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If we believe not, yet he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself. (KJV)
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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.
εἰeiif
Lemma: εἰ (ei) · Strong's: G1487G
Parsing: Conjunction (COND)
Meaning: if — εἰ, ; conjunctive particle, used in conditions and in indirect questions. ; I. Conditional, if; 1. with indic, expressing a general assumption; (a) pres.: before indic, pres., Mat.11:14, Rom.8:25, al.; before imperat.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 390 times. Also: Matthew 4:3, Matthew 4:6, Matthew 5:29, Matthew 5:30, Matthew 6:23, Matthew 6:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1487G; TFLSJ G1487G; TAGNT 2 Timothy 2:13 word 1
ἀπιστοῦμεν,apistoumenwe are faithless,
Lemma: ἀπιστέω (apisteō) · Strong's: G0569
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Indicative · 1st · Plural (V-PAI-1P)
Meaning: to disbelieve — ἀπιστέω, -ῶ; (ἄπιστος), [in LXX: Wis.1:2 10:7 12:17 18:13, Sir.1:27, 2Ma.8:13 * ; ] ; 1. to disbelieve, be faithless: Mrk.16:11, 16, Luk.24:11, 41, Act.28:24, 1Pe.2:7; so prob. also Rom.3:3, 2Ti.2:13 (ICC, CGT, in ll;…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 8 times. Also: Mark 16:11, Mark 16:16, Luke 24:11, Luke 24:41, Acts 28:24, Romans 3:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0569; TFLSJ G0569; TAGNT 2 Timothy 2:13 word 2
ἐκεῖνοςekeinosHe
Lemma: ἐκεῖνος (ekeinos) · Strong's: G1565
Parsing: Demonstrative pronoun · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (D-NSM)
Meaning: that — ἐκεῖνος, -η, -ο ; (ἐκεῖ), [in LXX chiefly for הַהוּא ,הוּא, and cogn. forms ; ] ; demonstr. pron., ; that person or thing (ille), implying remoteness as compared with οὗτος (hic); 1. absol., emphatic he, she, it:…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 255 times. Also: Matthew 3:1, Matthew 7:22, Matthew 7:25, Matthew 7:27, Matthew 8:13, Matthew 8:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1565; TFLSJ G1565; TAGNT 2 Timothy 2:13 word 3
πιστὸςpistosfaithful
Lemma: πιστός (pistos) · Strong's: G4103
Parsing: Adjective · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (A-NSM)
Meaning: faithful — πιστός, -ή, -όν; (πείθω), [in LXX chiefly for אָמַן ; ] ; I. Pass., to be trusted or believed; 1. of persons, trusty, faithful : Mat.24:45 25:21, 23 Luk.12:42, Act.16:15, 1Co.4:2 4:17 7:25, Eph.1:1 6:21, Col.1:2, 7 4:7,…
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Used 68 times. Also: Matthew 24:45, Matthew 25:21, Matthew 25:23, Luke 12:42, Luke 16:10, Luke 16:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4103; TFLSJ G4103; TAGNT 2 Timothy 2:13 word 4
μένει·meneiremains;
Lemma: μένω (menō) · Strong's: G3306
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-PAI-3S)
Meaning: to stay — μένω, ; [in LXX for קוּם ,עמד, etc. ; ] ; to stay, abide, remain. ; 1. Intrans.; (i) of place: before ἐν, Luk.8:27, al.; παρά, with dative of person(s), Jhn.1:40, al; σύν, Luk.1:56; καθ᾽ ἑαυτόν, Act.28:16; with adv.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 119 times. Also: Matthew 10:11, Matthew 11:23, Matthew 26:38, Mark 6:10, Mark 14:34, Luke 1:56 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3306; TFLSJ G3306; TAGNT 2 Timothy 2:13 word 5
ἀρνήσασθαιarnēsasthaito deny
Lemma: ἀρνέομαι (arneomai) · Strong's: G0720
Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Middle Deponent · Infinitive (V-ADN)
Meaning: to deny — ἀρνέομαι -οῦμαι, depon., ; [in LXX: Gen.18:15 (כָּחַשׁ pi.), Wis.12:27 16:16 17:10, 4Ma.8:7 4Mac 10:15 * ; ] ; 1. to deny, say no, opposite to είπεῖν: absol., Mat.26:70, Luk.8:45; before ἅτι, 1Jn.2:22; with inf.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 33 times. Also: Matthew 10:33, Matthew 26:70, Matthew 26:72, Mark 14:68, Mark 14:70, Luke 8:45 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0720; TFLSJ G0720; TAGNT 2 Timothy 2:13 word 6
ἑαυτὸνhe'autonHimself
Lemma: ἑαυτοῦ (heautou) · Strong's: G1438
Parsing: Reflexive pronoun · 3rd · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (F-3ASM)
Meaning: themself — ἑαυτοῦ, -ῆς, -οῦ, dative -ῷ, etc., accusative -όν, etc., pi. -ῶν, etc. (Att. contr. αὑτοῦ, etc); reflex pron.; 1. prop, of 3rd person (Lat. sui, sibi, se), of himself, herself, itself, etc.: Mat.27:42, Mrk.15:31,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 329 times. Also: Matthew 3:9, Matthew 6:4, Matthew 6:34, Matthew 8:22, Matthew 9:3, Matthew 9:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1438; TFLSJ G1438; TAGNT 2 Timothy 2:13 word 7
οὐounot
Lemma: οὐ (ou) · Strong's: G3756
Parsing: Negative Particle · Negative · Negative (PRT-N)
Meaning: no — οὐ, before a vowel with smooth breathing οὐκ, before one with rough breathing οὐχ (but improperly οὐχ ἰδού, Act.2:7, WH, mg.; cf. WH, Intr., §409; M, Pr., 44, 244), ; [in LXX for אֵין ,אַיִן ,לֹא ; ] ; neg. particle, ;…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 1689 times. Also: Matthew 1:25, Matthew 2:18, Matthew 3:11, Matthew 4:4, Matthew 4:7, Matthew 5:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3756; TFLSJ G3756; TAGNT 2 Timothy 2:13 word 8
δύναται.¶dunataiHe is able.
Lemma: δύναμαι (dunamai) · Strong's: G1410
Parsing: Verb · Present · Middle or Passive Deponent · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-PNI-3S)
Meaning: be able — δύναμαι, depon., ; [in LXX chiefly for יָכֹל ; ] ; to be able, have power, whether by personal ability, permission, or opportunity: with inf. (M, Pr., 205; WM, §44, 3) pres., Mat.6:24, Mrk.2:7, Jhn.3:2, 1Co.10:21, al.;…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 209 times. Also: Matthew 3:9, Matthew 5:14, Matthew 5:36, Matthew 6:24, Matthew 6:27, Matthew 7:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1410; TFLSJ G1410; TAGNT 2 Timothy 2:13 word 9
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| if | → | εἰ G1487G if |
| we are faithless | → | ἀπιστέω G0569 to disbelieve |
| He | → | ἐκεῖνος G1565 that |
| remains | → | μένω G3306 to stay |
| faithful | → | πιστός G4103 faithful |
| for | → | γάρ G1063 for |
| He cannot | → | δύναμαι G1410 be able |
| deny | → | ἀρνέομαι G0720 to deny |
| Himself | → | ἑαυτοῦ G1438 themself |
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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