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translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/1_timothy/2.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />For Adam was formed first, then Eve.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/1_timothy/2.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />For God made Adam first, and afterward he made Eve.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/1_timothy/2.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />For Adam was formed first, then Eve;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_timothy/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />For Adam was formed first, and then Eve.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/1_timothy/2.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />For Adam was formed first, then Eve.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_timothy/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For Adam was first formed, then Eve.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_timothy/2.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For Adam was formed first, then Eve.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_timothy/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />For <i>it was</i> Adam <i>who</i> was first created, <i>and</i> then Eve.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_timothy/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />For it was Adam who was first created, and then Eve.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_timothy/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />For it was Adam who was first created, <i>and</i> then Eve.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_timothy/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For it was Adam who was first formed, <i>and</i> then Eve.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_timothy/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />For Adam was formed first [by God from the earth], then Eve;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_timothy/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For Adam was formed first, then Eve.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_timothy/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For Adam was created first, then Eve.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_timothy/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For Adam was first formed, then Eve;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_timothy/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />After all, Adam was created before Eve, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_timothy/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For Adam was first formed, then Eve;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_timothy/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />After all, Adam was formed first, then Eve.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_timothy/2.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />For Adam was created first, and then Eve. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_timothy/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />For Adam was formed first, then Eve, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_timothy/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />For Adam was formed first, and then Eve.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_timothy/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />For Adam was formed first and then Eve.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_timothy/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For Adam was first formed, then Eve.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_timothy/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For Adam was first formed, then Eve.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/1_timothy/2.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />For Adam was formed first, and then Eve;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_timothy/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For Adam was formed first, then Eve. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_timothy/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />for Adam was formed first, then Eve,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/1_timothy/2.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />For Adam was formed first, then Eve.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_timothy/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> for Adam was first formed, then Eve,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_timothy/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For Adam was first formed, then Eve.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_timothy/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For Adam was first formed; then Eve. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_timothy/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For Adam was formed first, then Eve.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_timothy/2.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />For Adam was formed first, then Eve.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_timothy/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />For Adam was formed first, then Eve;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_timothy/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For Adam was first formed, then Eve.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/1_timothy/2.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />For Adam was formed first, and then Eve.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/1_timothy/2.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />For Adam was first formed, then Eve.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/1_timothy/2.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />For Adam was first created, then Eve.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/1_timothy/2.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />For Adam was first formed, Eve afterwards.