1 Timothy 6:10

10A rootῥίζαforγὰρof all kindsπάντωντῶνof evilsκακῶνisἐστινtheἡlove of moneyφιλαργυρία,whichἧςsomeτινεςstretching afterὀρεγόμενοιhave been seducedἀπεπλανήθησανaway fromἀπὸtheτῆςfaithπίστεωςandκαὶthemselvesἑαυτοὺςhave piercedπεριέπειρανwith sorrowsὀδύναιςmanyπολλαῖς.

For the love of money is a root of all evils, which some, stretching after, were led astray away from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.

Vocab difficulty

88.5

Rare words

  • φιλαργυρία

    φιλαργυρία

    love of money, avarice, covetousness.

  • ὀρεγόμενοι

    ὀρέγομαι

    I stretch forth, mid: I hanker after, long for, am eager for, aspire to.

  • ἀπεπλανήθησαν

    ἀποπλανάω

    I cause to go astray; pass: I am led astray.

  • περιέπειραν

    περιπείρω

    I put on a spit; met: I pierce, wound deeply.

  • ὀδύναις

    ὀδύνη

    pain, sorrow, distress, of body or mind.