1 Timothy 6:10
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible

For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. By craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.

Young's Literal Translation

for a root of all the evils is the love of money, which certain longing for did go astray from the faith, and themselves did pierce through with many sorrows;

King James Bible

For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

Greek
For
γὰρ (gar)
Conjunction
Strong's 1063: For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.

the
(hē)
Article - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

love of money
φιλαργυρία (philargyria)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's 5365: Love of money, avarice, covetousness. From philarguros; avarice.

is
ἐστιν (estin)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

[the] root
ῥίζα (rhiza)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's 4491: A root, shoot, source; that which comes from the root, a descendent. Apparently a primary word; a 'root'.

of all kinds
πάντων (pantōn)
Adjective - Genitive Neuter Plural
Strong's 3956: All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.

of evil.
κακῶν (kakōn)
Adjective - Genitive Neuter Plural
Strong's 2556: Bad, evil, in the widest sense. Apparently a primary word; worthless, i.e. depraved, or injurious.

By craving
ὀρεγόμενοι (oregomenoi)
Verb - Present Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 3713: To stretch forth, mid: To hanker after, long for, be eager for, aspire to.

[it],
ἧς (hēs)
Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's 3739: Who, which, what, that.

some
τινες (tines)
Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 5100: Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object.

have wandered
ἀπεπλανήθησαν (apeplanēthēsan)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 635: To cause to go astray; pass: To be led astray. From apo and planao; to lead astray; passively, to stray.

away from
ἀπὸ (apo)
Preposition
Strong's 575: From, away from. A primary particle; 'off, ' i.e. Away, in various senses.

the
τῆς (tēs)
Article - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

faith
πίστεως (pisteōs)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's 4102: Faith, belief, trust, confidence; fidelity, faithfulness.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

pierced
περιέπειραν (periepeiran)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 4044: To put on a spit; met: I pierce, wound deeply. From peri and the base of peran; to penetrate entirely, i.e. Transfix.

themselves
ἑαυτοὺς (heautous)
Reflexive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 1438: Himself, herself, itself.

with many
πολλαῖς (pollais)
Adjective - Dative Feminine Plural
Strong's 4183: Much, many; often.

sorrows.
ὀδύναις (odynais)
Noun - Dative Feminine Plural
Strong's 3601: Pain, sorrow, distress, of body or mind. From duno; grief.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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