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← 2 Timothy 3 · ← verse 6 · verse 8 →

Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth. (KJV)

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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.

πάντοτεpantotealways

Lemma: πάντοτε (pantote) · Strong's: G3842

Parsing: Adverb (ADV)

Meaning: always — πάντοτε ; adv. ; of time ; (πᾶς), [in LXX: Wis.11:21 19:18 * ; ] ; in late writers (once in Arist.) for διαπαντός, ἑκάστοτε, at all times, always: Mat.26:11, Mrk.14:7, Luk.15:31, Jhn.6:34, Rom.1:10, and frequently in…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 40 times. Also: Matthew 26:11, Mark 14:7, Luke 15:31, Luke 18:1, John 6:34, John 7:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3842; TFLSJ G3842; TAGNT 2 Timothy 3:7 word 1

μανθάνονταmanthanontalearning

Lemma: μανθάνω (manthanō) · Strong's: G3129

Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Participle · Accusative · Plural · Neuter (V-PAP-APN)

Meaning: to learn — μανθάνω ; [in LXX chiefly for לָמַד ; ] ; 1. to learn, esp. by inquiry: absol., 1Co.14:31, 1Ti.2:11, 2Ti.3:7; with accusative of thing(s), Jhn.7:15 (sc. αὐτά), Rom.16:17, 1Co.14:35, Php.4:9, 2Ti.3:14, Rev.14:3; before…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 25 times. Also: Matthew 9:13, Matthew 11:29, Matthew 24:32, Mark 13:28, John 6:45, John 7:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3129; TFLSJ G3129; TAGNT 2 Timothy 3:7 word 2

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 2 Timothy 3:7 word 3

μηδέποτεmēdepotenever

Lemma: μηδέποτε (mēdepote) · Strong's: G3368

Parsing: Adverb or adverb and particle combined · Negative (ADV-N)

Meaning: never — μηδέποτε (μηδέ, ποτέ) ; adv., ; never: 2Ti.3:7.†; (AS)

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Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3368; TFLSJ G3368; TAGNT 2 Timothy 3:7 word 4

εἰςeisto

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 3:7 word 5

ἐπίγνωσινepignōsina knowledge

Lemma: ἐπίγνωσις (epignōsis) · Strong's: G1922

Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Feminine (N-ASF)

Meaning: knowledge — ἐπί-γνωσις, -εως, ἡ; (ἐπιγινώσκω, which see), [in LXX: 3Ki.7:14 (B. γν-), Pro.2:5, Hos.4:1, 6 6:6 (דַּעַת), Jdth.9:14, 2Ma.9:11 * ; ] ; acquaintance, discernment, recognition (Plut., al.): Php.1:9, Col.3:10; with…

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Used 20 times. Also: Romans 1:28, Romans 3:20, Romans 10:2, Ephesians 1:17, Ephesians 4:13, Philippians 1:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1922; TFLSJ G1922; TAGNT 2 Timothy 3:7 word 6

ἀληθείαςalētheiasof [the] truth

Lemma: ἀλήθεια (alētheia) · Strong's: G0225

Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Singular · Feminine (N-GSF)

Meaning: truth — ἀλήθεια, -ας, ἡ ; (ἀληθής), [in LXX chiefly for אֱמֶת (on which, see Cremer, 627f.), אֱמוּנָה ; ] ; truth (see DB, iv, 818f.). ; 1. Objectively, "the reality lying at the basis of an appearance; the manifested,…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 110 times. Also: Matthew 22:16, Mark 5:33, Mark 12:14, Mark 12:32, Luke 4:25, Luke 20:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G0225; TFLSJ G0225; TAGNT 2 Timothy 3:7 word 7

ἐλθεῖνeltheinto come

Lemma: ἔρχομαι (erchomai) · Strong's: G2064

Parsing: Verb · 2nd Aorist · Active · Infinitive (V-2AAN)

Meaning: to come/go — ἔρχομαι, ; [in LXX very frequently for בּוֹא, also for הלךְ ni., אתה, etc., 34 words in all ; ] ; 1. to come; (a) of persons, either as arriving or returning from elsewhere: Mat.8:9, Mrk.6:31, Luk.7:8, Jhn.4:27,…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 639 times. Also: Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:8, Matthew 2:9, Matthew 2:11, Matthew 2:23, Matthew 3:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G2064; TFLSJ G2064; TAGNT 2 Timothy 3:7 word 8

δυνάμενα.¶dunamenabeing able.

Lemma: δύναμαι (dunamai) · Strong's: G1410

Parsing: Verb · Present · Middle or Passive Deponent · Participle · Accusative · Plural · Neuter (V-PNP-APN)

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 3:7 word 9

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

[who are] always→πάντοτε G3842 always
learning→μανθάνω G3129 to learn
[but]→καί G2532 and
never→μηδέποτε G3368 never
able→δύναμαι G1410 be able
to come→ἔρχομαι G2064 to come/go
to→εἰς G1519 toward
a knowledge→ἐπίγνωσις G1922 knowledge
of [the] truth→ἀλήθεια G0225 truth

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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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