Core Glossary
1 Timothy — Core Glossary (English → Maithili)
Curriculum: 1 Timothy | Core passage: 1 Timothy 3:1-13
Companion file: analysis/07_semantic_analysis.md
This glossary consolidates every load-bearing theological term identified across all six chapters of 1 Timothy. Terms marked [TM-REUSE] are already fixed in the baseline Romans translation_memory.json/bible_term_registry.json and MUST be reused exactly, with no alternative rendering permitted. Terms marked [NEW] are proposed additions for this curriculum, to be added to translation_memory.json (with version increment) upon approval, following the same schema and risk-tier conventions as the baseline. Risk tiers (Critical/High/Medium/Low) and review routing follow the baseline’s doctrine_risk_registry.json conventions exactly.
1. Terms Reused Exactly from the Baseline Romans Translation Memory
| English | Maithili | Transliteration | Risk | Doctrine link | Occurrences in 1 Timothy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| God | परमेश्वर | parameśvar | Critical | throughout | 1:1-2,17; 2:3,5; 3:5,15-16; 4:10; 5:4,5,21; 6:11,13,17 |
| Jesus | यीशु | Yīśu | Critical | Lordship/Sonship | 1:1-2,12,15-16; 6:3,13-14 |
| Christ | ख्रीष्ट / मसीह | Khrīṣṭ / Masīh | Critical | Christology | throughout |
| Lord | प्रभु | prabhu | Critical | Lordship of Christ | 1:2,12,14; 6:3,14-15 |
| Holy Spirit | पवित्र आत्मा | pavitra ātmā | Critical | Sanctification | 3:16; 4:1 |
| faith | विश्वास | biswas | High | Faith | throughout (1:2,4-5,14,19; 2:7,15; 3:9,13; 4:1,6,12; 5:8,12; 6:10-12,21) |
| grace | अनुग्रह | anugraha | High | Grace | 1:2,14; 6:21 |
| gospel | सुसमाचार | susamācār | High | Gospel | 1:11 |
| law | व्यवस्था | byavasthā | High | Fulfillment of Prophecy | 1:8-9 |
| sin | पाप | pāp | High | Universal Human Accountability | 1:9,15; 5:20,22,24 |
| holy | पवित्र | pavitra | High | Sanctification | 2:8 |
| church | मण्डली | maṇḍalī | Medium | Church as God’s People | 3:5,15; 5:16 |
| apostle | प्रेरित | prerit | Medium | Apostleship | 1:1; 2:7 |
| gentiles | अन्यजाति | anyajāti | Medium | Unity of Jews and Gentiles | 2:7; 3:16 |
| glory | महिमा | mahimā | High | Deity of Christ | 1:11,17; 3:16 |
| peace | शान्ति | śānti | Medium | Peace with God | 1:2 |
| spiritual gifts | आत्मिक वरदान | ātmik varadān | Medium | Spiritual Gifts | 4:14 |
| thanksgiving | धन्यवाद | dhanyavād | Low | Thanksgiving | 2:1; 4:3-4 |
| exhort | उत्साहित करब | utsāhit karab | Low | Mutual Edification | 4:13; 5:1; 6:2 |
| prophecy | भविष्यवाणी | bhaviṣyavāṇī | Low | Fulfillment of Prophecy | 1:18; 4:14 |
| kingdom (root, cf. King of kings) | राज्य / राजा | rājya / rājā | Medium | Kingdom Mission | 6:15 |
| redemption/ransom root | छुटकारा | chuṭkārā | Critical | Salvation | 2:6 (as छुटकारा-मूल्य) |
| salvation root | उद्धार | uddhār | Critical | Salvation | 1:1 (उद्धारकर्ता); 2:3-4; 4:10,16 |
2. New Terms Proposed for This Curriculum
2.1 Sound Doctrine versus False Teaching
| English | Greek (translit.) | Maithili | Transliteration | Risk | Notes / rejected alternatives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| teaching / doctrine | διδασκαλία (didaskalia) | शिक्षा | śikṣā | Critical | Base term underlying all “doctrine” vocabulary in this book (1:10; 4:1,6,13,16; 6:1,3). |
| sound doctrine | ὑγιαίνουσα διδασκαλία (hygiainousa didaskalia) | स्वस्थ शिक्षा | svasth śikṣā | Critical | Preserves the medical “healthy teaching” metaphor. Anchor term for the whole curriculum (1:10; 6:3). Must render identically at every occurrence. |
| to teach a different doctrine | ἑτεροδιδασκαλέω (heterodidaskaleō) | भिन्न शिक्षा दैत रहब | bhinna śikṣā daita rahab | Critical | Any teaching departing from apostolic content (1:3). |
| myths | μῦθοι (mythoi) | कल्पित कथा | kalpit kathā | High | Rejected: मिथ्या-based coinages (Advaita “illusion” overtone). Requires note distinguishing from Mithila’s own Ramayana/Puranic narrative heritage (1:4; 4:7). |
| genealogies | γενεαλογίαι (genealogiai) | वंशावली | vanśāvalī | Critical | Direct terminological overlap with Panjikaran lineage-registry records. Requires note that Paul opposes speculative doctrinal use, not genealogical record-keeping itself (1:4). |
| speculations | ἐκζήτησις (ekzētēsis) | काल्पनिक विवाद | kālpanik vivād | Medium | (1:4) |
| deceiving spirits | πνεύματα πλάνα (pneumata plana) | भ्रामक आत्मा | bhrāmak ātmā | High | Distinguish from folk भूत-प्रेत and from Vedantic आत्मा (individual Self) (4:1). |
| teachings of demons | διδασκαλίαι δαιμονίων (didaskaliai daimoniōn) | दुष्टात्माक शिक्षा | duṣṭātmāk śikṣā | High | (4:1) |
| conscience | συνείδησις (syneidēsis) | विवेक | vivek | High | Rejected: अन्तःकरण (too heavily Samkhya/Vedanta-technical). Note distinguishing moral conscience from Advaita विवेक (discriminative wisdom) (1:5,19; 3:9; 4:2). |
| falsely called knowledge | ψευδώνυμος γνῶσις (pseudōnymos gnōsis) | मिथ्या नामसँ ज्ञान | mithyā nāmasã̃ jñān | Critical | Major collision with ज्ञान (jnana) as the central term of Hindu Jnana-marga liberation theology. Mandatory theologian review; must not be read as blanket critique of that tradition (6:20). |
| blasphemer | βλάσφημος (blasphēmos) | निन्दक | nindak | Medium | (1:13,20; 6:1,4) |
| devil / Satan | διάβολος / Σατανᾶς | शैतान | śaitān | High | Distinguish from folk भूत-प्रेत; the singular personal adversary, not one of many folk-spirits (1:20; 3:6-7,11). |
2.2 Qualifications for Church Leadership (Elders and Deacons)
| English | Greek (translit.) | Maithili | Transliteration | Risk | Notes / rejected alternatives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| overseer | ἐπίσκοπος / ἐπισκοπή (episkopos / episkopē) | अध्यक्ष | adhyakṣ | Critical | Rejected: पंडित (Panjikaran-custodian collision, per baseline); स्वामी (reserved for human “master,” 6:1-2). Same office as elder, viewed functionally (3:1-2). |
| elder | πρεσβύτερος (presbyteros) | प्राचीन | prācīn | Critical | Same office as overseer, viewed by dignity/maturity; note required distinguishing office-sense from generic “older person” sense, and from caste/lineage-bound village-elder authority (5:1-2,17,19). |
| council of elders | πρεσβυτέριον (presbyterion) | प्राचीन-सभा | prācīn-sabhā | Medium-High | (4:14) |
| deacon | διάκονος (diakonos) | सेवक (मण्डली सेवक) | sevak (maṇḍalī sevak) | Critical | Rejected: सेवादार (Hindu temple-service-volunteer collision). Distinct recognized office, examined not hereditary (3:8,12-13). |
| the saying is trustworthy | πιστὸς ὁ λόγος (pistos ho logos) | ई बात विश्वासयोग्य अछि | ī bāt biswasyogya achi | Medium | Formulaic citation marker for authoritative apostolic teaching (3:1). |
| husband of one wife | μιᾶς γυναικὸς ἄνδρα (mias gynaikos andra) | एक पत्नीक पति | ek patnīk pati | High | Direct relevance given historic Maithil Brahmin polygamy practice; render plainly, do not soften (3:2,12). |
| above reproach / blameless | ἀνεπίλημπτος / ἀνέγκλητος | निर्दोष | nirdoṣ | Medium | Publicly verifiable reputation, not sinless perfection (3:2,10). |
| sober-minded | νηφάλιος (nēphalios) | संयमी | saṃyamī | Low | (3:2,11) |
| self-controlled | σώφρων (sōphrōn) | आत्मसंयमी | ātmasaṃyamī | Low-Medium | Not to be confused with ascetic renunciation (3:2). |
| respectable / orderly | κόσμιος (kosmios) | मर्यादित | maryādit | Low | (3:2) |
| hospitable | φιλόξενος (philoxenos) | अतिथि-सत्कारी | atithi-satkārī | Low | Positive convergence with regional hospitality ethic (3:2). |
| able to teach | διδακτικός (didaktikos) | शिक्षा देबामे सक्षम | śikṣā debāme sakṣam | Medium | Ties overseer qualification to sound-doctrine competence (3:2). |
| not violent / gentle / not quarrelsome / not a lover of money | πλήκτης, ἐπιεικής, ἄμαχος, ἀφιλάργυρος | हिंसक नहि, कोमल/सहनशील, झगड़ालू नहि, धनलोभी नहि | — | Low-Medium | Grouped virtue-list; धनलोभी नहि keep consistent with 6:10 धनलोभ (3:3). |
| manage his household well | προΐστημι (proistēmi) | घरक उचित प्रबंध करब | gharak ucit prabandh karab | Medium | Household management as proving-ground for church leadership (3:4-5,12). |
