1 Timothy 4:7 Go deeper
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But refuse profane and old wives’ fables, and exercise thyself rather unto godliness. (KJV)
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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.
τοὺςtous<the>
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Accusative · Plural · Masculine (T-APM)
Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT 1 Timothy 4:7 word 1
δὲdeBut
Lemma: δέ (de) · Strong's: G1161
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: then — δέ (before vowels δ᾽; on the general neglect of the elision in NT, see WH, App., 146; Tdf., Pr., 96), ; post-positive conjunctive particle; 1. copulative, but, in the next place, and, now (Abbott, JG, 104): Mat.1:2ff.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 2921 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1161; TFLSJ G1161; TAGNT 1 Timothy 4:7 word 2
βεβήλουςbebēlousprofane
Lemma: βέβηλος (bebēlos) · Strong's: G0952
Parsing: Adjective · Accusative · Plural · Masculine (A-APM)
Meaning: profane — βέβηλος, -ον ; (βαίνω, whence βηλός, a threshold), [in LXX chiefly for חֹל ; ] ; 1. permitted to be trodden, accessible (see DCG, ii, 422b); hence, ; 2. (opposite to ἱερός) unhallowed, profane: of things, 1Ti.4:7 6:20,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 5 times. Also: 1 Timothy 1:9, 1 Timothy 6:20, 2 Timothy 2:16, Hebrews 12:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0952; TFLSJ G0952; TAGNT 1 Timothy 4:7 word 3
καὶkaiand
Lemma: καί (kai) · Strong's: G2532
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: and — καί, ; conj., ; and ; I. Copulative. ; 1. Connecting single words; (a) in general: Mat.2:18, 16:1, Mrk.2:15, Luk.8:15, Heb.1:1, al. mult.; repeated before each of the terms in a series, Mat.23:23, Luk.14:21, Rom.7:12,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 9450 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2532; TFLSJ G2532; TAGNT 1 Timothy 4:7 word 4
γραώδειςgraōdeissilly
Lemma: γραώδης (graōdēs) · Strong's: G1126
Parsing: Adjective · Accusative · Plural · Masculine (A-APM)
Meaning: old wives’ tale — γραώδης, -ες (γραῦς, an old woman, εἶδος), ; anile, old-womanish: 1Ti.4:7.†; (AS)
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1126; TFLSJ G1126; TAGNT 1 Timothy 4:7 word 5
μύθουςmuthousfables
Lemma: μῦθος (muthos) · Strong's: G3454
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Plural · Masculine (N-APM)
Meaning: myth — μῦθος, -ου, ὁ ; [in LXX: Wis.17:4 A, Sir.20:19 * ; ] ; 1. speech, conversation. ; 2. (a) a story, narrative (Hom.); (b) later, opposite to λόγος (a true narrative) = Lat. fabula, a myth, fable, fiction: 1Ti.1:4 4:7,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 5 times. Also: 1 Timothy 1:4, 2 Timothy 4:4, Titus 1:14, 2 Peter 1:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3454; TFLSJ G3454; TAGNT 1 Timothy 4:7 word 6
παραιτοῦ·paraitoudo refuse;
Lemma: παραιτέομαι (paraiteomai) · Strong's: G3868
Parsing: Verb · Present · Middle or Passive Deponent · Imperative · 2nd · Singular (V-PNM-2S)
Meaning: to refuse/excuse — παρ-αιτέομαι, -οῦμαι ; [in LXX for בָּקַשׁ pi., etc. ; ] ; 1. to beg of or from another: Mrk.15:6 (Rec. ὅνπερ ᾐτοῦντο, see Field, Notes, 43). ; 2. to deprecate; (a) prop., with neg., to entreat that not (Thuc., al.):…
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Used 12 times. Also: Mark 15:6, Luke 14:18, Luke 14:19, Acts 25:11, 1 Timothy 5:11, 2 Timothy 2:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3868; TFLSJ G3868; TAGNT 1 Timothy 4:7 word 7
γύμναζεgumnazedo train
Lemma: γυμνάζω (gumnazō) · Strong's: G1128
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Imperative · 2nd · Singular (V-PAM-2S)
Meaning: to train — γυμνάζω ; (γυμνός), [in LXX: 2Ma.10:15 * ; ] ; 1. properly, to exercise naked. ; 2. Generally, to exercise, train the body or mind: 1Ti.4:7, Heb.5:14 12:11, 2Pe.2:14.; † (AS)
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 4 times. Also: Hebrews 5:14, Hebrews 12:11, 2 Peter 2:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1128; TFLSJ G1128; TAGNT 1 Timothy 4:7 word 8
δὲderather
Lemma: δέ (de) · Strong's: G1161
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: then — δέ (before vowels δ᾽; on the general neglect of the elision in NT, see WH, App., 146; Tdf., Pr., 96), ; post-positive conjunctive particle; 1. copulative, but, in the next place, and, now (Abbott, JG, 104): Mat.1:2ff.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 2921 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1161; TFLSJ G1161; TAGNT 1 Timothy 4:7 word 9
σεαυτὸνseautonyourself
Lemma: σύ (su) · Strong's: G4771
Parsing: Reflexive pronoun · 2nd · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (F-2ASM)
Meaning: you — σύ, ; pron. of 2nd of person(s), ; thou, you, genitive, σοῦ, dative, σοί, accusative, σέ, pl., ὑμεῖς, -ῶν, -ῖν, -ᾶς (enclitic in oblique cases sing., except after prep. (BL, §48, 3), though πρὸς σέ occurs in Mat.25:39).…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 3071 times. Also: Matthew 1:20, Matthew 2:6, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 3:7, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 3:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4771; TFLSJ G4771; TAGNT 1 Timothy 4:7 word 10
πρὸςprosto
Lemma: πρός (pros) · Strong's: G4314
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: to/with — πρός, ; prep. with genitive, dative, accusative ; I. I. C. genitive, of motion from a place, from the side of, hence metaphorically, in the interests of, Act.27:34 (cf. Page, in l.). ; II. II. C. dative, of local…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 732 times. Also: Matthew 2:12, Matthew 3:5, Matthew 3:10, Matthew 3:13, Matthew 3:14, Matthew 3:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4314; TFLSJ G4314; TAGNT 1 Timothy 4:7 word 11
εὐσέβειαν.eusebeiangodliness.
Lemma: εὐσέβεια (eusebeia) · Strong's: G2150
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Feminine (N-ASF)
Meaning: piety — εὐ-σέβεια, -ας, ἡ; (εὐσεβής, which see), [in LXX: Pro.1:7, Isa.33:6 (יִרְאָה), Pro.13:11 (aliter in Heb.), Isa.11:2 (יְהוָֹה יִרְאָה), I Est.1:23, Wis.10:12, Sir.49:3, and very frequently in 4Mac ; ] ; 1. piety,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 15 times. Also: Acts 3:12, 1 Timothy 2:2, 1 Timothy 3:16, 1 Timothy 4:8, 1 Timothy 6:3, 1 Timothy 6:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2150; TFLSJ G2150; TAGNT 1 Timothy 4:7 word 12
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| But | → | δέ G1161 then |
| reject | → | παραιτέομαι G3868 to refuse/excuse |
| irreverent | → | βέβηλος G0952 profane |
| silly | → | γραώδης G1126 old wives’ tale |
| myths | → | μῦθος G3454 myth |
| Instead | → | δέ G1161 then |
| train | → | γυμνάζω G1128 to train |
| yourself | → | G4572 |
| for | → | πρός G4314 to/with |
| godliness | → | εὐσέβεια G2150 piety |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
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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