2 Timothy
2 Timothy 3:2–4
2For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, 3unloving, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, without love of good, 4traitorous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,
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2 Timothy 3:2
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | γὰρ | gar | Conjunction | G1063 for |
| men | ἄνθρωποι | anthrōpoi | Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural | G444 a man, one of the human race |
| will be | ἔσονται | esontai | Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural | G1510 I am, exist |
| lovers of themselves | φίλαυτοι | philautoi | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural | G5367 selfish |
| lovers of money | φιλάργυροι | philargyroi | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural | G5366 money-loving, avaricious |
| boastful | ἀλαζόνες | alazones | Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural | G213 a boaster |
| arrogant | ὑπερήφανοι | hyperēphanoi | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural | G5244 proud, arrogant |
| abusive | βλάσφημοι | blasphēmoi | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural | G989 slanderous |
| disobedient | ἀπειθεῖς | apeitheis | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural | G545 unbelieving, disobedient |
| to | γονεῦσιν | goneusin | Noun - Dative Masculine Plural | G1118 a parent |
| ungrateful | ἀχάριστοι | acharistoi | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural | G884 ungrateful |
| unholy | ἀνόσιοι | anosioi | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural | G462 regarding nothing as holy |
2 Timothy 3:3
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| unloving | ἄστοργοι | astorgoi | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural | G794 unloving, devoid of affection |
| unforgiving | ἄσπονδοι | aspondoi | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural | G786 implacable |
| slanderous | διάβολοι | diaboloi | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural | G1228 slanderous, the Slanderer, the Devil |
| without self-control | ἀκρατεῖς | akrateis | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural | G193 lacking self-control, inclined to excess |
| brutal | ἀνήμεροι | anēmeroi | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural | G434 not tame, fierce |
| without love of good | ἀφιλάγαθοι | aphilagathoi | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural | G865 not loving that which is good |
2 Timothy 3:4
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| traitorous | προδόται | prodotai | Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural | G4273 a betrayer |
| reckless | προπετεῖς | propeteis | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural | G4312 impulsive, rash, reckless |
| conceited | τετυφωμένοι | tetyphōmenoi | Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural | G5187 I puff up, make haughty |
| lovers of pleasure | φιλήδονοι | philēdonoi | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural | G5369 pleasure-loving |
| rather | μᾶλλον | mallon | Adverb | G3123 more, rather |
| than | ἢ | ē | Conjunction | G2228 or, than |
| lovers of God | φιλόθεοι | philotheoi | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural | G5377 loving God |
Cross-references
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2 Timothy 3:2 Romans 1:29–31 · Philippians 2:21 · Psalm 10:3 · Jude 1:16 · 2 Timothy 3:4 · 2 Peter 2:14–15 · 1 Timothy 6:10 · Colossians 3:5 · James 4:6 · 2 Peter 2:18 · 1 Timothy 6:4 · 1 Peter 5:5
2 Timothy 3:3 Jude 1:18 · Romans 1:31 · Matthew 10:21 · 2 Peter 2:14 · 1 Timothy 3:11 · Daniel 8:23 · Matthew 4:1 · Luke 10:16 · Revelation 17:6 · Revelation 16:6 · Genesis 49:7 · Isaiah 60:14
2 Timothy 3:4 Jude 1:4 · Philippians 3:18–19 · 1 Timothy 3:6 · 2 Peter 2:10–22 · Jude 1:8–9 · Romans 16:18 · Jude 1:19 · 1 Timothy 5:6 · Romans 11:20 · 1 Timothy 6:17
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.