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But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to honour, and some to dishonour. (KJV)
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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.
ἘνEnIn
Lemma: ἐν (en) · Strong's: G1722
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: in/on/among — ἐν, ; prep, (the most frequently of all in NT), with dative (= Heb. בְּ, Lat. in, with abl.). ; I. Of place, with dative of thing(s), of person(s), in, within, on, at, by, among: ἐν τ. πόλει, Luk.7:37; τ. οφθαλμῷ,…
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Used 2826 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 2:1, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1722; TFLSJ G1722; TAGNT 2 Timothy 2:20 word 1
μεγάλῃmegalēa great
Lemma: μέγας (megas) · Strong's: G3173
Parsing: Adjective · Dative · Singular · Feminine (A-DSF)
Meaning: great — μέγας, μεγάλη, μέγα, ; [in LXX chiefly for גָּדוֹל, also for מַרְבֶּה ,רַב (incl. μείζων), רֹב (μέγιστος) ; ] ; great; 1. of external form, bodily size, measure, extent: λίθος, Mat.2:60; δράκων, Rev.12:3; ἰχθῦς,…
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Used 245 times. Also: Matthew 2:10, Matthew 4:16, Matthew 5:19, Matthew 5:35, Matthew 7:27, Matthew 8:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3173; TFLSJ G3173; TAGNT 2 Timothy 2:20 word 2
δὲdenow
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.,…
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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 2 Timothy 2:20 word 3
οἰκίᾳoikiahouse
Lemma: οἰκία (oikia) · Strong's: G3614G
Parsing: Noun · Dative · Singular · Feminine (N-DSF)
Meaning: home — οἰκία, -ας, ἡ; (οἶκος), [in LXX chiefly (very freq.) for בַּיִת ; ] ; a house, dwelling: Mat.2:11 7:24-27, Mrk.1:29, al.; ἐν οἰκίᾳ (= cl. κατ ̓ οἰκίαν), at home, Luk.8:27; εἰς οἰ., II Jn 10; οἰ, with genitive of…
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Used 85 times. Also: Matthew 2:11, Matthew 5:15, Matthew 7:24, Matthew 7:25, Matthew 7:26, Matthew 7:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3614G; TFLSJ G3614G; TAGNT 2 Timothy 2:20 word 4
οὐκouknot
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, ;…
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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 2:20 word 5
ἔστινestinthere are
Lemma: εἰμί (eimi) · Strong's: G1510
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-PAI-3S)
Meaning: to be — 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,…
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Used 2406 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1510; TFLSJ G1510; TAGNT 2 Timothy 2:20 word 6
μόνονmonononly
Lemma: μόνος (monos) · Strong's: G3441
Parsing: Adjective · Accusative · Singular · Neuter (A-ASN)
Meaning: alone — μόνος, -η, -ον, ; [in LXX chiefly for לְבַד ; ] ; 1. adj., alone, solitary, forsaken: with verb., Mat.14:23, Mrk.6:47, Luk.9:36, al.; with pron., Mat.18:15, Mrk.9:2, al.; with subst., Mrk.9:8, Luk.4:8, al.; pleonast.,…
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Used 113 times. Also: Matthew 4:4, Matthew 4:10, Matthew 5:47, Matthew 8:8, Matthew 9:21, Matthew 12:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3441; TFLSJ G3441; TAGNT 2 Timothy 2:20 word 7
σκεύηskeuēvessels
Lemma: σκεῦος (skeuos) · Strong's: G4632
Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Plural · Neuter (N-NPN)
Meaning: vessel — σκεῦος, -ους, τό ; [in LXX chiefly for כְּלִי ; ] ; a vessel, implement (for exx. in various senses, see MM, xxii): Mrk.11:16, Luk.8:16, Jhn.19:29, Act.10:11, 16 11:5, Rom.9:21, Rev.18:12; pl., 2Ti.2:20, Rev.2:27; τὰ σ.…
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Used 23 times. Also: Matthew 12:29, Mark 3:27, Mark 11:16, Luke 8:16, Luke 17:31, John 19:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4632; TFLSJ G4632; TAGNT 2 Timothy 2:20 word 8
χρυσᾶchrusagolden
