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Desiring to be teachers of the law; understanding neither what they say, nor whereof they affirm. (KJV)

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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.

θέλοντεςthelontesdesiring

Lemma: θέλω (thelō) · Strong's: G2309

Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Participle · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (V-PAP-NPM)

Meaning: to will/desire — θέλω (the strengthened form ἐθέλω is found in Hom., and is the more frequently in Attic; see Rutherford, NPhr., 415f.), ; [in LXX for חפץ ,אבה; with neg., מאן pi., etc. ; ] ; to will, be willing, wish, desire (more…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 211 times. Also: Matthew 1:19, Matthew 2:18, Matthew 5:40, Matthew 5:42, Matthew 7:12, Matthew 8:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G2309; TFLSJ G2309; TAGNT 1 Timothy 1:7 word 1

εἶναιeinaito be

Lemma: εἶναι (einai) · Strong's: G1511

Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Infinitive (V-PAN)

Meaning: to exist — εἰμί, ; with various uses and significations, like the English verb to be. ; I. As substantive verb. ; 1. Of persons and things, to be, exist: Act.17:28, Jhn.1:1, 8:58, 17:5, al; ὁ ὢν καὶ ὁ ἦν (for past ptcp.), Rev.1:4,…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 126 times. Also: Matthew 16:13, Matthew 16:15, Matthew 17:4, Matthew 19:21, Matthew 20:27, Matthew 22:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1511; TFLSJ G1511; TAGNT 1 Timothy 1:7 word 2

νομοδιδάσκαλοι,nomodidaskaloiteachers of the Law,

Lemma: νομοδιδάσκαλος (nomodidaskalos) · Strong's: G3547

Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (N-NPM)

Meaning: teacher of the law — νομο-διδάσκαλος, -ου, ὁ ; a teacher of the law: Luk.5:17, Act.5:34, 1Ti.1:7 (NT and eccl. only; cf. νομοδείκτης, -διδάκτης, Plut.).†; SYN.: γραμματεύς, q.v (AS)

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 3 times. Also: Luke 5:17, Acts 5:34 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3547; TFLSJ G3547; TAGNT 1 Timothy 1:7 word 3

μὴmēnot

Lemma: μή (mē) · Strong's: G3361

Parsing: Negative Particle · Negative · Negative (PRT-N)

Meaning: not — μή, ; subjective negative particle, ; used where the negation depends on a condition or hypothesis, expressed or understood, as distinct from οὐ, which denies absolutely. μή is used where one thinks a thing is not, as…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 1087 times. Also: Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 2:12, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 3:10, Matthew 4:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3361; TFLSJ G3361; TAGNT 1 Timothy 1:7 word 4

νοοῦντεςnoountesunderstanding

Lemma: νοέω (noeō) · Strong's: G3539

Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Participle · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (V-PAP-NPM)

Meaning: to understand — νοιεω νοέω, -ῶ ; (νοῦς), [in LXX chiefly for בִּין, also for שָׂכַל hi., etc ; ] ; 1. to perceive with the mind, understand (for the phrase νοῶν κ. φρονῶν, in wills, see MM, xvii): absol., Mat.16:9, Mrk.8:17; with…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 14 times. Also: Matthew 15:17, Matthew 16:9, Matthew 16:11, Matthew 24:15, Mark 7:18, Mark 8:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3539; TFLSJ G3539; TAGNT 1 Timothy 1:7 word 5

μήτεmēteneither

Lemma: μήτε (mēte) · Strong's: G3383

Parsing: Conjunction · Negative (CONJ-N)

Meaning: neither — μή-τε ; negative particle, differing from οὔτε as μή from οὐ, neither, nor: μήτε . . . μήτε, neither . . . ; nor, Mat.11:18, Luk.7:33 9:3, Act.23:12, 21 27:20, Heb.7:3; μὴ (μηδὲ) . . . μήτε . . . μήτε, Mat.5:34, 36,…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 34 times. Also: Matthew 5:34, Matthew 5:35, Matthew 5:36, Matthew 11:18, Luke 7:33, Luke 9:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3383; TFLSJ G3383; TAGNT 1 Timothy 1:7 word 6

ἃhawhat

Lemma: ὅς (hos, hē) · Strong's: G3739

Parsing: Relative pronoun · Accusative · Plural · Neuter (R-APN)