| submission | ὑποταγή (hypotagē) | अधीनता | adhīnatā | High | Of children in 3:4; keep distinct from 2:11-12 context. Cross-reference baseline’s कर्तव्य पालन caution (obedience_of_faith entry). |
| dignity | σεμνότης (semnotēs) | गम्भीरता | gambhīratā | Medium | (2:2; 3:4,8,11) |
| recent convert | νεόφυτος (neophytos) | नव विश्वासी | nav biswasī | Medium | (3:6) |
| puffed up / conceited | τυφόω (typhoō) | अहंकारी भ’ जाएब | ahaṃkārī bha jāeb | Medium | (3:6; 6:4) |
| good testimony | μαρτυρία καλή | नीक गवाही | nīk gavāhī | Medium | (3:7) |
| mystery of the faith | μυστήριον τῆς πίστεως | विश्वासक रहस्य | biswasak rahasya | Critical | रहस्य = revealed truth, opposite of Tantric/Shakta esoteric secrecy — note required (3:9). |
| tested/examined | δοκιμάζω (dokimazō) | परीक्षा लेल जाएब | parīkṣā lel jāeb | Medium | Formal process, contrast with hereditary religious office (3:10). |
| women/wives (3:11) | γυναῖκας | स्त्रीगण | strīgaṇ | High | Open interpretive crux — deacons’ wives vs. deaconesses; flag for committee decision (3:11). |
| boldness/confidence | παρρησία (parrēsia) | साहस | sāhas | Medium | (3:13) |
| good standing | βαθμὸς καλός | नीक पद-प्रतिष्ठा | nīk pad-pratiṣṭhā | Medium | Distinguish from caste-based प्रतिष्ठा (3:13). |
| laying on of hands | ἐπίθεσις τῶν χειρῶν | हाथ रखबाक विधि | hāth rakhabāk vidhi | High | Distinguish from guru-diksha hand-laying/mantra transmission (4:14). |
| exercise authority over/domineer | αὐθεντεῖν (authentein) | प्रभुत्व जमाएब | prabhutva jamāeb | Critical | Rare, disputed semantic range; mandatory theologian review with documented options (2:12). |
2.3 Christ as the One Mediator
| English | Greek (translit.) | Maithili | Transliteration | Risk | Notes / rejected alternatives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Savior | σωτήρ (sōtēr) | उद्धारकर्ता | uddhārkartā | Critical | Built directly on TM उद्धार; never “a savior” among others (1:1; 2:3; 4:10). |
| one mediator | μεσίτης (mesitēs) | मध्यस्थ | madhyastha | Critical | Built on baseline’s मध्यस्थता root. Directly excludes Brahmin priestly mediation, guru-intermediary theology, and multi-avatar intermediary frameworks. Mandatory theologian review (2:5). |
| ransom | ἀντίλυτρον (antilytron) | छुटकारा-मूल्य | chuṭkārā-mūlya | Critical | Uses baseline’s छुटकारा exactly as permitted for rescue-narrative contexts (2:6). |
| testimony | μαρτύριον (martyrion) | गवाही | gavāhī | Medium | (2:6) |
| herald/preacher | κῆρυξ (kēryx) | प्रचारक | pracārak | Low-Medium | Built on TM प्रचार root (2:7). |
| good confession | καλὴ ὁμολογία (kalē homologia) | उत्तम अंगीकार | uttam aṅgīkār | High | Cross-references baseline’s Romans 10:9 “यीशु प्रभु छथि” confession pattern (6:12-13). |
2.4 Public Worship and Prayer
| English | Greek (translit.) | Maithili | Transliteration | Risk | Notes / rejected alternatives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| prayers / petitions / intercessions | δεήσεις, προσευχαί, ἐντεύξεις | प्रार्थना, बिनती, निवेदन | prārthanā, binatī, nivedan | Medium | निवेदन (congregational intercession) distinct from baseline’s मध्यस्थता (Christ’s/Spirit’s unique intercession) (2:1). |
| godly modesty (dress, self-control) | κόσμιος, αἰδώς, σωφροσύνη | मर्यादित वस्त्र, लाज, संयम | — | Medium-High | Frame as inward self-mastery, not external dress-policing tied to regional honor-codes (2:9). |
| silence/quietness | ἡσυχία (hēsychia) | शांतिपूर्वक | śāntipūrvak | High | Render literally; flag for mandatory theologian review with interpretive-options note (2:11-12). |
| transgression | παράβασις (parabasis) | अपराध | aparādh | Low | (2:14) |
| saved through childbearing | σῴζω διὰ τῆς τεκνογονίας | सन्तान जन्मक द्वारा उद्धार | santān janmak dvārā uddhār | Critical | Must not imply उद्धार earned through a biological process; mandatory theologian review with documented interpretive options (2:15). |
| laying on of hands | (see 2.2 above) | हाथ रखबाक विधि | — | High | Also central to worship/ordination practice (4:14). |
2.5 The Church as Pillar of Truth
| English | Greek (translit.) | Maithili | Transliteration | Risk | Notes / rejected alternatives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| household of God | οἶκος θεοῦ | परमेश्वरक घर | parameśvarak ghar | Medium | Complements मण्डली with familial warmth (3:15). |
| church of the living God | ἐκκλησία θεοῦ ζῶντος | जीवित परमेश्वरक मण्डली | jīvit parameśvarak maṇḍalī | High | ”Living” contrasts with lifeless idol-images; do not soften (3:15). |
| pillar and foundation of truth | στῦλος καὶ ἑδραίωμα τῆς ἀληθείας | सत्यक स्तम्भ आ आधार | satyak stambh ā ādhār | Critical | सत्य must be distinguished from the generalized Vedantic/ethical virtue of truthfulness and from the Satyanarayan devotional tradition; here it names the specific revealed content of apostolic doctrine (3:15). |
| mystery of godliness | μυστήριον τῆς εὐσεβείας | परमेश्वरनिष्ठाक रहस्य | parameśvarniṣṭhāk rahasya | Critical | Compounds रहस्य + परमेश्वरनिष्ठा risk profiles (3:16). |
| manifested in flesh | ἐφανερώθη ἐν σαρκί | देहमे प्रकट भेला | dehame prakaṭ bhelā | Critical | Carries the baseline’s देहधारण/incarnation distinguishing note (3:16). |
| vindicated in the Spirit | ἐδικαιώθη ἐν πνεύματι | आत्माद्वारा प्रमाणित भेला | ātmādvārā pramāṇit bhelā | High | Distinct from the soteriological justification term; note required to prevent collapse (3:16). |
| seen by angels | ὤφθη ἀγγέλοις | स्वर्गदूतगणद्वारा देखल गेला | svargadūtagaṇadvārā dekhal gelā | Medium | Do not use देवता (would place angels within Hindu pantheon) (3:16). |
| believed on in the world | ἐπιστεύθη ἐν κόσμῳ | जगतमे विश्वास कएल गेला | jagatme biswas kael gelā | High | Uses जगत, not संसार (samsara/rebirth-cycle overtone) (3:16). |
| taken up in glory | ἀνελήμφθη ἐν δόξῃ | महिमामे उठाओल गेला | mahimāme uṭhāol gelā | Medium-High | (3:16) |
2.6 Godliness and Contentment
| English | Greek (translit.) | Maithili | Transliteration | Risk | Notes / rejected alternatives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| godliness | εὐσέβεια (eusebeia) | परमेश्वरनिष्ठा | parameśvar-niṣṭhā | Critical | Rejected: भक्ति (Ram-Sita/Shiva bhakti collision, already excluded for “faith”); धर्मपरायणता (धर्म-root collision). Recurs 2:2; 3:16; 4:7-8; 6:3,5-6,11. |
| godliness as a means of gain | πορισμὸν εἶναι τὴν εὐσέβειαν | परमेश्वरनिष्ठाकेँ लाभक साधन बुझब | — | Critical | Warns against monetizing the same परमेश्वरनिष्ठा vocabulary (6:5). |
| contentment | αὐτάρκεια (autarkeia) | सन्तोष | santoṣ | Critical | Major collision with Santoshi Maa devotional tradition and Yogic santosha-niyama; explicit distinguishing note required at every occurrence (6:6). |
| love of money | φιλαργυρία (philargyria) | धनलोभ | dhanlobh | High | Consistent with 3:3’s अफिलार्ग्युरोस़ रेंडरिंग (धनलोभी नहि) (6:10). |
| a root of all kinds of evils | ῥίζα πάντων τῶν κακῶν | सभ प्रकारक बुराइक एक जड़ | sabh prakārak burāik ek jaṛ | Medium | Precision flag: “a root of all kinds,” not “the root of all” (6:10). |
| man of God | ἄνθρωπος θεοῦ | परमेश्वरक जन | parameśvarak jan | Medium | Echoes पवित्र जन construction (6:11). |
| immortality | ἀθανασία (athanasia) | अमरत्व | amaratva | High | Distinguish from soul-immortality doctrine and from the Samudra Manthan amrita myth (6:16). |
| unapproachable light | φῶς ἀπρόσιτον | अगम्य प्रकाश | agamya prakāś | Medium-High | Uses प्रकाश, not ज्योति/तेज, per baseline’s glory-entry caution (6:16). |
| King of kings and Lord of lords | βασιλεὺς τῶν βασιλευόντων καὶ κύριος τῶν κυριευόντων | राजाधिराज आ प्रभुक प्रभु | rājādhirāj ā prabhuk prabhu | Critical | Absolute supremacy claim; resonance with Mithila’s own Raja Janak kingdom-identity (6:15). |
| hope | ἐλπίς (elpis) | आशा | āśā | High | Distinguish from भाग्य/प्रारब्ध fatalism (1:1). |
| eternal life | ζωὴ αἰώνιος | अनन्त जीवन | ananta jīvan | High | Distinguish from Atman’s inherent immortality and from मोक्ष (1:16; 6:12,19). |
2.7 Care for Widows and the Household of Faith
