1 Timothy 5:6

liveth in pleasure The word occurs only once besides in N.T., James 5:5; where it is coupled with -living delicately," and is translated by R.V. -have taken your pleasure," consistently with its rendering here -giveth herself to pleasure." But surely all the connexion and derivation of the word points to a worse meaning, the rioting of a prodigal; as e.g. its use by the LXX. (as Bp Ellicott points out) in Ezekiel 16:49, -this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom, pride, fulness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters." It is reproduced in the cognate -wax wanton" of 1 Timothy 5:11. Render perhaps she that liveth a prodigal's life. Stress is laid on this being brought out, because St Paul is painting the two pictures, for contrast, in the strongest colours, one all saint, one all sinner.

is dead while she liveth Has no -hold on the life which is life indeed," as urged 1 Timothy 6:19.