KJV: But we know that the law is good, if a man use it lawfully;
YLT: and we have known that the law is good, if any one may use it lawfully;
Darby: Now we know that the law is good if any one uses it lawfully,
ASV: But we know that the law is good, if a man use it lawfully,
| Οἴδαμεν | We know |
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Parse: Verb, Perfect Indicative Active, 1st Person Plural Root: οἶδα Sense: to see. |
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| δὲ | now |
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Parse: Conjunction Root: δέ Sense: but, moreover, and, etc. |
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| ὅτι | that |
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Parse: Conjunction Root: ὅτι Sense: that, because, since. |
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| καλὸς | good [is] |
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Parse: Adjective, Nominative Masculine Singular Root: καλός Sense: beautiful, handsome, excellent, eminent, choice, surpassing, precious, useful, suitable, commendable, admirable. |
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| νόμος | law |
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Parse: Noun, Nominative Masculine Singular Root: νόμος Sense: anything established, anything received by usage, a custom, a law, a command. |
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| τις | one |
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Parse: Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun, Nominative Masculine Singular Root: τὶς Sense: a certain, a certain one. |
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| νομίμως | lawfully |
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Parse: Adverb Root: νομίμως Sense: lawfully, agreeable to the law, properly. |
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| χρῆται | uses |
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Parse: Verb, Present Subjunctive Middle or Passive, 3rd Person Singular Root: χράομαι Sense: to receive a loan. |
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Greek Commentary for 1 Timothy 1:8
Condition of third class with εαν ean and present middle subjunctive of χραομαι chraomai with instrumental case. [source]
Comp. Romans 7:16. Morally excellent and salutary. See on John 10:11. This is the only instance of χρᾶσθαι touse with νόμος lawLawfully ( νομίμως )Pastoolxx. The nature of the proper use of the law - is indicated by the next clause. [source]
Pastoolxx. The nature of the proper use of the law - is indicated by the next clause. [source]
Reverse Greek Commentary Search for 1 Timothy 1:8
PastoSee 1 Timothy 1:8. According to the law of military service which requires him to abandon all other pursuits. So the law of the ministerial office requires that the minister shall not entangle himself with secular pursuits. If he fulfills this requirement, he is not to trouble himself about his worldly maintenance, for it is right that he should draw his support from his ministerial labor: nay, he has the first right to its material fruits. [source]
Condition of third class with present (linear) active subjunctive of ατλεω athleō old and common verb (from ατλος athlos a contest), only this verse in N.T., but συνατλεω sunathleō in Philemon 1:27. Note sharp distinction between ατληι athlēi (present subjunctive, engage in a contest in general) and ατλησηι athlēsēi (first aorist active subjunctive, engage in a particular contest). Not “except he have contended,” but simply “unless he contend” (in any given case) “lawfully” Old adverb, agreeably to the law, in N.T. only here and 1 Timothy 1:8. [source]