| English | Greek (translit.) | Maithili | Transliteration | Risk | Notes / rejected alternatives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| widow | χήρα (chēra) | विधवा | vidhwā | Critical | Counter-cultural dignifying and remarriage-encouragement against traditional North Indian widow-remarriage restriction; must render plainly (5:3-16). |
| honor / double honor | τιμή / διπλῆ τιμή | सम्मान / दोहरा सम्मान | samman / dohrā samman | High | Includes both respect and material support (5:3,17-18). |
| has denied the faith | τὴν πίστιν ἠρνήσατο | विश्वासक इन्कार करब | biswasak inkār karab | High | Strong language; do not soften (5:8). |
| worse than an unbeliever | ἀπίστου χείρων | अविश्वासीसँ बेसी बेजाए | abiswasīsã̃ besī bejāe | Medium | (5:8) |
| enrolled | καταλέγω (katalegō) | सूचीबद्ध | sūcībaddh | Low-Medium | Technical term for the order of widows (5:9). |
| purity | ἁγνεία / ἁγνός | पवित्रता | pavitratā | High | Built on पवित्र, not शुद्ध, per baseline caution on ritual/lineage-purity overtones (5:2,22). |
| rebuke | ἐπιτιμάω / ἐλέγχω | डपटब / चेतावनी देब | — | Medium | Distinguish gentle (5:1) from public (5:20) rebuke contexts. |
| partiality | πρόσκλισις (prosklisis) | पक्षपात | pakṣapāt | Low | (5:21) |
| elder | πρεσβύτερος (presbyteros) | प्राचीन | prācīn | Critical | See 2.2 above; generic vs. office sense (5:1-2,17,19). |
| bondservant/slave | δοῦλος (doulos) | दास | dās | High | Requires pastoral note against caste-servitude application, given Mithila’s Kamiya-labor history (6:1-2). |
| master | δεσπότης (despotēs) | स्वामी | svāmī | Medium | Deliberately repurposes the term rejected for divine “Lord,” reinforcing प्रभु’s exclusivity (6:1-2). |
2.8 Guarding the Deposit of Faith
| English | Greek (translit.) | Maithili | Transliteration | Risk | Notes / rejected alternatives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| charge / instruction | παραγγελία (parangelia) | आदेश / जिम्मेवारी | ādeś / jimmevārī | Medium | First occurrence of the entrusted-charge theme (1:5,18). |
| guard the deposit | τὴν παραθήκην φύλαξον (tēn parathēkēn phylaxon) | धरोहरक रक्षा करब | dharoharak rakṣā karab | Critical | Distinguish the specific apostolic-gospel content entrusted from generic regional cultural heritage (धरोहर) pride (6:20). |
| falsely called knowledge | ψευδώνυμος γνῶσις | मिथ्या नामसँ ज्ञान | mithyā nāmasã̃ jñān | Critical | See 2.1 above; major collision with Hindu Jnana-marga tradition (6:20). |
| sound words | ὑγιαίνοντες λόγοι | स्वस्थ वचन | svasth vacan | Critical | Consistency with स्वस्थ शिक्षा anchor term (6:3). |
| mystery of the faith | μυστήριον τῆς πίστεως | विश्वासक रहस्य | biswasak rahasya | Critical | See 2.2 above; the deposit held by qualified deacons (3:9). |
3. Risk Summary
| Risk tier | Count (new terms) | Review routing |
|---|---|---|
| Critical | 24 | Human theologian review — mandatory for every occurrence |
| High | 20 | Human theologian review |
| Medium | 22 | Native speaker review |
| Low | 14 | Automated review sufficient |
Notes for Phase 2 routing:
- Terms carrying the heaviest, most specific cultural-collision grounding — मध्यस्थ (mediator), सन्तोष (contentment), वंशावली (genealogies), विधवा (widow), मिथ्या नामसँ ज्ञान (falsely called knowledge), दास (slave), αὐθεντεῖν (authentein) — should be prioritized for early theologian review before Phase 2 batch processing begins, since they affect multiple downstream segments across chapters.
- γυναῖκας (3:11) and αὐθεντεῖν (2:12) are flagged as open interpretive cruxes requiring a translator-committee decision, not a translation-memory-locked single rendering, before Phase 2 proceeds.
- All terms in this glossary are to be added to an updated
translation_memory.json(version increment) prior to Phase 2 segment translation, per the baseline’s Translation Memory Load and Enforcement Instructions.
End of core glossary.
Critical Risk Terms
God
Approved rendering: परमेश्वर
Transliteration: parameśvar
Doctrine: Deity of Christ / The Incomparable, Immortal God
Rejected alternatives: भगवान, ईश्वर
Original: θεός
Category: God
Inherited from Romans package, unchanged. Occurs throughout 1 Timothy (1:1-2,17; 2:3,5; 3:5,15-16; 4:10; 5:4,5,21; 6:11,13,17), including the exclusivity doxologies of 1:17 and 6:15-16.
Jesus
Approved rendering: यीशु
Transliteration: Yīśu
Doctrine: Lordship of Christ
Rejected alternatives: ईसा
Original: Ἰησοῦς
Category: Christology
Inherited from Romans package, unchanged. Occurs throughout (1:1-2,12,15-16; 6:3,13-14).
Messiah
Approved rendering: मसीह / ख्रीष्ट
Transliteration: Masīh / Khrīṣṭ
Doctrine: Messianic Promise / Deity of Christ
Rejected alternatives: अभिषिक्त पुरुष, अवतारी पुरुष
Original: Χριστός
Category: Christology
Inherited from Romans package, unchanged (ख्रीष्ट transliteration standing alongside मसीह per baseline system-prompt naming conventions). Occurs pervasively (e.g. 1:1-2,12,14-16; 2:5; 3:16; 6:3,13-14). Never assimilated to Ram/Krishna avatar figures.
Lord
Approved rendering: प्रभु
Transliteration: prabhu
Doctrine: Lordship of Christ
Rejected alternatives: स्वामी, मालिक
Original: κύριος
Category: Christology
Inherited from Romans package, unchanged. Occurs at 1:2,12,14; 6:3,14-15. स्वामी remains reserved exclusively for the distinct human referent δεσπότης (6:1-2, see master entry below); never used for God/Christ.
Holy Spirit
Approved rendering: पवित्र आत्मा
Transliteration: pavitra ātmā
Doctrine: Sanctification
Rejected alternatives: ब्रह्म, परमात्मा
Original: πνεῦμα ἅγιον / πνεῦμα
Category: God
Inherited from Romans package, unchanged. Occurs at 3:16 (vindicated Christ) and 4:1 (warns of last-days apostasy).
Salvation
Approved rendering: उद्धार
Transliteration: uddhār
Doctrine: Salvation
Rejected alternatives: मुक्ति, मोक्ष, छुटकारा
Original: σωτηρία / σῴζω
Category: Salvation
Inherited from Romans package, unchanged. Root of the new compound उद्धारकर्ता (Savior, 1:1; 2:3; 4:10) and सन्तान जन्मक द्वारा उद्धार (saved through childbearing, 2:15). Never मुक्ति or मोक्ष.
Incarnation
Approved rendering: देहधारण
Transliteration: dehadhāraṇ
Doctrine: Incarnation and Saving Mission of Christ
Rejected alternatives: अवतार, देह प्रकट
Inherited from Romans package, unchanged. Names the doctrine underlying 1:15 (‘Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners’) and 3:16’s hymn line ἐφανερώθη ἐν σαρκί (manifested in flesh, rendered देहमे प्रकट भेला — see below). Never अवतार.
Teaching Doctrine
Approved rendering: शिक्षा
Transliteration: śikṣā
Doctrine: Sound Doctrine versus False Teaching
Original: διδασκαλία
Category: Sound Doctrine
Base term underlying all doctrine-vocabulary in this letter (1:10; 4:1,6,13,16; 6:1,3). Must render identically at every occurrence as the anchor of the whole curriculum’s central doctrine.
Sound Doctrine
Approved rendering: स्वस्थ शिक्षा
Transliteration: svasth śikṣā
Doctrine: Sound Doctrine versus False Teaching
Rejected alternatives: सही शिक्षा, उचित शिक्षा
Original: ὑγιαίνουσα διδασκαλία
Category: Sound Doctrine
Preserves Paul’s medical ‘healthy teaching’ metaphor (ὑγιαίνω). Anchor term of the entire curriculum (1:10; 6:3); must render identically at every occurrence.
Sound Words
Approved rendering: स्वस्थ वचन
Transliteration: svasth vacan
Doctrine: Sound Doctrine versus False Teaching
Original: ὑγιαίνοντες λόγοι
Category: Sound Doctrine
Occurs at 6:3. Must remain visibly consistent with स्वस्थ शिक्षा so the reader tracks the connection between the two phrases.
Teach Different Doctrine
Approved rendering: भिन्न शिक्षा दैत रहब
Transliteration: bhinna śikṣā daita rahab
Doctrine: Sound Doctrine versus False Teaching
Original: ἑτεροδιδασκαλέω
Category: Sound Doctrine
Occurs at 1:3. Names any teaching departing from apostolic content, regardless of the teacher’s sincerity.
Genealogies
Approved rendering: वंशावली
Transliteration: vanśāvalī
Doctrine: Genealogies and Speculative Teaching
Original: γενεαλογίαι
Category: Sound Doctrine
Occurs at 1:4. Directly overlaps with Panjikaran, Mithila’s live genealogical-registry institution verifying caste-lineage purity. Mandatory translator note: Paul opposes speculative doctrinal use of genealogies, not genealogical record-keeping as a social practice.
