μῦθος muthos · G3454

myth

μῦθος, -ου, ὁ ; [in LXX: Wis.17:4 A, Sir.20:19 * ; ] ; 1. speech, conversation. ; 2. (a) a story, narrative (Hom.); (b) later, opposite to λόγος (a true narrative) = Lat. fabula, a myth, fable, fiction: 1Ti.1:4 4:7, 2Ti.4:4, Tit.1:14, 2Pe.1:16.†; SYN.. λόγος, q.v (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

μῦθος, ὁ, ; word, speech, frequently in [] and other Poets, in singular and plural, ἔπος καὶ μῦθος []; especially mere word, μύθοισιν, opposed to ἔγχεϊ,[] —in special relations: ; 2 public speech, μ. ἄνδρεσσι μελήσει []; μύθου ἐπισχεσίη the submission of a plea, []; μύθοισι κεκάσθαι to be skilled in speech, []; 3 conversation, mostly in plural, []; 4 thing said, fact, matter, μῦθον δέ τοι οὐκ ἐπικεύσω[]; threat, command, ἠπείλησεν μῦθον []; charge, mission, []; counsel, advice, []; 5 thing …

Where it's used 5 times

1 Timothy 1:4 · 1 Timothy 4:7 · 2 Timothy 4:4 · Titus 1:14 · 2 Peter 1:16

Source: TBESG G3454; TFLSJ G3454

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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