10. Y65; F137890
11. 137889
1. ζῶσα
2. ζάω
3. while living
4. living
5. G2198 ↗
6. V-PPA·NFS
7. ˱while˲ living
8. ˱while˲ living
9. -
10. Y65; R137889
11. 137890
1. τέθνηκεν
2. θνῄσκω
3. has died
4. -
5. G2348 ↗
6. V-IEA3··S
7. ˓has˒ died
8. ˓has˒ died
9. -
10. Y65
11. 137891

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

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

Paragraph 5:3–8

A community of believers should care for widows who have no family to care for them.

5:6a

But she who lives for pleasure

But if a widow only does what she wants to do and not what God wants her to do,
But widows who spend all their time amusing themselves

But she who lives for pleasure: Paul contrasted a “widow who is truly in need,” whom the believers should help, with the one who lives for pleasure. A widow who lives for pleasure thinks only about what she wants and not about what God wants. She will do whatever causes her to feel good even if she sins by doing it.

5:6b

is dead even while she is still alive.

she is like a dead person even while she lives.
are physically alive but spiritually dead.

is dead: A widow who lives for pleasure is obviously alive physically. Therefore when Paul said that she is dead, he meant that she was spiritually dead. That means that she has no real relationship with God.

Speakers of some languages may not use the word dead in this metaphorical way. Therefore they may find it very difficult to understand. If this is true in your area, you may need to say something like:

she lives cut off from God

her life counts for nothing good

In some languages people may be able to translate this as a simile and to say:

her soul is like a corpse

her heart is like it is dead, even though her body is alive

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

ἡ & σπαταλῶσα

the_‹woman› & living_luxuriously

The phrase the one represents this kind of widow in general, not one particular widow. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the idea in another way. Alternate translation: [each one who lives self-indulgently]

σπαταλῶσα

living_luxuriously

Alternate translation: [living for pleasure] or [living in a luxurious way]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ζῶσα τέθνηκεν

˱while˲_living ˓has˒_died

Here Paul describes widows who act like this as if they had died even though they are living. He means that they are like dead people because they are spiritually dead. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the idea in simile form or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [although still living, is like someone who has died] or [living, has died spiritually]

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. But
2. But
3. G1161 ↗
4. Δέ
5. δέ
6. C-·······
7. but
8. but
9. S
10. Y65
11. 137888
1. the woman
2. -
3. G3588 ↗
4. ἡ
5. ὁ
6. R-····NFS
7. the ‹woman›
8. the ‹woman›
9. -
10. Y65
11. 137887
1. living luxuriously
2. lives
3. G4684 ↗
4. σπαταλῶσα
5. σπαταλάω
6. V-PPA·NFS
7. living_luxuriously
8. living_luxuriously
9. -
10. Y65; F137890
11. 137889
1. while living
2. living
3. G2198 ↗
4. ζῶσα
5. ζάω
6. V-PPA·NFS
7. ˱while˲ living
8. ˱while˲ living
9. -
10. Y65; R137889
11. 137890
1. has died
2. -
3. G2348 ↗
4. τέθνηκεν
5. θνῄσκω
6. V-IEA3··S
7. ˓has˒ died
8. ˓has˒ died
9. -
10. Y65
11. 137891

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 5:6

SR Greek word order

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

Paragraph 5:3–8

5:6a

5:6b

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

OET interlinear 1 TIM 5:6

SR Greek word order

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

Paragraph 5:3–8

5:6a

5:6b

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

OET interlinear 1 TIM 5:6