1Ti 6:15-16 | RWP | e4.org | In its own times ( καιροις ιδιοις ). Locative case. May be "in his own times." See . Clearly not for us to figure out. Who is the blessed and only Potentate ( ο μακαριος κα μονος δυναστης ). "The happy and alone Potentate." Δυναστης , old word, in N.T. only here, ; (the Eunuch). See for μακαριος . The King of kings ( ο βασιλευς των βασιλευοντων ). "The King of those who rule as kings." Oriental title. So with "Lord of lords." See .

‏ 1 Timothy 6:15-16

In its own times ( καιροις ιδιοις ). Locative case. May be "in his own times." See 2:6. Clearly not for us to figure out.

Who is the blessed and only Potentate ( ο μακαριος κα μονος δυναστης ). "The happy and alone Potentate." Δυναστης, old word, in N.T. only here, Lu 1:52; Ac 8:27 (the Eunuch). See 1:11 for μακαριος.

The King of kings ( ο βασιλευς των βασιλευοντων ). "The King of those who rule as kings." Oriental title. So with "Lord of lords." See Re 10:16.

Who only hath immortality ( ο μονος εχων αθανασιαν ). "The one who alone has immortality." Αθανασια ( αθανατος, α privative and θανατος ), old word, in N.T. only here and 1Co 15:53f. Domitian demanded that he be addressed as "Dominus et Deus noster." Emperor worship may be behind the use of μονος (alone) here.

Unapproachable ( απροσιτον ). See Ps 104:2. Late compound verbal adjective ( α privative, προσ, ιενα, to go). Here only in N.T. Literary Koine word.

Nor can see ( ουδε ιδειν δυνατα ). See αορατον in Col 1:15 and also Joh 1:18; Mt 11:27. The "amen" marks the close of the doxology as in 1:17.