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Koine Greek wordlink #137941

SR GNT 1 Tim 5:10 ἐπήρκεσεν (epaʸrkesen) ‘she washed if being oppressed ones she assisted if to every work’ Strongs=18840 Lemma=eparkeō
Word role=verb mood=indicative tense=aorist voice=active person=3rd number=singular
Year=65 AD Refers to Word #137917

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Only use of identical word form ἐπήρκεσεν (V-IAA3··S) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ἐπήρκεσεν’ (V-IAA3··S) is always and only glossed as ‘she assisted’.

1 Tim 5:10 ‘she washed if being oppressed ones she assisted if to every work’ SR GNT 1 Tim 5:10 word 15

OET-LV: 10 being _attested in good works: if she _raised _children, if she _lodged _strangers, if she _washed the_feet of _holy ones, if she _assisted being _oppressed ones, if she _followed _after to _every work good. (TI1_5:10)

OET-RV: 10 She should be known for her good undertakings, for example if she raised children, if she was hospitable to strangers, if she washed the feet of believers, if she helped those who were oppressed, and if she always tried to do what was right. (TI1 5:10)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘eparkeō’ have 3 different glosses: ‘he let_be assisting’, ‘it may assist’, ‘she assisted’.

Key: V=verb