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If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master’s use, and prepared unto every good work. (KJV)
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ἐὰνeanIf
Lemma: ἐάν (ean) · Strong's: G1437
Parsing: Conjunction (COND)
Meaning: if — ἐάν, contr. fr. εἰ ἄν, ; conditional particle, ; representing something as "under certain circumstances actual or liable to happen," but not so definitely expected as in the case of εἰ with ind. (Bl., §65, 4; cf.…
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Used 345 times. Also: Matthew 4:9, Matthew 5:13, Matthew 5:19, Matthew 5:20, Matthew 5:23, Matthew 5:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1437; TFLSJ G1437; TAGNT 2 Timothy 2:21 word 1
οὖνountherefore
Lemma: οὖν (oun) · Strong's: G3767
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: therefore/then — οὖν, ; particle ; expressing consequence or simple sequence (never standing first in a sentence), wherefore, therefore, then: Mat.3:10, Luk.3:9, Jhn.8:38, Act.1:21, Rom.5:9, al.; in exhortations, Mat.3:8, Luk.11:35,…
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Used 535 times. Also: Matthew 1:17, Matthew 3:8, Matthew 3:10, Matthew 5:19, Matthew 5:23, Matthew 5:48 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3767; TFLSJ G3767; TAGNT 2 Timothy 2:21 word 2
τιςtisanyone
Lemma: τις (tis) · Strong's: G5100
Parsing: Indefinite pronoun · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (X-NSM)
Meaning: one — τις, neut., τι, genitive, τινός, ; enclitic indefinite pron., related to interrog. τίς as πού, πως, ποτέ to ποῦ, πῶς, πότε. ; I. As subst., ; 1. one, a certain one: Luk.9:49, Jhn.11:1, Act.5:25, al.; pl., τίνες,…
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Used 542 times. Also: Matthew 5:23, Matthew 8:28, Matthew 9:3, Matthew 11:27, Matthew 12:19, Matthew 12:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5100; TFLSJ G5100; TAGNT 2 Timothy 2:21 word 3
ἐκκαθάρῃekkatharēshall cleanse
Lemma: ἐκκαθαίρω (ekkathairō) · Strong's: G1571
Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Active · Subjunctive · 3rd · Singular (V-AAS-3S)
Meaning: to cleanse — ἐκ-καθαίρω ; [in LXX for בָּעַר, etc. ; ] ; 1. to cleanse thoroughly, cleanse out: with accusative, ἑαυτόν, 2Ti.2:21; of the impurity removed, ζυμήν, 1Co.5:7.† ; (AS)
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Used 2 times. Also: 1 Corinthians 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1571; TFLSJ G1571; TAGNT 2 Timothy 2:21 word 4
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,…
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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 2:21 word 5
ἀπὸapofrom
Lemma: ἀπό (apo) · Strong's: G0575
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: away from — ἀπό (on the frequently neglect of elision bef. vowels, see Tdf., Pr., 94, WH, App., 146), ; prep. with genitive (WM, 462ff.; on its relation to ἐκ, παρά, ὑπό, ib. 456f.), [in LXX for לְ ,בְּ ,מִן ; ] ; from (i.e. from…
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Used 677 times. Also: Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:21, Matthew 1:24, Matthew 2:1, Matthew 2:16, Matthew 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0575; TFLSJ G0575; TAGNT 2 Timothy 2:21 word 6
τούτων,toutōnthese,
Lemma: οὗτος (ohutos) · Strong's: G3778
Parsing: Demonstrative pronoun · Genitive · Plural · Neuter (D-GPN)
Meaning: this/he/she/it — οὗτος, αὕτη, τοῦτο, genitive, τούτου, ταύτης, τούτου, ; [in LXX chiefly for זֹאת ,זֶה ; ] ; demonstr. pron. (related to ἐκεῖνος as hic to ille), ; this; 1. as subst., this one, he; (a) absol.: Mat.3:17, Mrk.9:7,…
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Used 1423 times. Also: Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:22, Matthew 3:3, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 3:17, Matthew 4:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3778; TFLSJ G3778; TAGNT 2 Timothy 2:21 word 7
ἔσταιestaihe will be
Lemma: εἰμί (eimi) · Strong's: G1510
Parsing: Verb · Future · Middle Deponent · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-FDI-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 2:21 word 8
σκεῦοςskeuosa vessel
Lemma: σκεῦος (skeuos) · Strong's: G4632
Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Singular · Neuter (N-NSN)
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 2:21 word 9
εἰςeisfor
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 2:21 word 10
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 2:21 word 11
ἡγιασμένονhēgiasmenonsanctified
Lemma: ἁγιάζω (hagiazō) · Strong's: G0037
Parsing: Verb · Perfect · Passive · Participle · Nominative · Singular · Neuter (V-RPP-NSN)
Meaning: to sanctify — ἁγιάζω, Hellenistic form of ἁγίζω ; (ἅγιος), ; to make holy, consecrate, sanctify; [in LXX chiefly for קדשׁ pi., hi. ; ] ; 1. to dedicate, separate, set apart for God; of things: Mat.23:17,19, 2Ti.2:21; of persons:…
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Used 28 times. Also: Matthew 6:9, Matthew 23:17, Matthew 23:19, Luke 11:2, John 10:36, John 17:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0037; TFLSJ G0037; TAGNT 2 Timothy 2:21 word 12
