OET interlinear 1TIM 6:3

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-condition-fact

εἴ

if

Paul speaks as if this were a hypothetical situation, but he means that it is true. If your language does not state something as a condition if it is certain or true, and if your readers might think that what Paul is saying is uncertain, then you could translate his words as an affirmative statement. Alternate translation: “When”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἑτεροδιδασκαλεῖ

/is/_teaching_differently

The implication is that some people were teaching different things than what Paul and Timothy taught, not that they were teaching in a different way. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. See how you expressed the similar idea in 1:3. Alternate translation: “is teaching what is different from what we teach” or “is teaching a different doctrine”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

μὴ προσέρχεται ὑγιαίνουσι λόγοις & τῇ & διδασκαλίᾳ

not /is/_approaching ˱to˲_being_sound ˱in˲_/the/_words & ˱in˲_the & teaching

Here Paul speaks of someone agreeing with words and teaching as if that person were coming to those words and teaching. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “does not agree with the healthy words … with the teaching”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ὑγιαίνουσι λόγοις

˱to˲_being_sound ˱in˲_/the/_words

Here Paul speaks as if words could be healthy. He means that these words are good and reliable in every way and have no defect or corruption. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the idea in simile form or state the meaning plainly. See how you expressed the similar phrase in 1:10. Alternate translation: “to the words that are like healthy food” or “to the correct words”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

ὑγιαίνουσι λόγοις

˱to˲_being_sound ˱in˲_/the/_words

Here, words represents things spoken using words. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression from your language or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “to the healthy statements” or “to the healthy declarations”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

τοῖς τοῦ Κυρίου ἡμῶν, Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ

¬which ˱of˲_the Lord ˱of˲_us Jesus Christ

Here, Paul is using the possessive form to describe a words that could: (1) have been spoken by our Lord Jesus Christ. Alternate translation: “the ones spoken by our Lord Jesus Christ” (2) have been spoken about our Lord Jesus Christ. Alternate translation: “the ones about our Lord Jesus Christ”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

τῇ κατ’ εὐσέβειαν διδασκαλίᾳ

˱in˲_the according_to devoutness teaching

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of godliness, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: “to the teaching that is godly” or “to the teaching that makes people godly”