1 Timothy 1:10
For abusers of themselves with men ( αρσενοκοιταις ). Late compound for sodomites. In N.T. only here and 1Co 6:9.Men-stealers ( ανδραποδισταις ). Old word from ανδραποδιζω (from ανηρ, man, πους, foot, to catch by the foot), to enslave. So enslavers, whether kidnappers (men-stealers) of free men or stealers of the slaves of other men. So slave-dealers. By the use of this word Paul deals a blow at the slave-trade (cf. Philemon).
Liars ( ψευσταις ). Old word, see Ro 3:4.
False swearers ( επιορκοις ). Old word ( επι, ορκος, oath). Perjurers. Only here in N.T. For similar lists, see 1Co 5:11; 6:9f.; Ga 5:19f.; Ro 1:28f.; 13:13; Col 3:5; Eph 5:5; 2Ti 3:2f.
The sound doctrine ( τη υγιαινουση διδασκαλια ). Dative case after αντικειτα, for which verb see Ga 5:17 for the conflict between the Spirit and the flesh. "The healthful ( υγιαινω, old word for being well, as Lu 5:31; 3Jo 1:2, in figurative sense in N.T. only in the Pastorals) teaching." See Tit 1:9; 2Ti 4:3.
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