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 2:21 word 13
εὔχρηστονeuchrēstonuseful
Lemma: εὔχρηστος (euchrēstos) · Strong's: G2173
Parsing: Adjective · Nominative · Singular · Neuter (A-NSN)
Meaning: helpful — εὔ-χρηστος, -ον; (εὖ, χράομαι), [in LXX: Pro.31:13 (חֵפֶץ), Wis.13:13 * ; ] ; useful, serviceable: with dative of person(s), 2Ti.2:21; id. before εἰς, with dative of thing(s), 2Ti.4:11; opposite to ἄχρηστος, Phm 11.†;…
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Used 3 times. Also: 2 Timothy 4:11, Philemon 1:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2173; TFLSJ G2173; TAGNT 2 Timothy 2:21 word 14
τῷtōto the
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Dative · Singular · Masculine (T-DSM)
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.,…
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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 2 Timothy 2:21 word 15
δεσπότῃ,despotēMaster,
Lemma: δεσπότης (despotēs) · Strong's: G1203
Parsing: Noun · Dative · Singular · Masculine · Title (N-DSM-T)
Meaning: master — δεσπότης, -ου, ὁ ; [in LXX chiefly for אָדוֹן, אֲדֹנָי; in Jdth.9:17, δ. τ. οὐρανῶν κ. τ. γῆς]; a master, lord, correlative of δοῦλος, οἰκέτης: 1Ti.6:1, 2, 2Ti.2:21, Tit.2:9, 1Pe.2:18; as title of God, voc., δέσποτα (so…
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Used 10 times. Also: Luke 2:29, Acts 4:24, 1 Timothy 6:1, 1 Timothy 6:2, Titus 2:9, 1 Peter 2:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1203; TFLSJ G1203; TAGNT 2 Timothy 2:21 word 16
εἰςeisfor
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 2:21 word 17
πᾶνpanevery
Lemma: πᾶς (pas) · Strong's: G3956
Parsing: Adjective · Accusative · Singular · Neuter (A-ASN)
Meaning: all — πᾶς, πᾶσα, πᾶν, genitive, παντός, πάσης, παντός, ; [in LXX chiefly for כֹּל ; ] ; all, every. ; I. As adj., ; 1. with subst. anarth., all, every, of every kind: Mat.3:10 4:23, Mrk.9:49, Luk.4:37, Jhn.2:1o, Act.27:20,…
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Used 1264 times. Also: Matthew 1:17, Matthew 2:3, Matthew 2:4, Matthew 2:16, Matthew 3:5, Matthew 3:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3956; TFLSJ G3956; TAGNT 2 Timothy 2:21 word 18
ἔργονergonwork
Lemma: ἔργον (ergon) · Strong's: G2041
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Neuter (N-ASN)
Meaning: work — ἔργον, -ου, τό (originally Ϝέργον, work), [very frequently in LXX, chiefly for מַשֶׂה, מְלָאכָה, also for עֲבֹדָה, פֹּעַל, etc. ; ] ; 1. work, task, employment: Mrk.13:34, Jhn.4:34 17:4, Act.13:2, Php.1:22 2:30,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 176 times. Also: Matthew 5:16, Matthew 11:2, Matthew 11:19, Matthew 23:3, Matthew 23:5, Matthew 26:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2041; TFLSJ G2041; TAGNT 2 Timothy 2:21 word 19
ἀγαθὸνagathongood
Lemma: ἀγαθός (agathos) · Strong's: G0018
Parsing: Adjective · Accusative · Singular · Neuter (A-ASN)
Meaning: good — ἀγαθός, -ή, -όν, ; [in LXX chiefly for טוֹב ; ] ; in general, good, in physical and in moral sense, used of persons, things, acts, conditions, etc., applied to that which is regarded as "perfect in its kind, so as to…
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Used 103 times. Also: Matthew 5:45, Matthew 7:11, Matthew 7:17, Matthew 7:18, Matthew 12:34, Matthew 12:35 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0018; TFLSJ G0018; TAGNT 2 Timothy 2:21 word 20
ἡτοιμασμένον.¶hētoimasmenonprepared.
Lemma: ἑτοιμάζω (hetoimazō) · Strong's: G2090
Parsing: Verb · Perfect · Passive · Participle · Nominative · Singular · Neuter (V-RPP-NSN)
Meaning: to make ready — ἑτοιμάζω; (ἕτοιμος), [in LXX chiefly for כּוּן hi. (Hatch, Essays, 51 a.) ; ] ; to prepare, make ready; (a) absol., of hospitable preparation: Mrk.14:15, Luk.9:52 12:47 22:9, 12; with inf., Mat.26:17; ἵνα, Mrk.14:12;…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 40 times. Also: Matthew 3:3, Matthew 20:23, Matthew 22:4, Matthew 25:34, Matthew 25:41, Matthew 26:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2090; TFLSJ G2090; TAGNT 2 Timothy 2:21 word 21
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| So | → | οὖν G3767 therefore/then |
| if | → | ἐάν G1437 if |
| anyone | → | τις G5100 one |
| cleanses | → | ἐκκαθαίρω G1571 to cleanse |
| himself | → | ἑαυτοῦ G1438 themself |
| of | → | ἀπό G0575 away from |
| [what is unfit] | → | οὗτος G3778 this/he/she/it |
| he will be | → | εἰμί G1510 to be |
| a vessel | → | σκεῦος G4632 vessel |
| for | → | εἰς G1519 toward |
| honor | → | τιμή G5092 honor |
| sanctified | → | ἁγιάζω G0037 to sanctify |
| useful | → | εὔχρηστος G2173 helpful |
| to the | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| Master | → | δεσπότης G1203 master |
| [and] prepared | → | ἑτοιμάζω G2090 to make ready |
| for | → | εἰς G1519 toward |
| every | → | πᾶς G3956 all |
| good | → | ἀγαθός G0018 good |
| work | → | ἔργον G2041 work |
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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