Falsely Called Knowledge
Approved rendering: मिथ्या नामसँ ज्ञान
Transliteration: mithyā nāmasã̃ jñān
Doctrine: Guarding the Deposit of Faith
Original: ψευδώνυμος γνῶσις
Category: Sound Doctrine
Occurs at 6:20. ज्ञान is the central term of Hindu Jnana-marga liberation theology. Mandatory theologian review at every occurrence; must be retained as a critique of a specific first-century proto-Gnostic teaching, never generalized into a dismissal of the broader Hindu knowledge tradition.
Guard The Deposit
Approved rendering: धरोहरक रक्षा करब
Transliteration: dharoharak rakṣā karab
Doctrine: Guarding the Deposit of Faith
Original: τὴν παραθήκην φύλαξον
Category: Guardianship of Truth
Occurs at 6:20. धरोहर is also the natural Maithili word for cherished regional cultural heritage (Vidyapati’s poetry, Madhubani art); a note is essential clarifying the content guarded is the apostolic gospel entrusted through Paul, not regional cultural preservation.
Overseer
Approved rendering: अध्यक्ष
Transliteration: adhyakṣ
Doctrine: Qualifications for Church Leadership (Elders and Deacons)
Rejected alternatives: पंडित, स्वामी
Original: ἐπίσκοπος / ἐπισκοπή
Category: Church Leadership
Occurs at 3:1-2. Never पंडित (Panjikaran-custodian collision) or स्वामी (reserved for human ‘master,’ 6:1-2). Requires a note that अध्यक्ष and प्राचीन name the same office from two angles (function vs. dignity), not two separate offices.
Elder
Approved rendering: प्राचीन
Transliteration: prācīn
Doctrine: Qualifications for Church Leadership (Elders and Deacons)
Original: πρεσβύτερος
Category: Church Leadership
Occurs generically at 5:1-2 and as the office-title at 5:17,19. Requires a note distinguishing the generic-age sense from the office sense at each occurrence, and distinguishing this examined office from caste/lineage-bound village-elder seniority.
Deacon
Approved rendering: मण्डली सेवक
Transliteration: maṇḍalī sevak
Doctrine: Qualifications for Church Leadership (Elders and Deacons)
Rejected alternatives: सेवादार
Original: διάκονος
Category: Church Leadership
Occurs at 3:8,12-13. Never सेवादार, the established Maithili term for a Hindu temple-service volunteer. Requires a note distinguishing this examined church office from generic domestic service (नौकर) and temple सेवा.
Mystery Of The Faith
Approved rendering: विश्वासक रहस्य
Transliteration: biswasak rahasya
Doctrine: Qualifications for Church Leadership (Elders and Deacons)
Original: μυστήριον τῆς πίστεως
Category: Church Leadership
Occurs at 3:9. रहस्य must be sharply distinguished from the esoteric ‘hidden knowledge’ of Mithila’s Tantric-Shakta tradition; biblical mystery is truth God has openly revealed, the opposite direction of Tantric secrecy.
Exercise Authority Domineer
Approved rendering: प्रभुत्व जमाएब
Transliteration: prabhutva jamāeb
Doctrine: Gender Roles in Worship and Teaching
Original: αὐθεντεῖν
Category: Church Leadership
Occurs at 2:12 (αὐθεντεῖν), a rare verb with disputed semantic range (‘have authority’ vs. ‘domineer/usurp’). Chosen leaning toward the ‘domineer’ sense pending mandatory translator-committee ruling with documented interpretive options — open interpretive crux, not a settled rendering.
Savior
Approved rendering: उद्धारकर्ता
Transliteration: uddhārkartā
Doctrine: Christ as the One Mediator
Original: σωτήρ
Category: Salvation
Occurs at 1:1; 2:3; 4:10, built directly on TM उद्धार root. Must never suggest one deliverer among others, as in a multi-avatar framework.
One Mediator
Approved rendering: मध्यस्थ
Transliteration: madhyastha
Doctrine: Christ as the One Mediator
Original: μεσίτης
Category: Christology
Occurs at 2:5, built on the baseline’s मध्यस्थता root. Directly excludes Brahmin priestly puja/yajña mediation, guru-intermediary theology, and multi-avatar intermediary frameworks. The single highest-stakes doctrinal collision point in the book; mandatory theologian review at every occurrence.
Ransom
Approved rendering: छुटकारा-मूल्य
Transliteration: chuṭkārā-mūlya
Doctrine: Christ as the One Mediator
Occurs at 2:6 (ἀντίλυτρον). Reuses baseline’s छुटकारा exactly as permitted for specific rescue-narrative contexts; extended with -मूल्य (price).
Saved Through Childbearing
Approved rendering: सन्तान जन्मक द्वारा उद्धार
Transliteration: santān janmak dvārā uddhār
Doctrine: Gender Roles in Worship and Teaching
Original: σῴζω διὰ τῆς τεκνογονίας
Category: Worship
Occurs at 2:15, one of the most debated cruxes in the letter. Must never imply उद्धार earned or supplemented through a biological process, which would directly contradict the doctrine of grace. Mandatory theologian review with documented interpretive options.
Pillar And Foundation Of Truth
Approved rendering: सत्यक स्तम्भ आ आधार
Transliteration: satyak stambh ā ādhār
Doctrine: The Church as Pillar of Truth
Original: στῦλος καὶ ἑδραίωμα τῆς ἀληθείας
Category: Church
Occurs at 3:15. सत्य is also a cardinal Vedantic/Yogic virtue and object of the popular Satyanarayan vrat devotional observance; here it names the specific revealed content of apostolic doctrine, not a generalized ethical ideal. Requires a translator note at every occurrence.
Mystery Of Godliness
Approved rendering: परमेश्वरनिष्ठाक रहस्य
Transliteration: parameśvarniṣṭhāk rahasya
Doctrine: The Church as Pillar of Truth
Original: μυστήριον τῆς εὐσεβείας
Category: Godliness
Occurs at 3:16, introducing the hymn. Compounds रहस्य and परमेश्वरनिष्ठा risk profiles; requires the same distinguishing notes as both component terms.
Manifested In Flesh
Approved rendering: देहमे प्रकट भेला
Transliteration: dehame prakaṭ bhelā
Doctrine: Incarnation and Saving Mission of Christ
Original: ἐφανερώθη ἐν σαρκί
Category: Christology
Occurs at 3:16, the hymn’s first line. Must carry the same distinguishing note required at every incarnation occurrence per the baseline देहधारण entry: the eternal Son’s unique, permanent assumption of human nature, categorically distinct from Mithila’s own Ram/Krishna avatar-descent narratives.
Godliness
Approved rendering: परमेश्वरनिष्ठा
Transliteration: parameśvar-niṣṭhā
Doctrine: Godliness and Contentment
Rejected alternatives: भक्ति, धर्मपरायणता
Original: εὐσέβεια
Category: Godliness
Coined pairing TM-fixed परमेश्वर with निष्ठा. Rejected: भक्ति (Ram-Sita/Shiva bhakti collision, already excluded for ‘faith’); धर्मपरायणता (retains the धर्म-root collision forbidden for righteousness/law). Recurs at 2:2; 3:16; 4:7-8; 6:3,5-6,11 — consistency and rejection rationale must be preserved at every occurrence.
Godliness As Gain
Approved rendering: परमेश्वरनिष्ठाकेँ लाभक साधन बुझब
Transliteration: parameśvarniṣṭhākẽ lābhak sādhan bujhab
Doctrine: Godliness and Contentment
Original: νομίζοντες πορισμὸν εἶναι τὴν εὐσέβειαν
Category: Godliness
Occurs at 6:5. Directly and explicitly warns against monetizing the same परमेश्वरनिष्ठा vocabulary used positively elsewhere; must clearly attach to that same vocabulary, not a different word that would obscure the connection.
Contentment
Approved rendering: सन्तोष
Transliteration: santoṣ
Doctrine: Godliness and Contentment
Original: αὐτάρκεια
Category: Godliness
Occurs at 6:6 (αὐτάρκεια). सन्तोष is simultaneously the standard Maithili word for contentment and the object of devotion to Santoshi Maa (a popular goddess venerated through a well-known Friday vrat, reinforced by the 1975 film ‘Jai Santoshi Maa’), and a named Yogic niyama. No viable alternative preserves natural comprehensibility; every occurrence requires an explicit note that biblical contentment is relational trust in a personal Father’s provision, not austerity toward a goddess of provision nor merit accumulated through disciplined practice.
King Of Kings
Approved rendering: राजाधिराज आ प्रभुक प्रभु
Transliteration: rājādhirāj ā prabhuk prabhu
Doctrine: The Incomparable, Immortal God
Original: βασιλεὺς τῶν βασιλευόντων καὶ κύριος τῶν κυριευόντων
Category: God
Occurs at 6:15, built on TM प्रभु + राज्य root. Asserts absolute supremacy with particular resonance given Mithila’s own historic self-understanding as the ancient kingdom of Raja Janak; must remain unqualified.
Widow
Approved rendering: विधवा
Transliteration: vidhwā
Doctrine: Care for Widows and the Household of Faith
Original: χήρα
Category: Household of Faith
Occurs throughout 5:3-16. Lands in a region with a strong historical tradition of social marginalization of widows — restricted remarriage (the 19th-century Vidyasagar widow-remarriage reform movement), exclusion from auspicious ceremonies, mourning-dress customs. Paul’s explicit encouragement that younger widows remarry (5:14) is sharply counter-cultural and must be rendered plainly.
High Risk Terms
Faith
Approved rendering: विश्वास
Transliteration: biswas
Doctrine: Faith
Rejected alternatives: श्रद्धा, भक्ति
Original: πίστις
Category: Faith
Inherited from Romans package, unchanged. Occurs pervasively as both personal trust in Christ and as shorthand for the body of apostolic belief (‘the faith’): 1:2,4-5,14,19; 2:7,15; 3:9,13; 4:1,6,12; 5:8,12; 6:10-12,21.
