Word study · Greek
parathḗkē
that which is committed
Say it: par-ath-AY-kay (approximate)
παραθήκη
What it means
A deposit, something placed in trust. In 6:20, "guard that which is committed to you"; in 2 Timothy 1:12 and 1:14, "what I have committed to him" and "that good thing which was committed to you." It was used for money left with someone for safekeeping.
Range of meaning
- DepositSomething left in trust.
- TrustA charge to keep.
In 1 Timothy
- Chapter 6
"Guard that which is committed to you" (6:20).
Every verse (1)
Verses where G3866 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources