First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Timothy

9.5

A short New Testament letter that gives advice to a church leader named Timothy about teaching and behavior

noun
/fɜrst ɪˈpɪsəl əv pɔl ði əˈpɑstəl tu ˈtɪməθi/

: Primera Epístola de Pablo a Timoteo

The First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Timothy contains instructions on the qualifications for church leaders.

Examples

The First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Timothy provides essential guidance for church leaders.
Many pastors study the First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Timothy for its counsel on congregation management.
In Sunday school, we read passages from the First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Timothy about faith and perseverance.
In the First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Timothy, Paul discusses the importance of faith.
Many pastors study the First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Timothy for its counsel on congregation management.
The First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Timothy contains instructions on the qualifications for church leaders.
In the First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Timothy, Paul discusses the importance of faith.

Synonyms

I Timothy

vsFirst Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Timothy

Literature

1 8.4

A book in the New Testament that gives advice to church leaders

frames the text as a traditionally attributed letter and one of two

First Epistle to Timothy

vsFirst Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Timothy

1 9.8

The first letter from Paul to Timothy in the New Testament that gives advice on church leaders

notes traditional attribution to a named author and that it is one of two

Surface Forms

First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Timothy singular

First Epistles of Paul the Apostle to Timothy plural

Morphology

first + epistle + of + Paul + the + apostle + to + Timothy

This is a literal, descriptive title whose meaning is directly built from its parts: 'first' (ordinal) + 'epistle' (letter) + 'of Paul the Apostle' (author identification) + 'to Timothy' (recipient). There is no idiomatic or metaphorical shift, and many languages use the same compositional pattern for book titles, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words would be able to infer the meaning.

Etymology

The First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Timothy is named like a letter: First because Paul wrote two letters to Timothy, and Epistle means a formal 'letter'. Paul was an older church leader writing advice to his young helper Timothy about how to run a church, so the name shows this book is a guide for church leaders.