Grace
Approved rendering: अनुग्रह
Transliteration: anugraha
Doctrine: Grace
Rejected alternatives: कृपा, दया, पुण्य, कर्मफल, भाग
Original: χάρις
Category: Salvation
Inherited from Romans package, unchanged. Occurs at 1:2,14; 6:21. Must remain distinct from दया (mercy), the appropriate rendering for the distinct Greek word ἔλεος in this letter — see mercy entry below.
Gospel
Approved rendering: सुसमाचार
Transliteration: susamācār
Doctrine: Gospel
Rejected alternatives: नीक खबर, शुभ सन्देश
Original: εὐαγγέλιον
Category: Salvation
Inherited from Romans package, unchanged. Occurs at 1:11, describing ‘the glorious gospel of the blessed God’ entrusted to Paul’s apostleship.
Law
Approved rendering: व्यवस्था
Transliteration: byavasthā
Doctrine: Fulfillment of Prophecy
Rejected alternatives: धर्म, नियम
Original: νόμος
Category: Covenant
Inherited from Romans package, unchanged. Occurs at 1:8-9, discussing the law’s proper use for lawbreakers, not the righteous.
Sin
Approved rendering: पाप
Transliteration: pāp
Doctrine: Universal Human Accountability
Rejected alternatives: अधर्म, अशुद्धता
Original: ἁμαρτία / ἁμαρτωλός
Category: Sin
Inherited from Romans package, unchanged. Occurs at 1:9,15 (Paul as ‘foremost’ of sinners) and undergirds the elder-discipline instructions of 5:20,22,24.
Holy
Approved rendering: पवित्र
Transliteration: pavitra
Doctrine: Sanctification
Rejected alternatives: शुद्ध, निर्मल
Original: ἅγιος / ὅσιος
Category: Sanctification
Inherited from Romans package, unchanged. Occurs at 2:8 (‘lifting holy hands’). Root for the new compound पवित्र कएल जाएब (sanctified, 4:5) and पवित्रता (purity, 5:2,22) — see below.
Glory
Approved rendering: महिमा
Transliteration: mahimā
Doctrine: Deity of Christ
Rejected alternatives: तेज, ज्योति
Original: δόξα
Category: God
Inherited from Romans package, unchanged. Occurs at 1:11 (‘glorious gospel’), 1:17, and 3:16 (‘taken up in glory’). Root for new compound महिमामे उठाओल गेला — see below.
Father
Approved rendering: पिता
Transliteration: pitā
Doctrine: Adoption into God’s Family
Rejected alternatives: ब्रह्मा, सृष्टिकर्ता
Inherited from Romans package, unchanged. Occurs in the greeting formula (1:2, ‘God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord’).
Sanctification
Approved rendering: पवित्रीकरण
Transliteration: pavitrīkaraṇ
Doctrine: Sanctification
Rejected alternatives: शुद्धिकरण, संस्कार
Inherited from Romans package, unchanged. Doctrine background for 4:5’s ἁγιάζεται (sanctified, of food received with thanksgiving) — see पवित्र कएल जाएब entry below, a verb form built on the same पवित्र root.
Myths
Approved rendering: कल्पित कथा
Transliteration: kalpit kathā
Doctrine: Genealogies and Speculative Teaching
Rejected alternatives: मिथ्या कथा
Original: μῦθοι
Category: Sound Doctrine
Occurs at 1:4; 4:7. Deliberately avoids मिथ्या-based coinages carrying Advaita ‘illusion’ overtones. Requires a note distinguishing Paul’s target (specific speculative tales) from Mithila’s own Ramayana/Puranic narrative heritage.
Conscience
Approved rendering: विवेक
Transliteration: vivek
Doctrine: Sound Doctrine versus False Teaching
Rejected alternatives: अन्तःकरण
Original: συνείδησις
Category: Sound Doctrine
Occurs at 1:5,19; 3:9; 4:2. विवेक is also Advaita Vedanta’s technical term for discriminative wisdom distinguishing Atman from Maya; requires an explicit note distinguishing the biblical moral-relational sense from this philosophical usage at every occurrence.
Deceiving Spirits
Approved rendering: भ्रामक आत्मा
Transliteration: bhrāmak ātmā
Doctrine: Deceiving Spirits and False Asceticism
Original: πνεύματα πλάνα
Category: Sound Doctrine
Occurs at 4:1. Must be distinguished at every occurrence both from folk भूत-प्रेत (village animist ghost-belief) and from the Vedantic sense of आत्मा as the individual Self; the qualifier भ्रामक is mandatory.
Teachings Of Demons
Approved rendering: दुष्टात्माक शिक्षा
Transliteration: duṣṭātmāk śikṣā
Doctrine: Deceiving Spirits and False Asceticism
Original: διδασκαλίαι δαιμονίων
Category: Sound Doctrine
Occurs at 4:1, built on the शिक्षा root, the source of the ascetic prohibitions of 4:3.
Devil Satan
Approved rendering: शैतान
Transliteration: śaitān
Doctrine: Church Discipline and Restoration
Original: διάβολος / Σατανᾶς
Category: Sound Doctrine
Occurs at 1:20; 3:6-7,11 (adjectival negative at 3:11 rendered separately, see निन्दक नहि below). Must be distinguished from generic folk भूत-प्रेत (malevolent ghost-spirits); names the singular personal chief adversary.
Delivered To Satan
Approved rendering: शैतानक हाथ सौंपब
Transliteration: śaitānak hāth sã̃upab
Doctrine: Church Discipline and Restoration
Original: παραδίδωμι τῷ Σατανᾷ
Category: Sound Doctrine
Occurs at 1:20. Disciplinary handing-over of persistent false teachers for correction; must retain corrective, restorative church-discipline force, distinguished from folk exorcism practices.
Sanctified Food
Approved rendering: पवित्र कएल जाएब
Transliteration: pavitra kael jāeb
Doctrine: Sanctification
Occurs at 4:5 (ἁγιάζεται), built on TM पवित्र root — food received with thanksgiving and the word of God/prayer.
Council Of Elders
Approved rendering: प्राचीन-सभा
Transliteration: prācīn-sabhā
Doctrine: Spiritual Gifts and Ordination
Original: πρεσβυτέριον
Category: Church Leadership
Occurs at 4:14, the collective body that laid hands on Timothy. Emphasizes collective eldership, not one figure’s individual authority.
Husband Of One Wife
Approved rendering: एक पत्नीक पति
Transliteration: ek patnīk pati
Doctrine: Qualifications for Church Leadership (Elders and Deacons)
Original: μιᾶς γυναικὸς ἄνδρα
Category: Church Leadership
Occurs at 3:2,12. Direct relevance given the historic Maithil Brahmin Bahu-Vivah polygamy practice; must be rendered plainly, never softened into vague ‘faithful household man’ language.
Submission
Approved rendering: अधीनता
Transliteration: adhīnatā
Doctrine: Qualifications for Church Leadership (Elders and Deacons)
Original: ὑποταγή
Category: Church Leadership
Occurs at 3:4, of children’s submission specifically. Sits close to Mithila’s dharma-bound household-duty ideal (कर्तव्य पालन, flagged High in the baseline’s obedience_of_faith entry); must read as glad, orderly cooperation, not coerced duty, and must not be conflated with the separate discussion at 2:11-12.
Women Wives 3 11
Approved rendering: स्त्रीगण
Transliteration: strīgaṇ
Doctrine: Qualifications for Church Leadership (Elders and Deacons)
Original: γυναῖκας
Category: Church Leadership
Occurs at 3:11 (γυναῖκας). Open interpretive crux — deacons’ wives vs. deaconesses. Neutral plural chosen deliberately; requires a mandatory translator-committee decision before Phase 2, not a silently-resolved rendering.
Laying On Of Hands
Approved rendering: हाथ रखबाक विधि
Transliteration: hāth rakhabāk vidhi
Doctrine: Spiritual Gifts and Ordination
Original: ἐπίθεσις τῶν χειρῶν
Category: Church Leadership
Occurs at 4:14. Risks assimilation to guru-diksha, the Hindu initiatory rite transmitting mystical power/lineage authority; must be explained as public congregational commissioning recognizing a Spirit-given gift already at work, not a mystical transmission of power.
Good Confession
Approved rendering: उत्तम अंगीकार
Transliteration: uttam aṅgīkār
Doctrine: Christ as the One Mediator
Original: καλὴ ὁμολογία
Category: Christology
Occurs at 6:12-13. Cross-references the baseline’s Romans 10:9 confession (‘यीशु प्रभु छथि’) — both belong to the same pattern of public, costly confession of Christ’s Lordship; keep this connection visible in teaching notes.
Godly Modesty
Approved rendering: मर्यादित वस्त्र, लाज, संयम
Transliteration: maryādit vastra, lāj, saṃyam
Doctrine: Public Worship and Prayer
Original: κόσμιος, αἰδώς, σωφροσύνη
Category: Worship
Occurs at 2:9. Must be framed as inward self-mastery expressed appropriately, not external dress-policing tied to existing regional honor-code expectations around women’s modesty.
Silence Quietness
Approved rendering: शांतिपूर्वक
Transliteration: śāntipūrvak
Doctrine: Gender Roles in Worship and Teaching
Original: ἡσυχία
Category: Worship
Occurs at 2:11-12 (ἡσυχία). One of the most exegetically and pastorally sensitive passages in the letter; render literally without softening or expanding, flagged for mandatory theologian review with documented interpretive options.
Church Of Living God
Approved rendering: जीवित परमेश्वरक मण्डली
Transliteration: jīvit parameśvarak maṇḍalī
Doctrine: The Church as Pillar of Truth
Original: ἐκκλησία θεοῦ ζῶντος
Category: Church
Occurs at 3:15, built on TM मण्डली + परमेश्वर. ‘Living’ pointedly contrasts the true God with lifeless murti (image) worship, a widespread regional devotional practice; this contrast must not be softened.