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/1_timothy/2.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />for Adam was the first that was form'd, then Eve.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/1_timothy/2.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />For Adam was formed first, and then Eve;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/1_timothy/2.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />For Adam first was formed, then Eve.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/1_timothy/2.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />For Adam was formed first, then Eve.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_timothy/2-13.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/EkcLX59OJyU?start=298" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_timothy/2.htm">Instructions to Women</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">12</span>I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man; she is to remain quiet. <span class="reftext">13</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/1063.htm" title="1063: gar (Conj) -- For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.">For</a> <a href="/greek/76.htm" title="76: Adam (N-NMS) -- Adam, the first man, the first parent of the human race. Of Hebrew origin; Adam, the first man; typically man.">Adam</a> <a href="/greek/4111.htm" title="4111: eplasthē (V-AIP-3S) -- To form, mould, as a potter his clay. A primary verb; to mould, i.e. Shape or fabricate.">was formed</a> <a href="/greek/4413.htm" title="4413: prōtos (Adj-NMS) -- First, before, principal, most important. Contracted superlative of pro; foremost.">first,</a> <a href="/greek/1534.htm" title="1534: eita (Adv) -- A particle of succession, then, moreover.">and then</a> <a href="/greek/2096.htm" title="2096: Heua (N-NFS) -- Eve, the first woman; wife of first man Adam. Of Hebrew origin; Eua, the first woman.">Eve.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">14</span>And it was not Adam who was deceived, but the woman who was deceived and fell into transgression.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/2-7.htm">Genesis 2:7</a></span><br />Then the LORD God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, and the man became a living being.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/2-18.htm">Genesis 2:18-22</a></span><br />The LORD God also said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make for him a suitable helper.” / And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the air, and He brought them to the man to see what he would name each one. And whatever the man called each living creature, that was its name. / The man gave names to all the livestock, to the birds of the air, and to every beast of the field. But for Adam no suitable helper was found. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/1-27.htm">Genesis 1:27</a></span><br />So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/3-16.htm">Genesis 3:16</a></span><br />To the woman He said: “I will sharply increase your pain in childbirth; in pain you will bring forth children. Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/11-8.htm">1 Corinthians 11:8-9</a></span><br />For man did not come from woman, but woman from man. / Neither was man created for woman, but woman for man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/5-1.htm">Genesis 5:1-2</a></span><br />This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, He made him in His own likeness. / Male and female He created them, and He blessed them. And in the day they were created, He called them “man.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/19-4.htm">Matthew 19:4</a></span><br />Jesus answered, “Have you not read that from the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/10-6.htm">Mark 10:6</a></span><br />However, from the beginning of creation, ‘God made them male and female.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/5-12.htm">Romans 5:12-14</a></span><br />Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, so also death was passed on to all men, because all sinned. / For sin was in the world before the law was given; but sin is not taken into account when there is no law. / Nevertheless, death reigned from Adam until Moses, even over those who did not sin in the way that Adam transgressed. He is a pattern of the One to come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-21.htm">1 Corinthians 15:21-22</a></span><br />For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man. / For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/2-15.htm">Genesis 2:15-17</a></span><br />Then the LORD God took the man and placed him in the Garden of Eden to cultivate and keep it. / And the LORD God commanded him, “You may eat freely from every tree of the garden, / but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil; for in the day that you eat of it, you will surely die.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/3-1.htm">Genesis 3:1-6</a></span><br />Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field that the LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden?’” / The woman answered the serpent, “We may eat the fruit of the trees of the garden, / but about the fruit of the tree in the middle of the garden, God has said, ‘You must not eat of it or touch it, or you will die.’” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/11-3.htm">1 Corinthians 11:3</a></span><br />But I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is man, and the head of Christ is God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/5-31.htm">Ephesians 5:31</a></span><br />“For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/11-3.htm">2 Corinthians 11:3</a></span><br />I am afraid, however, that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent’s cunning, your minds may be led astray from your simple and pure devotion to Christ.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For Adam was first formed, then Eve.