Lemma: χρύσεος (chruseos) · Strong's: G5552
Parsing: Adjective · Nominative · Plural · Neuter (A-NPN)
Meaning: golden — Χρύσεος, -εα, -εον (-οῦς, -ῆ, -οῦν; on accusative sing. fem., -ᾶν, Rev.1:13 and genitive pl. uncontr., -εων, Rev.2:1, LTr., see M, Pr., 48 and cf. Thackeray, Gr., x, 172 f.); (χρυσός), [in LXX chiefly for זָהָב ; ] ;…
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Used 18 times. Also: Hebrews 9:4, Revelation 1:12, Revelation 1:13, Revelation 1:20, Revelation 2:1, Revelation 4:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5552; TFLSJ G5552; TAGNT 2 Timothy 2:20 word 9
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,…
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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 2 Timothy 2:20 word 10
ἀργυρᾶargurasilver
Lemma: ἀργύρεος (argureos) · Strong's: G0693
Parsing: Adjective · Nominative · Plural · Neuter (A-NPN)
Meaning: silver — ἀργύρεος (see MM, see word), -οῦς, -ᾶ, -οῦν ; (ἄργυρος), [in LXX for כֶּסֶף ; ] ; of silver: Act.19:24 (WH, br.), 2Ti.2:20, Rev.9:20.†; (AS)
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Used 3 times. Also: Acts 19:24, Revelation 9:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0693; TFLSJ G0693; TAGNT 2 Timothy 2:20 word 11
ἀλλὰallabut
Lemma: ἀλλά (alla) · Strong's: G0235
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: but — ἀλλά (ἀλλ᾽ usually bef. α and υ, often bef. ε and η, rarely bef. ο and ω, never bef. ι; Tdf., Pr., 93 f.; WH, App., 146), ; adversative particle, ; stronger than δέ; prop. neuter pl. of ἄλλος, used adverbially, with…
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Used 642 times. Also: Matthew 4:4, Matthew 5:15, Matthew 5:17, Matthew 5:39, Matthew 6:13, Matthew 6:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0235; TFLSJ G0235; TAGNT 2 Timothy 2:20 word 12
καὶkaialso
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 2 Timothy 2:20 word 13
ξύλιναxulinawooden
Lemma: ξύλινος (xulinos) · Strong's: G3585
Parsing: Adjective · Nominative · Plural · Neuter (A-NPN)
Meaning: wooden — ξύλινος, -η, -ον; (ξύλον) [in LXX chiefly for עֵץ ; ] ; wooden: 2Ti.2:20, Heb.9:20 (cf. Ep. Jer.4:1-31 ff).†; (AS)
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Used 2 times. Also: Revelation 9:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3585; TFLSJ G3585; TAGNT 2 Timothy 2:20 word 14
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,…
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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 2 Timothy 2:20 word 15
ὀστράκινα,ostrakinaearthen,
Lemma: ὀστράκινος (ostrakinos) · Strong's: G3749
Parsing: Adjective · Nominative · Plural · Neuter (A-NPN)
Meaning: clay — ὀστράκινος -η, -ον; (ὄστρακον, an earthen vessel or potsherd), [in LXX chiefly for חֶרֶשׂ ; ] ; made of clay, earthen: 2Co.4:7, 2Ti.2:20.†; (AS)
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Used 2 times. Also: 2 Corinthians 4:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3749; TFLSJ G3749; TAGNT 2 Timothy 2:20 word 16
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,…
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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 2 Timothy 2:20 word 17
ἃhasome
Lemma: ὅς (hos, hē) · Strong's: G3739
Parsing: Relative pronoun · Nominative · Plural · Neuter (R-NPN)
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…
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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 2 Timothy 2:20 word 18
μὲνmenindeed
Lemma: μέν (men) · Strong's: G3303
Parsing: Particle or Disjunctive (PRT)
Meaning: on the other hand — μέν, ; conjunctive particle (originally a form of μήν), usually related to a following δέ or other adversative conjunction, and distinguishing the word or clause with which it stands from that which follows. ; It is…