Vindicated In Spirit
Approved rendering: आत्माद्वारा प्रमाणित भेला
Transliteration: ātmādvārā pramāṇit bhelā
Doctrine: The Church as Pillar of Truth
Original: ἐδικαιώθη ἐν πνεύματι
Category: Christology
Occurs at 3:16, the hymn’s second line. Distinct from the baseline’s soteriological justification term (धर्मी घोषित कएल जाएब); a note is required preventing the two contexts from collapsing into one rendering.
Believed In World
Approved rendering: जगतमे विश्वास कएल गेला
Transliteration: jagatme biswas kael gelā
Doctrine: The Church as Pillar of Truth
Rejected alternatives: संसारमे विश्वास कएल गेला
Original: ἐπιστεύθη ἐν κόσμῳ
Category: Christology
Occurs at 3:16, the hymn’s fifth line. Uses जगत, never संसार, since संसार carries strong Hindu-philosophical weight as the cycle of worldly rebirth/illusion from which मोक्ष is sought — an association already forbidden in the baseline’s salvation entry. जगत is the fixed rendering for κόσμος throughout this curriculum.
Taken Up In Glory
Approved rendering: महिमामे उठाओल गेला
Transliteration: mahimāme uṭhāol gelā
Doctrine: The Church as Pillar of Truth
Original: ἀνελήμφθη ἐν δόξῃ
Category: Christology
Occurs at 3:16, the hymn’s sixth and final line, built on TM महिमा. A brief distinguishing note from regional bodily-translation-to-heaven narratives (e.g. Yudhishthira’s ascent in the Mahabharata) is worth including for teaching contexts.
Love Of Money
Approved rendering: धनलोभ
Transliteration: dhanlobh
Doctrine: Godliness and Contentment
Original: φιλαργυρία
Category: Godliness
Occurs at 6:10 (φιλαργυρία), named ‘a root of all kinds of evils.’ Keep consistent with 3:3’s धनलोभी नहि.
Immortality
Approved rendering: अमरत्व
Transliteration: amaratva
Doctrine: The Incomparable, Immortal God
Original: ἀθανασία
Category: God
Occurs at 6:16. Must be distinguished from both the Hindu philosophical doctrine of the soul’s inherent immortality and the celebrated Samudra Manthan amrita myth; here immortality is God’s exclusive, uncreated attribute.
Unapproachable Light
Approved rendering: अगम्य प्रकाश
Transliteration: agamya prakāś
Doctrine: The Incomparable, Immortal God
Rejected alternatives: ज्योति, तेज
Original: φῶς οἰκῶν ἀπρόσιτον
Category: God
Occurs at 6:16, deliberately using प्रकाश rather than ज्योति/तेज, per the baseline’s glory-entry caution against light-imagery terms carrying Puranic divine-luster associations.
Hope
Approved rendering: आशा
Transliteration: āśā
Doctrine: Eternal Life and Christian Hope
Original: ἐλπίς
Category: God
Occurs at 1:1, ‘Christ Jesus our hope.’ Must be distinguished from fatalistic भाग्य/प्रारब्ध (fate/destiny), already forbidden in the baseline’s election and providence entries.
Eternal Life
Approved rendering: अनन्त जीवन
Transliteration: ananta jīvan
Doctrine: Eternal Life and Christian Hope
Original: ζωὴ αἰώνιος
Category: Eschatology
Occurs at 1:16; 6:12,19. Must be distinguished both from the Hindu philosophical doctrine of the soul’s (Atman’s) inherent immortality and from मोक्ष, already forbidden in the baseline’s salvation entry.
Divine Attributes Doxology
Approved rendering: अनन्त राजा, अविनाशी, अदृश्य, एकमात्र परमेश्वर
Transliteration: ananta rājā, avināśī, adṛśya, ekamātra parameśvar
Doctrine: The Incomparable, Immortal God
Original: βασιλεῖ τῶν αἰώνων, ἀφθάρτῳ, ἀοράτῳ, μόνῳ θεῷ
Category: God
Occurs at 1:17, functioning apologetically against polytheism. Retain the exclusivity (‘only God’) unqualified, echoing the baseline’s caution on देवता/multiple-deity frameworks.
Honor Double Honor
Approved rendering: सम्मान / दोहरा सम्मान
Transliteration: sammān / dohrā sammān
Doctrine: Care for Widows and the Household of Faith
Original: τιμή / διπλῆ τιμή
Category: Household of Faith
Occurs at 5:3,17. ‘Double honor’ for elders who labor in preaching/teaching includes both respect and material support/remuneration, clarified by the wage-quotation of 5:18; must not be reduced to verbal respect alone.
Denied The Faith
Approved rendering: विश्वासक इन्कार करब
Transliteration: biswasak inkār karab
Doctrine: Care for Widows and the Household of Faith
Original: τὴν πίστιν ἠρνήσατο
Category: Household of Faith
Occurs at 5:8, built on TM विश्वास root. Strong language (failing to provide for one’s household equated with denying the faith) must not be softened.
Purity
Approved rendering: पवित्रता
Transliteration: pavitratā
Doctrine: Care for Widows and the Household of Faith
Rejected alternatives: शुद्धता
Original: ἁγνεία / ἁγνός
Category: Household of Faith
Occurs at 5:2,22, built on TM पवित्र root, deliberately not शुद्ध. Consistent with the baseline’s caution against शुद्ध for its ritual-purity/lineage-purity overtones. This is moral/relational purity, not ritual cleanliness.
Bondservant Slave
Approved rendering: दास
Transliteration: dās
Doctrine: Servant/Master Relations in the Household of Faith
Original: δοῦλος
Category: Household of Faith
Occurs at 6:1-2. Mithila has its own history of caste-linked bonded labor (the historic Kamiya system); teaching materials must make explicit that Paul addresses a specific first-century social institution without endorsing any caste-based or hereditary servitude as divinely sanctioned.
Medium Risk Terms
Church
Approved rendering: मण्डली
Transliteration: maṇḍalī
Doctrine: Church as God’s People
Rejected alternatives: मन्दिर, मठ
Original: ἐκκλησία
Category: Church
Inherited from Romans package, unchanged. Occurs at 3:5,15; 5:16. Root for new compounds परमेश्वरक मण्डली (3:5) and जीवित परमेश्वरक मण्डली (3:15) — see below.
Apostle
Approved rendering: प्रेरित
Transliteration: prerit
Doctrine: Apostleship
Rejected alternatives: दूत, पंडित
Original: ἀπόστολος
Category: Church Leadership
Inherited from Romans package, unchanged. Occurs at 1:1; 2:7 — Paul’s own office, stated by God’s command. Never पंडित (Panjikaran-custodian collision).
Gentiles
Approved rendering: अन्यजाति
Transliteration: anyajāti
Doctrine: Unity of Jews and Gentiles
Rejected alternatives: विदेशी
Original: ἔθνη
Category: Church
Inherited from Romans package, unchanged. Occurs at 2:7 (Paul as teacher of the Gentiles) and 3:16 (gospel proclaimed among the nations). Root for new compounds अन्यजातिक शिक्षक and अन्यजातिमे प्रचार कएल गेला — see below.
Peace
Approved rendering: शान्ति
Transliteration: śānti
Doctrine: Peace with God
Rejected alternatives: चैन, सुख
Original: εἰρήνη
Category: Salvation
Inherited from Romans package, unchanged. Occurs in the letter’s opening greeting (1:2).
Spiritual Gifts
Approved rendering: आत्मिक वरदान
Transliteration: ātmik varadān
Doctrine: Spiritual Gifts
Rejected alternatives: वरदान, सिद्धि
Original: χάρισμα
Category: Church Leadership
Inherited from Romans package, unchanged. Occurs at 4:14, the Spirit-given enablement given to Timothy through prophecy and the laying on of hands.
Kingdom Of God
Approved rendering: परमेश्वरक राज्य
Transliteration: parameśvarak rājya
Doctrine: Kingdom Mission
Rejected alternatives: ईश्वरक राष्ट्र
Inherited from Romans package, unchanged. राज्य/राजा root reused in the new compound राजाधिराज आ प्रभुक प्रभु (King of kings and Lord of lords, 6:15) — see below. Sensitive given Mithila’s own historic self-understanding as the ancient kingdom of Raja Janak.
Intercession
Approved rendering: मध्यस्थता
Transliteration: madhyasthatā
Doctrine: Prayer and Intercession
Rejected alternatives: सिफारिश
Inherited from Romans package, unchanged. Reserved for Christ’s/the Spirit’s unique intercessory work; must be kept distinct from the congregation’s own petitions (निवेदन, 2:1) and from the noun मध्यस्थ (mediator, 2:5), which shares the same root but names Christ’s unique office, not an ongoing activity.
Speculations
Approved rendering: काल्पनिक विवाद
Transliteration: kālpanik vivād
Doctrine: Genealogies and Speculative Teaching
Original: ἐκζήτησις
Category: Sound Doctrine
Occurs at 1:4, arising from myths and genealogies.
Blasphemer
Approved rendering: निन्दक
Transliteration: nindak
Doctrine: Sound Doctrine versus False Teaching
Original: βλάσφημος
Category: Sound Doctrine
Occurs at 1:13,20 (Paul’s former life; Hymenaeus/Alexander); 6:1,4 (slave-speech, elder-accusation caution).
Charge Instruction
Approved rendering: आदेश / जिम्मेवारी
Transliteration: ādeś / jimmevārī
Doctrine: Guarding the Deposit of Faith
Original: παραγγελία
Category: Guardianship of Truth
Occurs at 1:5,18. First occurrence of the entrusted-charge theme culminating in 6:20’s guard-the-deposit language.