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/1-27.htm">Genesis 1:27</a></b></br> So God created man in his <i>own</i> image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/2-7.htm">Genesis 2:7,18,22</a></b></br> And the LORD God formed man <i>of</i> the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_corinthians/11-8.htm">1 Corinthians 11:8,9</a></b></br> For the man is not of the woman; but the woman of the man… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_corinthians/15-45.htm">Adam</a> <a href="/colossians/3-10.htm">Created</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/11-3.htm">Eve</a> <a href="/1_timothy/2-1.htm">First</a> <a href="/ephesians/3-11.htm">Formed</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_timothy/2-14.htm">Adam</a> <a href="/1_timothy/4-3.htm">Created</a> <a href="/genesis/3-20.htm">Eve</a> <a href="/1_timothy/3-10.htm">First</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-3.htm">Formed</a><div class="vheading2">1 Timothy 2</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_timothy/2-1.htm">Instruction to pray and give thanks.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_timothy/2-9.htm">How women should be attired.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_timothy/2-12.htm">They are not permitted to teach.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_timothy/2-15.htm">They shall be saved if they continue in faith.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_timothy/2.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_timothy/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/1_timothy/2.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>For Adam was formed first</b><br>This phrase refers to the creation order as described in <a href="/genesis/2-7.htm">Genesis 2:7</a>, where God forms Adam from the dust of the ground. The creation of Adam before Eve is often cited to establish a pattern of leadership and responsibility. In the cultural context of the ancient Near East, genealogies and order of creation were significant in establishing authority and roles. This order is used by Paul to address issues of authority and teaching within the church, suggesting a divinely instituted structure. The formation of Adam first is also seen as a type of Christ, who is referred to as the "last Adam" in <a href="/1_corinthians/15-45.htm">1 Corinthians 15:45</a>, emphasizing the role of Christ as the head of the church.<p><b>and then Eve</b><br>Eve's creation is detailed in <a href="/genesis/2-21.htm">Genesis 2:21-22</a>, where she is formed from Adam's rib, signifying partnership and complementarity. This order is not meant to imply inferiority but rather a distinct role within the created order. In the historical context, the creation of Eve from Adam highlights the unity and interdependence of man and woman. Theologically, Eve's formation after Adam is used to discuss the nature of relationships and roles within the church and family, as seen in <a href="/ephesians/5-22.htm">Ephesians 5:22-33</a>, where the relationship between husband and wife is compared to that of Christ and the church. Eve's creation also foreshadows the church, the bride of Christ, being brought forth through the sacrifice of Christ, the second Adam.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/a/adam.htm">Adam</a></b><br>The first man created by God, according to Genesis. He is a central figure in the creation account and is often referenced in discussions about the order of creation and the fall of humanity.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/eve.htm">Eve</a></b><br>The first woman, created by God from Adam's rib. She is significant in the creation account and is often discussed in relation to themes of companionship, temptation, and the fall.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/c/creation.htm">Creation</a></b><br>The event described in Genesis where God created the world and everything in it, including Adam and Eve. This event is foundational to understanding the order and purpose of creation.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/o/order_of_creation_and_roles.htm">Order of Creation and Roles</a></b><br>The order of creation is used by Paul to establish a framework for understanding roles within the church. This teaching emphasizes that God's design in creation has implications for how we understand authority and leadership.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/complementary_roles.htm">Complementary Roles</a></b><br>The creation of Adam and Eve highlights the complementary nature of men and women. Each has unique roles and responsibilities that contribute to the functioning of the family and the church.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/b/biblical_authority.htm">Biblical Authority</a></b><br>Understanding the order of creation helps us appreciate the authority of Scripture in guiding our beliefs and practices. It challenges us to align our lives with biblical principles.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/humility_and_obedience.htm">Humility and Obedience</a></b><br>Recognizing the order of creation calls for humility and obedience to God's design. It encourages believers to submit to God's authority and the structures He has established.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/unity_in_diversity.htm">Unity in Diversity</a></b><br>While men and women have different roles, they are united in purpose and mission. This unity in diversity reflects the harmony intended in God's creation.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_timothy_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Timothy 2</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_paul_cite_adam_and_eve_for_roles.htm">1 Timothy 2:13–14: Why does Paul reference Adam and Eve’s sin to justify gender roles, and does this argument hold consistently with other biblical narratives? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_create_adam_and_eve_if_they'd_sin.htm">Why create Adam and Eve knowing they'd sin?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/1_timothy_2__cultural_bias_or_timeless.htm">1 Timothy 2 (as a whole): Does the text historically reflect a cultural bias against women’s leadership, and how do we determine what was meant for a specific era versus timeless teaching?