2 Timothy 3:5 Go deeper
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Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away. (KJV)
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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.
ἔχοντεςechonteshaving
Lemma: ἔχω (echō) · Strong's: G2192
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Participle · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (V-PAP-NPM)
Meaning: to have/be — ἔχω, ; [in LXX for אָצֵל (ἐχόμενος), יֵשׁ,בַּעַל, etc., 59 words in all ; ] ; (on the Aktionsart of the various tenses, see M, Pr., 110, 145, 150, 183), to have, as in cl., in various senses and constructions. ; I.…
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Used 715 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 3:4, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 3:14, Matthew 4:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2192; TFLSJ G2192; TAGNT 2 Timothy 3:5 word 1
μόρφωσινmorphōsina form
Lemma: μόρφωσις (morphōsis) · Strong's: G3446
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Feminine (N-ASF)
Meaning: form — μόρφωσις, -εως, ἡ; (μορφόω), ; 1. a forming, shaping (Theophr.). ; 2. form, outline, semblance: Rom.2:20; opposite to δύναμις, 2Ti.3:5.†; SYN.: μορφή (which see), σχῆμα (AS)
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Used 2 times. Also: Romans 2:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3446; TFLSJ G3446; TAGNT 2 Timothy 3:5 word 2
εὐσεβείας,eusebeiasof godliness
Lemma: εὐσέβεια (eusebeia) · Strong's: G2150
Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Singular · Feminine (N-GSF)
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,…
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Used 15 times. Also: Acts 3:12, 1 Timothy 2:2, 1 Timothy 3:16, 1 Timothy 4:7, 1 Timothy 4:8, 1 Timothy 6:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2150; TFLSJ G2150; TAGNT 2 Timothy 3:5 word 3
τὴνtēn<the>
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Accusative · Singular · Feminine (T-ASF)
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 3:5 word 4
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.,…
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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 3:5 word 5
δύναμινdunaminthe power
Lemma: δύναμις (dunamis) · Strong's: G1411
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Feminine (N-ASF)
Meaning: power — δύναμις, -εως, ἡ ; (δύναμαι), [in LXX for עֹז ,גּבוּרָה ,צָבָה ,(חֵיל) חַיִל, etc.; 35 words in all ; ] ; power, might, strength; relatively, ability, power to perform: Mat.25:15, Act.3:12, Heb.11:11; κατὰ δ., 2Co.8:3;…
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Used 120 times. Also: Matthew 6:13, Matthew 7:22, Matthew 11:20, Matthew 11:21, Matthew 11:23, Matthew 13:54 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1411; TFLSJ G1411; TAGNT 2 Timothy 3:5 word 6
αὐτῆςautēsof it
Lemma: αὐτός (autos) · Strong's: G0846
Parsing: Personal pronoun · Genitive · Singular · Feminine (P-GSF)
Meaning: it/s/he — αὐτός, -ή, -ό, ; determinative pron., in late Gk. much more frequently than in cl. (WM, 178f.; Jannaris, HGG, §1399). ; 1. Emphatic (so always in nom. exc. when preceded by the art., see infr., iii); (1) self (ipse),…
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Used 5846 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0846; TFLSJ G0846; TAGNT 2 Timothy 3:5 word 7
ἠρνημένοι.ērnēmenoialready denying.
Lemma: ἀρνέομαι (arneomai) · Strong's: G0720
Parsing: Verb · Perfect · Middle or Passive Deponent · Participle · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (V-RNP-NPM)
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.,…
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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 3:5 word 8
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 3:5 word 9
τούτουςtoutousthese
Lemma: οὗτος (ohutos) · Strong's: G3778
Parsing: Demonstrative pronoun · Accusative · Plural · Masculine (D-APM)
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 3:5 word 10
ἀποτρέπου.apotrepoudo yourself turn away from.
Lemma: ἀποτρέπω (apotrepō) · Strong's: G0665
Parsing: Verb · Present · Middle · Imperative · 2nd · Singular (V-PMM-2S)
Meaning: to avoid — ἀπο-τρέπω ; [in LXX: Sir.20:29 48:18, 3Ma.1:23, 4Ma.1:33 4Mac 16:12 * ; ] ; to turn away; mid., to turn oneself away from: with accusative, 2Ti.3:5.†; (AS)
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0665; TFLSJ G0665; TAGNT 2 Timothy 3:5 word 11
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| having | → | ἔχω G2192 to have/be |
| a form | → | μόρφωσις G3446 form |
| of godliness | → | εὐσέβεια G2150 piety |
| but | → | δέ G1161 then |
| denying | → | ἀρνέομαι G0720 to deny |
| its | → | αὐτός G0846 it/s/he |
| power | → | δύναμις G1411 power |
| Turn away from | → | ἀποτρέπω G0665 to avoid |
| [such] as these | → | οὗτος G3778 this/he/she/it |
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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