Shipwrecked Faith
Approved rendering: विश्वासक जहाज डूबब
Transliteration: biswasak jahāj ḍūbab
Doctrine: Faith
Original: ναυαγέω
Category: Faith
Occurs at 1:19, a metaphor for ruined faith. Mithila’s riverine floodplain context (no strong seafaring tradition) may need a brief explanatory gloss; this is a comprehension note, not a doctrinal-risk note.
Sincere Faith
Approved rendering: निष्कपट विश्वास
Transliteration: niṣkapaṭ biswas
Doctrine: Faith
Occurs at 1:5 (ἀνυπόκριτος πίστις), built on the TM विश्वास root.
Forbidding Marriage
Approved rendering: बिआह रोकब
Transliteration: biāh rokab
Doctrine: Deceiving Spirits and False Asceticism
Original: κωλυόντων γαμεῖν
Category: Sound Doctrine
Occurs at 4:3, a false-ascetic teaching prohibiting marriage as required for holiness.
Abstain From Foods
Approved rendering: भोजनसँ परहेज
Transliteration: bhojansã̃ parhez
Doctrine: Deceiving Spirits and False Asceticism
Original: ἀπέχεσθαι βρωμάτων
Category: Sound Doctrine
Occurs at 4:3. Must not be confused with legitimate biblical fasting; critiques teaching that abstinence is required for holiness, given widespread regional vrat (fasting) practices tied to merit.
Trustworthy Saying
Approved rendering: ई बात विश्वासयोग्य अछि
Transliteration: ī bāt biswasyogya achi
Doctrine: Qualifications for Church Leadership (Elders and Deacons)
Original: πιστὸς ὁ λόγος
Category: Church Leadership
Occurs at 3:1, a formulaic Pastoral-Epistles marker certifying authoritative apostolic teaching; must not be flattened to a generic ‘people say’ formula.
Above Reproach
Approved rendering: निर्दोष
Transliteration: nirdoṣ
Doctrine: Qualifications for Church Leadership (Elders and Deacons)
Original: ἀνεπίλημπτος / ἀνέγκλητος
Category: Church Leadership
Occurs at 3:2,10. A publicly verifiable, unimpeachable reputation, not sinless perfection.
Self Controlled
Approved rendering: आत्मसंयमी
Transliteration: ātmasaṃyamī
Doctrine: Qualifications for Church Leadership (Elders and Deacons)
Original: σώφρων
Category: Church Leadership
Occurs at 3:2. Must not collapse into ascetic renunciation, a live category in Mithila’s math/monastic tradition; this is ordinary self-mastery.
Able To Teach
Approved rendering: शिक्षा देबामे सक्षम
Transliteration: śikṣā debāme sakṣam
Doctrine: Qualifications for Church Leadership (Elders and Deacons)
Original: διδακτικός
Category: Church Leadership
Occurs at 3:2. Ties the overseer qualification directly to sound-doctrine competence.
Not Lover Of Money
Approved rendering: धनलोभी नहि
Transliteration: dhanlobhī nahi
Doctrine: Qualifications for Church Leadership (Elders and Deacons)
Original: ἀφιλάργυρος
Category: Church Leadership
Occurs at 3:3, anticipating the φιλαργυρία warning of 6:10. Keep wording consistent with धनलोभ (love of money) for cross-book coherence.
Manage Household
Approved rendering: घरक उचित प्रबंध करब
Transliteration: gharak ucit prabandh karab
Doctrine: Qualifications for Church Leadership (Elders and Deacons)
Original: προΐστημι
Category: Church Leadership
Occurs at 3:4-5,12. An analogy with real force in Mithila’s joint-family household structures; relational, caring management, not patriarchal dominance.
Dignity
Approved rendering: गम्भीरता
Transliteration: gambhīratā
Doctrine: Qualifications for Church Leadership (Elders and Deacons)
Original: σεμνότης / σεμνός
Category: Church Leadership
Occurs at 2:2; 3:4,8,11 (adjectival गम्भीर at 3:8). Keep consistent across all four occurrences.
Recent Convert
Approved rendering: नव विश्वासी
Transliteration: nav biswasī
Doctrine: Qualifications for Church Leadership (Elders and Deacons)
Original: νεόφυτος
Category: Church Leadership
Occurs at 3:6, built on TM विश्वास root.
Conceited
Approved rendering: अहंकारी भ’ जाएब
Transliteration: ahaṃkārī bha jāeb
Doctrine: Qualifications for Church Leadership (Elders and Deacons)
Original: τυφόω
Category: Church Leadership
Occurs at 3:6; recurs at 6:4. Keep consistent between both occurrences.
Good Testimony
Approved rendering: नीक गवाही
Transliteration: nīk gavāhī
Doctrine: Qualifications for Church Leadership (Elders and Deacons)
Original: μαρτυρία καλή
Category: Church Leadership
Occurs at 3:7, a good reputation from outsiders required of an overseer.
Tested Examined
Approved rendering: परीक्षा लेल जाएब
Transliteration: parīkṣā lel jāeb
Doctrine: Qualifications for Church Leadership (Elders and Deacons)
Original: δοκιμάζω
Category: Church Leadership
Occurs at 3:10, a formal process of examination, contrasted with hereditary religious-office structures like the Panjikaran-linked hereditary Brahmin priesthood.
Double Tongued
Approved rendering: दुमुहां
Transliteration: dumuhāṃ
Doctrine: Qualifications for Church Leadership (Elders and Deacons)
Original: δίλογος
Category: Church Leadership
Occurs at 3:8, a vivid native Maithili idiom (‘two-mouthed’).
Greedy For Dishonest Gain
Approved rendering: अनुचित लाभक लोभी
Transliteration: anucit lābhak lobhī
Doctrine: Qualifications for Church Leadership (Elders and Deacons)
Occurs at 3:8 (αἰσχροκερδής). Anticipates the ‘godliness as gain’ warning of 6:5; keep vocabulary consistent across occurrences.
Boldness Confidence
Approved rendering: साहस
Transliteration: sāhas
Doctrine: Qualifications for Church Leadership (Elders and Deacons)
Original: παρρησία
Category: Church Leadership
Occurs at 3:13, confidence gained by deacons who serve well.
Good Standing
Approved rendering: नीक पद-प्रतिष्ठा
Transliteration: nīk pad-pratiṣṭhā
Doctrine: Qualifications for Church Leadership (Elders and Deacons)
Original: βαθμὸς καλός
Category: Church Leadership
Occurs at 3:13. This is standing within the church community and before God, not social/caste status — a needed clarification given how heavily प्रतिष्ठा is otherwise tied to caste rank.
Testimony Martyrion
Approved rendering: गवाही
Transliteration: gavāhī
Doctrine: Christ as the One Mediator
Original: μαρτύριον
Category: Christology
Occurs at 2:6, distinct Greek word from μαρτυρία καλή (good testimony, 3:7).
Herald Preacher
Approved rendering: प्रचारक
Transliteration: pracārak
Doctrine: Christ as the One Mediator
Original: κῆρυξ
Category: Christology
Occurs at 2:7, built on TM प्रचार root, Paul’s self-description alongside apostle and teacher.
Teacher Of Gentiles
Approved rendering: अन्यजातिक शिक्षक
Transliteration: anyajātik śikṣak
Doctrine: Apostolic Commission and Authority
Occurs at 2:7, reusing TM अन्यजाति exactly.
Prayers Petitions Intercessions
Approved rendering: प्रार्थना, बिनती, निवेदन
Transliteration: prārthanā, binatī, nivedan
Doctrine: Public Worship and Prayer
Original: δεήσεις, προσευχαί, ἐντεύξεις, εὐχαριστίαι
Category: Worship
Occurs at 2:1 (with धन्यवाद reused from baseline for the fourth term). निवेदन (congregational petition) must be kept distinct from the baseline’s मध्यस्थता, reserved for Christ’s/the Spirit’s unique intercessory work.
Household Of God
Approved rendering: परमेश्वरक घर
Transliteration: parameśvarak ghar
Doctrine: The Church as Pillar of Truth
Original: οἶκος θεοῦ
Category: Church
Occurs at 3:15. Frames the church as a family household, complementing मण्डली with warmth.
Seen By Angels
Approved rendering: स्वर्गदूतगणद्वारा देखल गेला
Transliteration: svargadūtagaṇadvārā dekhal gelā
Doctrine: The Church as Pillar of Truth
Rejected alternatives: देवता
Original: ὤφθη ἀγγέλοις
Category: Christology
Occurs at 3:16, the hymn’s third line. Never देवता, which would wrongly place angels within a Hindu-pantheon hierarchy.
Proclaimed Among Nations
Approved rendering: अन्यजातिमे प्रचार कएल गेला
Transliteration: anyajātime pracār kael gelā
Doctrine: The Church as Pillar of Truth
Occurs at 3:16, the hymn’s fourth line, reusing TM अन्यजाति + प्रचार.
Root Of Evils
Approved rendering: सभ प्रकारक बुराइक एक जड़
Transliteration: sabh prakārak burāik ek jaṛ
Doctrine: Godliness and Contentment
Original: ῥίζα πάντων τῶν κακῶν
Category: Godliness
Occurs at 6:10. Precision flag: render ‘a root of all kinds of’ evils, not the popular misquotation ‘the root of all evil.‘
Man Of God
Approved rendering: परमेश्वरक जन
Transliteration: parameśvarak jan
Doctrine: Godliness and Contentment
Original: ἄνθρωπος θεοῦ
Category: Godliness
Occurs at 6:11, echoing the baseline’s पवित्र जन construction for consistency.
Fight The Good Fight
Approved rendering: विश्वासक नीक लड़ाइ लड़ब
Transliteration: biswasak nīk laṛāi laṛab
Doctrine: Eternal Life and Christian Hope
Original: ἀγωνίζου τὸν καλὸν ἀγῶνα τῆς πίστεως
Category: Faith
Occurs at 6:12, built on TM विश्वास root.
