1 Timothy 5:19

Receive not an accusation [κ α τ η γ ο ρ ι α ν μ η π α ρ α δ ε χ ο υ]. Neither word in Paul. For accusation see on. John 5:45. It means a formal accusation before a tribunal. The compound verb para emphasises the giver or transmitter of the thing received : to receive from another. But [ε κ τ ο ς ε ι μ η]. Except. A pleonastic formula, except in case. The formula in 1 Corinthians 14:5; 1 Corinthians 14:9.

Before [ε π ι]. Or on the authority of. On condition that two witnesses testify. The O. T. law on this point in Deuteronomy 19:15. Comp. Matthew 18:16; John 8:17; John 9; 1 Corinthians 13:1.