2 Timothy

2 Timothy 2:22–25

22Flee from youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, together with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

23But reject foolish and ignorant speculation, for you know that it breeds quarreling. 24And a servant of the Lord must not be quarrelsome, but must be kind to everyone, able to teach, and forbearing. 25He must gently reprove those who oppose him, in the hope that God may grant them repentance leading to a knowledge of the truth.

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2 Timothy 2:22

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
Flee fromφεῦγεpheugeVerb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingularG5343 I flee, escape, shun
youthfulνεωτερικὰςneōterikasAdjective - Accusative Feminine PluralG3512 youthful, juvenile
passionsἐπιθυμίαςepithymiasNoun - Accusative Feminine PluralG1939 desire, eagerness for, inordinate desire, lust
andδὲdeConjunctionG1161 but, on the other hand, and
pursueδίωκεdiōkeVerb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingularG1377 I pursue, persecute
righteousnessδικαιοσύνηνdikaiosynēnNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularG1343 justice, justness, righteousness
faithπίστινpistinNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularG4102 faith, belief, trust
loveἀγάπηνagapēnNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularG26 love
peaceεἰρήνηνeirēnēnNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularG1515 peace, peace of mind
together withμετὰmetaPrepositionG3326 with, after
those whoτῶνtōnArticle - Genitive Masculine PluralG3588 the
call onἐπικαλουμένωνepikaloumenōnVerb - Present Participle Middle - Genitive Masculine PluralG1941 I call by an additional name, appeal to
theτὸνtonArticle - Accusative Masculine SingularG3588 the
LordΚύριονKyrionNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularG2962 lord, Lord, master, sir
out ofἐκekPrepositionG1537 from out, out from among, from
a pureκαθαρᾶςkatharasAdjective - Genitive Feminine SingularG2513 clean, pure, unstained
heartκαρδίαςkardiasNoun - Genitive Feminine SingularG2588 the heart, inner life, intention

2 Timothy 2:23

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
ButδὲdeConjunctionG1161 but, on the other hand, and
rejectπαραιτοῦparaitouVerb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person SingularG3868 I make excuse, refuse, reject
foolishμωρὰςmōrasAdjective - Accusative Feminine PluralG3474 stupid, foolish
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
ignorantἀπαιδεύτουςapaideutousAdjective - Accusative Feminine PluralG521 untrained, uneducated
speculationζητήσειςzētēseisNoun - Accusative Feminine PluralG2214 a question, debate, controversy
for you knowεἰδὼςeidōsVerb - Perfect Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularG1492 I know, remember
thatὅτιhotiConjunctionG3754 that, since, because
it breedsγεννῶσινgennōsinVerb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralG1080 I beget, bring forth, give birth to
quarrelingμάχαςmachasNoun - Accusative Feminine PluralG3163 strife, contention, quarrel

2 Timothy 2:24

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
AndδὲdeConjunctionG1161 but, on the other hand, and
a servantδοῦλονdoulonNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularG1401 a male slave
ofΚυρίουKyriouNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularG2962 lord, Lord, master, sir
mustδεῖdeiVerb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG1163 it is necessary, inevitable
notοὐouAdverbG3756 no, not
be quarrelsomeμάχεσθαιmachesthaiVerb - Present Infinitive Middle or PassiveG3164 I engage in battle, fight, strive
butἀλλὰallaConjunctionG235 but, except
must beεἶναιeinaiVerb - Present Infinitive ActiveG1510 I am, exist
kindἤπιονēpionAdjective - Accusative Masculine SingularG2261 placid, gentle
toπρὸςprosPrepositionG4314 to, towards, with
everyoneπάνταςpantasAdjective - Accusative Masculine PluralG3956 all, the whole, every kind of
able to teachδιδακτικόνdidaktikonAdjective - Accusative Masculine SingularG1317 able to teach, apt to teach
forbearingἀνεξίκακονanexikakonAdjective - Accusative Masculine SingularG420 enduring evil, patient of evil

2 Timothy 2:25

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
gentlyπραΰτητιprautētiNoun - Dative Feminine SingularG4240 mildness, gentleness
reproveπαιδεύονταpaideuontaVerb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine SingularG3811 I discipline, educate, train, chastise
those whoτοὺςtousArticle - Accusative Masculine PluralG3588 the
opposeἀντιδιατιθεμένουςantidiatithemenousVerb - Present Participle Middle - Accusative Masculine PluralG475 I oppose
in the hope thatμή‿mēAdverbG3361 not, lest
GodΘεὸςTheosNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG2316 God, a god
may grantδώῃdōēVerb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person SingularG1325 I offer, give
themαὐτοῖςautoisPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person PluralG846 he, she, it, they, them, same
repentanceμετάνοιανmetanoianNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularG3341 repentance, a change of mind
leading toεἰςeisPrepositionG1519 into, in, among, till, for
a knowledgeἐπίγνωσινepignōsinNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularG1922 knowledge, discernment, recognition
ofἀληθείαςalētheiasNoun - Genitive Feminine SingularG225 truth

Cross-references

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2 Timothy 2:22 1 Peter 2:11 · 1 Peter 3:11 · 1 Corinthians 6:18 · 1 Timothy 6:11 · Psalm 119:9 · Hebrews 12:14 · 1 Timothy 4:12 · Psalm 66:18–19 · 1 Corinthians 10:14 · 1 Timothy 1:5 · Ecclesiastes 11:9–10 · 3 John 1:11

2 Timothy 2:23 2 Timothy 2:14 · Titus 3:9 · 1 Timothy 4:7 · 1 Timothy 6:4–5 · 2 Timothy 2:16 · 1 Timothy 1:4

2 Timothy 2:24 Titus 3:2 · James 1:19–20 · Titus 1:7 · 1 Timothy 3:2–3 · 1 Thessalonians 2:7 · Philippians 2:14 · Ephesians 4:2 · 1 Timothy 6:11 · Philippians 2:3 · Colossians 3:13 · James 3:17 · 1 Peter 3:8

2 Timothy 2:25 Acts 11:18 · Galatians 6:1 · 1 Timothy 2:4 · 1 John 5:16 · Acts 8:22 · Matthew 11:29 · 1 Peter 3:15 · Acts 5:31 · Acts 20:21 · John 5:34 · Acts 2:38 · Jeremiah 13:15–17

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