Worse Than Unbeliever
Approved rendering: अविश्वासीसँ बेसी बेजाए
Transliteration: abiswasīsã̃ besī bejāe
Doctrine: Care for Widows and the Household of Faith
Original: ἀπίστου χείρων
Category: Household of Faith
Occurs at 5:8.
Enrolled
Approved rendering: सूचीबद्ध
Transliteration: sūcībaddh
Doctrine: Care for Widows and the Household of Faith
Original: καταλέγω
Category: Household of Faith
Occurs at 5:9, a technical term for the recognized, examined order of widows receiving church support.
Rebuke
Approved rendering: डपटब (कोमलतासँ) / चेतावनी देब
Transliteration: ḍapaṭab (komaltāsã̃) / cetāvanī deb
Doctrine: Church Discipline and Restoration
Original: ἐπιτιμάω / ἐλέγχω
Category: Household of Faith
Occurs at 5:1 (gentle, father-like manner toward an older man) and 5:20 (public rebuke of persistent sin); the two contexts must remain distinguishable.
Master
Approved rendering: स्वामी
Transliteration: svāmī
Doctrine: Servant/Master Relations in the Household of Faith
Original: δεσπότης
Category: Household of Faith
Occurs at 6:1-2 (δεσπότης). Deliberately repurposes स्वामी, the term rejected for divine ‘Lord’ (κύριος/प्रभु), for this genuinely human referent — reinforcing rather than undermining प्रभु’s exclusivity for God/Christ.
By Command Of God
Approved rendering: परमेश्वरक आज्ञासँ
Transliteration: parameśvarak ājñāsã̃
Doctrine: Apostolic Commission and Authority
Original: κατ’ ἐπιταγὴν θεοῦ
Category: Church Leadership
Occurs at 1:1. Reinforces the baseline’s प्रेरित (apostle) doctrine as divinely mandated, not self-appointed — a contrast with Mithila’s hereditary Panjikaran-linked Brahmin religious authority structure.
Genuine Child
Approved rendering: सच्चा सन्तान
Transliteration: saccā santān
Doctrine: Church as God’s People
Original: γνήσιον τέκνον
Category: Church
Occurs at 1:2, Timothy addressed as Paul’s true child in the faith, a mentor-disciple metaphor distinct from the baseline’s adoption (पुत्रत्व प्रदान) doctrine; keep the two distinct in teaching.
Mercy
Approved rendering: दया
Transliteration: dayā
Doctrine: Mercy and Grace toward the Chief of Sinners
Original: ἔλεος
Category: Salvation
Occurs at 1:2,13,16 (ἔλεος), compassion shown to Paul in his need/misery, distinct from अनुग्रह (grace, addressing guilt/status, TM-fixed High). The baseline rejects दया as a substitute for grace, but the distinct Greek word ἔλεος genuinely warrants दया here; keep the two terms distinct.
Low Risk Terms
Thanksgiving
Approved rendering: धन्यवाद
Transliteration: dhanyavād
Doctrine: Thanksgiving
Original: εὐχαριστία
Category: Worship
Inherited from Romans package, unchanged. Occurs at 2:1 (fourfold prayer vocabulary) and 4:3-4 (thanksgiving over food).
Exhort
Approved rendering: उत्साहित करब
Transliteration: utsāhit karab
Doctrine: Mutual Edification
Original: παρακαλέω
Category: Church
Inherited from Romans package, unchanged. Occurs at 4:13 (उत्साहवर्धन compound), 5:1, 6:2.
Prophecy
Approved rendering: भविष्यवाणी
Transliteration: bhaviṣyavāṇī
Doctrine: Fulfillment of Prophecy
Rejected alternatives: भविष्यफल
Original: προφητεία
Category: Church Leadership
Inherited from Romans package, unchanged. Occurs at 1:18 and 4:14 (the prophetic words marking out Timothy for ministry).
Sober Minded
Approved rendering: संयमी
Transliteration: saṃyamī
Doctrine: Qualifications for Church Leadership (Elders and Deacons)
Original: νηφάλιος
Category: Church Leadership
Occurs at 3:2,11.
Respectable Orderly
Approved rendering: मर्यादित
Transliteration: maryādit
Doctrine: Qualifications for Church Leadership (Elders and Deacons)
Original: κόσμιος
Category: Church Leadership
Occurs at 3:2.
Hospitable
Approved rendering: अतिथि-सत्कारी
Transliteration: atithi-satkārī
Doctrine: Qualifications for Church Leadership (Elders and Deacons)
Original: φιλόξενος
Category: Church Leadership
Occurs at 3:2. A rare positive cultural convergence with the region’s own अतिथि देवो भव hospitality ethic; safe as illustrative bridge, not doctrinal substitute.
Not A Drunkard
Approved rendering: मद्यपी नहि
Transliteration: madyapī nahi
Doctrine: Qualifications for Church Leadership (Elders and Deacons)
Original: πάροινος
Category: Church Leadership
Occurs at 3:3.
Not Violent
Approved rendering: हिंसक नहि
Transliteration: hiṃsak nahi
Doctrine: Qualifications for Church Leadership (Elders and Deacons)
Original: πλήκτης
Category: Church Leadership
Occurs at 3:3.
Gentle
Approved rendering: सहनशील / कोमल
Transliteration: sahanaśīl / komal
Doctrine: Qualifications for Church Leadership (Elders and Deacons)
Original: ἐπιεικής
Category: Church Leadership
Occurs at 3:3, the opposite of rigid insistence on one’s rights.
Peaceable
Approved rendering: झगड़ालू नहि
Transliteration: jhagṛālū nahi
Doctrine: Qualifications for Church Leadership (Elders and Deacons)
Original: ἄμαχος
Category: Church Leadership
Occurs at 3:3.
Not Addicted To Wine
Approved rendering: मद्यपानमे लीन नहि
Transliteration: madyapānme līn nahi
Doctrine: Qualifications for Church Leadership (Elders and Deacons)
Occurs at 3:8, deacon qualification.
Progress
Approved rendering: उन्नति
Transliteration: unnati
Doctrine: Spiritual Gifts and Ordination
Original: προκοπή
Category: Church
Occurs at 4:15, built on the baseline’s उन्नति root from mutual_edification.
Aspire To Office
Approved rendering: लालसा राखब
Transliteration: lālasā rākhab
Doctrine: Qualifications for Church Leadership (Elders and Deacons)
Occurs at 3:1 (ὀρέγομαι), eager aspirational desire toward the overseer office.
Noble Task
Approved rendering: नीक काज
Transliteration: nīk kāj
Doctrine: Qualifications for Church Leadership (Elders and Deacons)
Occurs at 3:1 (καλὸν ἔργον), the honorable task of oversight.
Binding Requirement
Approved rendering: आवश्यक अछि
Transliteration: āvaśyak achi
Doctrine: Qualifications for Church Leadership (Elders and Deacons)
Occurs at 3:2 (δεῖ). Marks the entire qualification list as binding requirement, not aspirational suggestion.
Diligent Care
Approved rendering: देखभाल करब
Transliteration: dekhbhāl karab
Doctrine: Qualifications for Church Leadership (Elders and Deacons)
Occurs at 3:5 (ἐπιμελέομαι), care for God’s church.
Outsiders
Approved rendering: बाहरक लोक
Transliteration: bāharak lok
Doctrine: Qualifications for Church Leadership (Elders and Deacons)
Occurs at 3:7, non-believers whose good opinion of an overseer matters.
Disgrace Snare
Approved rendering: निन्दा/अपमान, फांस
Transliteration: nindā/apmān, phāṃs
Doctrine: Qualifications for Church Leadership (Elders and Deacons)
Occurs at 3:7 (ὀνειδισμός, παγίς), the disgrace and snare of the devil an unqualified overseer may fall into.
Transgression
Approved rendering: अपराध
Transliteration: aparādh
Doctrine: Gender Roles in Worship and Teaching
Original: παράβασις
Category: Sin
Occurs at 2:14, referencing Eve.
Bodily Training
Approved rendering: शारीरिक अभ्यास
Transliteration: śārīrik abhyās
Doctrine: Physical Training versus Training in Godliness
Original: σωματικὴ γυμνασία
Category: Godliness
Occurs at 4:8, of limited value compared to godliness. Care is needed that this not be read as devaluing embodied life generally, given the region’s active yogic/ascetic disciplines.
Good Warfare
Approved rendering: नीक युद्ध
Transliteration: nīk yuddh
Doctrine: Church Discipline and Restoration
Original: καλὴ στρατεία
Category: Church
Occurs at 1:18, a metaphor for the spiritual struggle Timothy is charged to wage.
Partiality
Approved rendering: पक्षपात
Transliteration: pakṣapāt
Doctrine: Church Discipline and Restoration
Original: πρόσκλισις
Category: Household of Faith
Occurs at 5:21, favoritism to be avoided in judging accusations against elders.
Patience Longsuffering
Approved rendering: धीरज
Transliteration: dhīraj
Doctrine: Mercy and Grace toward the Chief of Sinners
Original: μακροθυμία
Category: Salvation
Occurs at 1:16, God’s patience displayed toward Paul as a pattern for future believers.
Example Pattern
Approved rendering: आदर्श
Transliteration: ādarś
Doctrine: Church as God’s People
Original: τύπος
Category: Church
Occurs at 4:12, Timothy set as an example despite his youth.
Public Reading Exhortation Teaching
Approved rendering: पाठ, उत्साहवर्धन, शिक्षा
Transliteration: pāṭh, utsāhvardhan, śikṣā
Doctrine: Public Reading of Scripture and Exhortation
Original: ἀνάγνωσις, παράκλησις, διδασκαλία
Category: Worship
Occurs at 4:13, the threefold public ministry Timothy is to devote himself to; उत्साहवर्धन built on TM उत्साहित करब.
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