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_view_on_women_elders.htm">What does the Bible say about women as elders?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_timothy/2.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(13) <span class= "bld">For Adam was first formed, then Eve.</span>--The Holy Spirit seems often (comp. especially <a href="/galatians/3-16.htm" title="Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He said not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to your seed, which is Christ.">Galatians 3:16</a> and following verses, and 4:22 and following verses, and <a href="/context/1_corinthians/10-1.htm" title="Moreover, brothers, I would not that you should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea;">1Corinthians 10:1-10</a>) to have moved St. Paul to weave into the tapestry of his arguments and exhortations to the different churches, facts and principles drawn from Old Testament history. His early training in the great Rabbinical schools of Jerusalem had well supplied him with a vast store of this Old Testament learning.<p>The argument here based on priority of creation is much assisted by the additional statement of <a href="/1_corinthians/11-9.htm" title="Neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man.">1Corinthians 11:9</a>, "neither was the man created for the woman, but the woman for the man." This teaching of St. Paul's respecting the public position of woman as regards man, in which he shows that she is to hold a subordinate place--is based upon no arbitrary human speculation, but upon God's original order in creation--that divine order which first created man, and after man's creation, formed woman as his helpmeet.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_timothy/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 13.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Was formed</span> (<span class="greek">ἐπλάσθη</span>). The word used in the LXX. in <a href="/genesis/2-7.htm">Genesis 2:7</a>, <span class="greek">Ἔπλασεν</span> <span class="greek">ὁ Θεὸς τὸν ἄνθρωπον κ.τ.λ</span>., "The Lord God <span class="accented">formed</span> man out of the dust of the ground;" and in <a href="/genesis/2-19.htm">Genesis 2:19</a> of the beasts of the field; whence the word <span class="greek">πρωτόπλαστος</span> (Wisd. 7:1 Wisd. 10:1), "first made;" "first formed," A.V. So in <a href="/romans/9-20.htm">Romans 9:20</a> man is called <span class="greek">τὸ</span> <span class="greek">πλάσμα</span>, "the thing made;" and God is <span class="greek">ὁ</span> <span class="greek">Πλάσας</span>, "he that made it." "Plaster," "plastic," "protoplasm," are, of course, from the same root. (For the argument, see the very similar one in <a href="/1_corinthians/11-8.htm">1 Corinthians 11:8, 9</a>.) <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_timothy/2-13.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">For</span><br /><span class="grk">γὰρ</span> <span class="translit">(gar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1063.htm">Strong's 1063: </a> </span><span class="str2">For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Adam</span><br /><span class="grk">Ἀδὰμ</span> <span class="translit">(Adam)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_76.htm">Strong's 76: </a> </span><span class="str2">Adam, the first man, the first parent of the human race. Of Hebrew origin; Adam, the first man; typically man.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">was formed</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐπλάσθη</span> <span class="translit">(eplasthē)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4111.htm">Strong's 4111: </a> </span><span class="str2">To form, mould, as a potter his clay. A primary verb; to mould, i.e. Shape or fabricate.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">first,</span><br /><span class="grk">πρῶτος</span> <span class="translit">(prōtos)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4413.htm">Strong's 4413: </a> </span><span class="str2">First, before, principal, most important. Contracted superlative of pro; foremost.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and then</span><br /><span class="grk">εἶτα</span> <span class="translit">(eita)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1534.htm">Strong's 1534: </a> </span><span class="str2">A particle of succession, then, moreover.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Eve.</span><br /><span class="grk">Εὕα</span> <span class="translit">(Heua)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2096.htm">Strong's 2096: </a> </span><span class="str2">Eve, the first woman; wife of first man Adam. Of Hebrew origin; Eua, the first woman.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_timothy/2-13.htm">1 Timothy 2:13 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_timothy/2-13.htm">1 Timothy 2:13 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_timothy/2-13.htm">1 Timothy 2:13 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_timothy/2-13.htm">1 Timothy 2:13 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_timothy/2-13.htm">1 Timothy 2:13 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_timothy/2-13.htm">1 Timothy 2:13 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_timothy/2-13.htm">1 Timothy 2:13 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_timothy/2-13.htm">1 Timothy 2:13 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_timothy/2-13.htm">1 Timothy 2:13 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_timothy/2-13.htm">1 Timothy 2:13 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_timothy/2-13.htm">NT Letters: 1 Timothy 2:13 For Adam was first formed then Eve (1 Tim. 1Ti iTi 1tim i Tm) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_timothy/2-12.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Timothy 2:12"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Timothy 2:12" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_timothy/2-14.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Timothy 2:14"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Timothy 2:14" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>