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Used 193 times. Also: Matthew 3:11, Matthew 9:37, Matthew 10:13, Matthew 13:4, Matthew 13:8, Matthew 13:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3303; TFLSJ G3303; TAGNT 2 Timothy 2:20 word 19
εἰςeisunto
Lemma: εἰς (eis) · Strong's: G1519
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: toward — εἰς, ; prep. with accusative, ; expressing entrance, direction, limit, into, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among (Lat. in, with accusative). ; I. Of place. ; 1. After verbs of motion; (a) of entrance into: Mat.8:23,…
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Used 1796 times. Also: Matthew 2:1, Matthew 2:8, Matthew 2:11, Matthew 2:12, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 2:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1519; TFLSJ G1519; TAGNT 2 Timothy 2:20 word 20
τιμὴνtimēnhonor
Lemma: τιμή (timē) · Strong's: G5092
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Feminine (N-ASF)
Meaning: honor — τιμή, -ῆς, ἡ ; [in LXX for עֵרֶךְ, יְקָר, etc. ; ] ; a valuing, hence, objectively; 1. a price paid or received: with genitive of person(s), Mat.27:9; with genitive of thing(s), Act.5:2-3; pl., Act.4:34 19:19; τ.…
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Used 43 times. Also: Matthew 27:6, Matthew 27:9, John 4:44, Acts 4:34, Acts 5:2, Acts 5:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5092; TFLSJ G5092; TAGNT 2 Timothy 2:20 word 21
ἃhasome
Lemma: ὅς (hos, hē) · Strong's: G3739
Parsing: Relative pronoun · Nominative · Plural · Neuter (R-NPN)
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…
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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 2 Timothy 2:20 word 22
δὲdehowever
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 2 Timothy 2:20 word 23
εἰςeisunto
Lemma: εἰς (eis) · Strong's: G1519
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: toward — εἰς, ; prep. with accusative, ; expressing entrance, direction, limit, into, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among (Lat. in, with accusative). ; I. Of place. ; 1. After verbs of motion; (a) of entrance into: Mat.8:23,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 1796 times. Also: Matthew 2:1, Matthew 2:8, Matthew 2:11, Matthew 2:12, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 2:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1519; TFLSJ G1519; TAGNT 2 Timothy 2:20 word 24
ἀτιμίαν.atimiandishonor.
Lemma: ἀτιμία (atimia) · Strong's: G0819
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Feminine (N-ASF)
Meaning: dishonour — ἀτιμία, -ας, ἡ; (ἄτιμος) [in LXX for כְּלִמָּה, קָלוֹן, etc. ; ] ; dishonour, disgrace: 1Co.11:14, 2Co.6:8; εἰς ἀ., Rom.9:21, 2Ti.2:20; ἐν ἀ., 1Co.15:43; κατ᾽ ἀ., 2Co.11:21; πάθη ἀτιμίας, base passions, Rom.1:26.†; (AS)
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Used 7 times. Also: Romans 1:26, Romans 9:21, 1 Corinthians 11:14, 1 Corinthians 15:43, 2 Corinthians 6:8, 2 Corinthians 11:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0819; TFLSJ G0819; TAGNT 2 Timothy 2:20 word 25
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| A large | → | μέγας G3173 great |
| house | → | οἰκία G3614G home |
| contains | → | εἰμί G1510 to be |
| not | → | οὐ G3756 no |
| only | → | μόνον G3440 only |
| vessels | → | σκεῦος G4632 vessel |
| of gold | → | χρύσεος G5552 golden |
| and | → | καί G2532 and |
| silver | → | ἀργύρεος G0693 silver |
| but | → | ἀλλά G0235 but |
| also | → | καί G2532 and |
| of wood | → | ξύλινος G3585 wooden |
| and | → | καί G2532 and |
| clay | → | ὀστράκινος G3749 clay |
| Some | → | ὅς G3739 which |
| indeed | → | μέν G3303 on the other hand |
| [are] for | → | εἰς G1519 toward |
| honorable [use] | → | τιμή G5092 honor |
| but | → | δέ G1161 then |
| others | → | ὅς G3739 which |
| [are] for | → | εἰς G1519 toward |
| common [use] | → | ἀτιμία G0819 dishonour |
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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