What Does 1 Timothy 1:10 Mean in the King James?
For whoremongers, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine;
The analysis reads the King James wording.
King James Version The King James Version, first published in 1611. Selah Verse shows the standard text.
THE KEY
The verse frames teaching as health: exploitation and false testimony stand against what is sound.
THE MEANING
This verse names sexual wrongdoing, men who bed males, enslavers of people, liars, perjurers, and anything else that stands against sound teaching. It speaks now wherever another person is used, captured, or deceived: those acts oppose teaching described as healthy.
WHAT THIS UNDOES
The belief that doctrine can be judged apart from what it permits in human conduct; this verse calls exploitation and deceit contrary to healthy teaching.
THE ROOT
ὑγιαινούσῃ
hygiainousē
GROWS FROM
ὑγιαιν-
hygiain-
Be healthy; be sound.
The word translated “sound” belongs to the language of health. The list names exploitation and deceit as the opposite of teaching described as healthy.
ALSO GROWS
hygiainō: Be healthy; be sound.
ὑγιαίνω
This is the verb family behind “sound,” making the verse’s health image explicit.
hygiēs: Healthy; sound.
ὑγιής
This related word keeps the link between sound teaching and health visible.
hygieia: Health.
ὑγίεια
The same word family names health itself, deepening the image behind “sound doctrine.”
ἀνδραποδισταῖς
andrapodistais
GROWS FROM
ἀνδραποδ-
andrapod-
Enslaving or reducing a person to slavery.
“menstealers” in this verse is andrapodistais. The Greek word names people who enslave others, making the human being at the center of the offense. What is seized is a person reduced to enslavement.
ALSO GROWS
andrapodon: An enslaved person; a slave.
ἀνδράποδον
This related word names the person made the object of enslavement.
andrapodizō: Enslave; reduce to slavery.
ἀνδραποδίζω
This verb names the act behind the enslaver named in the verse.
ἐπιόρκοις
epiórkois
GROWS FROM
ὅρκ-
hork-
Oath.
“perjured persons” in this verse is epiórkois. The verse distinguishes liars from those who break an oath, naming both ordinary falsehood and betrayal of pledged trust. Perjury is not only false speech; it corrupts the trust carried by an oath.
ALSO GROWS
horkos: Oath.
ὅρκος
This is the pledge at the center of perjury.
epiorkeō: Swear falsely; commit perjury.
ἐπιορκέω
This related verb names the act of violating an oath.
THE PATTERN
Across law, wisdom, and communal teaching, seizure and falsehood are named as incompatible with life together.
And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death.A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.THE THREAD
If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to wholesome words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness;The Greek word translated “wholesome” belongs to the same health-family as “sound” here. The repeated image describes teaching through health: the words of Jesus and instruction aligned with godliness are called wholesome, while this verse names conduct that stands against that health.
Read the SDV Bible.
Every verse has a Deep Dive in the app.
The iPhone Bible app with the Selah Decoded Version.
Does something in this reading look wrong? Tell us