1 Timothy 3:15

New Testament • 15 words with Strong's data

"But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth."

Word-by-Word Analysis

But if I

יָשַׁב

yâshab

H3427

properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry

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אֹרֶךְ

ʼôrek

H753

length

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that thou

יָכֹל

yâkôl

H3201

to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)

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יָדַע

yâdaʻ

H3045

to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including o...

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how thou

δεῖ

deî

G1163

also deon deh-on'; neuter active participle of the same; both used impersonally; it is (was, etc.) necessary (as binding)

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to

הָלַךְ

hâlak

H1980

to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)

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נֶפֶשׁ

nephesh

H5315

properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or menta...

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in the

בַּיִת

bayith

H1004

a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)

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of

אֱלֹהִים

ʼĕlôhîym

H430

gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of...

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which is the

ἐκκλησία

ekklēsía

G1577

a calling out, i.e. (concretely) a popular meeting, especially a religious congregation (Jewish synagogue, or Christian community of members on earth ...

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of the

חַי

chay

H2416

alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or livin...

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אֱלֹהִים

ʼĕlôhîym

H430

gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of...

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the

עַמּוּד

ʻammûwd

H5982

a column (as standing); also a stand, i.e. platform

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and

אֶרֶץ

ʼerets

H776

the earth (at large, or partitively a land)

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of the

אֶמֶת

ʼemeth

H571

stability; (figuratively) certainty, truth, trustworthiness

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Key Terms in This Verse

oughtest G1163

δεῖ deî

also deon deh-on'; neuter active participle of the same; both used impersonally; it is (was, etc.) necessary (as binding)

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behave H1980

הָלַךְ hâlak

to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)

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pillar H5982

עַמּוּד ʻammûwd

a column (as standing); also a stand, i.e. platform

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tarry H3427

יָשַׁב yâshab

properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry

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church G1577

ἐκκλησία ekklēsía

a calling out, i.e. (concretely) a popular meeting, especially a religious congregation (Jewish synagogue, or Christian community of members on earth or saints in heaven or both)

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mayest H3201

יָכֹל yâkôl

to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)

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living H2416

חַי chay

alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively

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ground H776

אֶרֶץ ʼerets

the earth (at large, or partitively a land)

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long H753

אֹרֶךְ ʼôrek

length

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thyself H5315

נֶפֶשׁ nephesh

properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)

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Cross References

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Deuteronomy 5:26 cross-reference

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1 Kings 2:2 cross-reference

I go the way of all the earth: be thou strong therefore, and shew thyself a man;

Deuteronomy 31:23 cross-reference

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Romans 9:26 cross-reference

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Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.

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O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you?

Psalm 84:2 cross-reference

My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the LORD: my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God.

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Colossians 1:5 cross-reference

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