Πραϋπαθία or πραϋπάθεια in 1 Tim 6:11

Abstract

This article re-examines the reading πραϋπαθίαν in 1 Tim 6:11 and argues that it should be emended to πραϋπάθειαν . Drawing on morphological, lexical, orthographic, and paleographical evidence, it shows that πραϋπάθεια is a regular Greek formation, attested from Philo of Alexandria onwards and consistently transmitted in later minuscule manuscripts. The study demonstrates that the form πραϋπαθία reflects a secondary graphic variant or poetic spelling rather than the original prose usage. Consequently, the term should not be treated as a hapax legomenon , but as a neologism compatible with the linguistic creativity of the Pastoral Epistles.