Meaning: which — ὅς, ἥ, ὅ, ; the postpositive article (ἄρθρον ὑποτακτικόν). ; I. As demonstr. pron. = οὗτος, ὅδε, this, that, also for αὐτός, chiefly in nom.: ὅς δέ, but he (cf. ἦ δὲ ὅς, frequently in Plat.), Mrk.15:23, Jhn.5:11; ὃς μὲν…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 1433 times. Also: Matthew 1:16, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 1:25, Matthew 2:9, Matthew 2:16, Matthew 3:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3739; TFLSJ G3739; TAGNT 1 Timothy 1:7 word 7

λέγουσινlegousinthey are saying

Lemma: λέγω (legō) · Strong's: G3004G

Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Plural (V-PAI-3P)

Meaning: to say — λέγω, ; [in LXX very freq., chiefly for אמר; λέγει for נְאֻם, Gen.22:16, al. ; ] ; 1. in Hom., to pick out, gather, reckon, recount.; 2. In Hdt. and Att., to say, speak, affirm, declare: absol., Act.13:15, 24:10; before…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 1305 times. Also: Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:22, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 2:15, Matthew 2:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3004G; TFLSJ G3004G; TAGNT 1 Timothy 1:7 word 8

μήτεmētenor

Lemma: μήτε (mēte) · Strong's: G3383

Parsing: Conjunction · Negative (CONJ-N)

Meaning: neither — μή-τε ; negative particle, differing from οὔτε as μή from οὐ, neither, nor: μήτε . . . μήτε, neither . . . ; nor, Mat.11:18, Luk.7:33 9:3, Act.23:12, 21 27:20, Heb.7:3; μὴ (μηδὲ) . . . μήτε . . . μήτε, Mat.5:34, 36,…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 34 times. Also: Matthew 5:34, Matthew 5:35, Matthew 5:36, Matthew 11:18, Luke 7:33, Luke 9:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3383; TFLSJ G3383; TAGNT 1 Timothy 1:7 word 9

περὶperi[that] about

Lemma: περί (peri) · Strong's: G4012

Parsing: Preposition (PREP)

Meaning: about — περί, ; prep. with genitive, accusative (in cl. also with dative; cf. M, Pr., 105f.), ; with radical sense round about (as distinct from ἀμφί, on both sides). ; I. C. genitive, ; 1. of place, about (poët.). ; 2. Causal,…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 334 times. Also: Matthew 2:8, Matthew 3:4, Matthew 4:6, Matthew 6:28, Matthew 8:18, Matthew 9:36 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G4012; TFLSJ G4012; TAGNT 1 Timothy 1:7 word 10

τίνωνtinōnwhich

Lemma: τίς (tis) · Strong's: G5101

Parsing: Interrogative pronoun · Genitive · Plural · Neuter (I-GPN)

Meaning: which? — τίς, neut., τί, genitive, τίνος, interrog. pron., [in LXX for מָה ,מִי ; ] in masc. and fem., ; who, which, what?; in neut., which, what?, used both in direct and in indirect questions. ; I. I. As subst., ; 1. 1. masc.,…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 568 times. Also: Matthew 3:7, Matthew 5:13, Matthew 5:46, Matthew 5:47, Matthew 6:3, Matthew 6:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G5101; TFLSJ G5101; TAGNT 1 Timothy 1:7 word 11

διαβεβαιοῦνται.¶diabebaiountaithey confidently assert.

Lemma: διαβεβαιόω (diabebaioō) · Strong's: G1226

Parsing: Verb · Present · Middle or Passive Deponent · Indicative · 3rd · Plural (V-PNI-3P)

Meaning: to insist — δια-βεβαιόομαι, -οῦμαι ; to affirm confidently: Tit.3:8; before περί, 1Ti.1:7 (Cremer, 140).†; (AS)

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Used 2 times. Also: Titus 3:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1226; TFLSJ G1226; TAGNT 1 Timothy 1:7 word 12

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

They want→θέλω G2309 to will/desire
to be→εἰμί G1510 to be
teachers of the law→νομοδιδάσκαλος G3547 teacher of the law
[but] they do not understand→νοέω G3539 to understand
. . .→μή G3361 not
. . .→μήτε G3383 neither
what→ὅς G3739 which
they are saying→λέγω G3004G to say
[or]→μήτε G3383 neither
[that]→περί G4012 about
which→τίς G5101 which?
they so confidently assert→διαβεβαιόω G1226 to insist

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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