2 Timothy

2 Timothy 2:17–18

17and the talk of such men will spread like gangrene. Among them are Hymenaeus and Philetus, 18who have deviated from the truth. They say that the resurrection has already occurred, and they undermine the faith of some.

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2 Timothy 2:17

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
theὁhoArticle - Nominative Masculine SingularG3588 the
talkλόγοςlogosNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG3056 a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy
ofαὐτῶνautōnPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person PluralG846 he, she, it, they, them, same
willἕξειhexeiVerb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG2192 I have, hold, possess
spreadνομὴνnomēnNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularG3542 pasturage, growth
likeὡςhōsAdverbG5613 as, like as, how, while, so that
gangreneγάγγραιναgangrainaNoun - Nominative Feminine SingularG1044 gangrene, mortification
AmongὧνhōnPersonal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine PluralG3739 who, which, what, that
areἐστινestinVerb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG1510 I am, exist
HymenaeusὙμέναιοςHymenaiosNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG5211 Hymenaeus
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
PhiletusΦιλητόςPhilētosNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG5372 Philetus

2 Timothy 2:18

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
whoοἵτινεςhoitinesPersonal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine PluralG3748 whosoever, whichsoever, whatsoever
have deviatedἠστόχησανēstochēsanVerb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralG795 I miss the mark, miss my aim, make a false aim
fromπερὶperiPrepositionG4012 about, concerning, around
theτὴνtēnArticle - Accusative Feminine SingularG3588 the
truthἀλήθειανalētheianNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularG225 truth
They say thatλέγοντεςlegontesVerb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralG3004 I say, speak
theτὴνtēnArticle - Accusative Feminine SingularG3588 the
resurrectionἀνάστασινanastasinNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularG386 a rising again, resurrection
has already occurredγεγονέναιgegonenaiVerb - Perfect Infinitive ActiveG1096 I come into being, am born
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
they undermineἀνατρέπουσινanatrepousinVerb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralG396 I subvert, overturn, overthrow
theτήνtēnArticle - Accusative Feminine SingularG3588 the
faithπίστινpistinNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularG4102 faith, belief, trust
of someτινωνtinōnInterrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Genitive Masculine PluralG5100 any one, some one

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2 Timothy 2:17 1 Timothy 1:20 · Nahum 3:15 · James 5:3

2 Timothy 2:18 1 Corinthians 15:12 · 1 Timothy 1:19 · Hebrews 3:10

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.