2 Timothy
2 Timothy 3:4–5
4traitorous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, 5having a form of godliness but denying its power. Turn away from such as these!
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
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 |
2 Timothy 3:5
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| having | ἔχοντες | echontes | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G2192 I have, hold, possess |
| a form | μόρφωσιν | morphōsin | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3446 form, outline |
| of godliness | εὐσεβείας | eusebeias | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G2150 piety, godliness |
| but | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| denying | ἠρνημένοι | ērnēmenoi | Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural | G720 I deny, repudiate |
| its | αὐτῆς | autēs | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| power | δύναμιν | dynamin | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G1411 might, power, marvelous works |
| Turn away from | ἀποτρέπου | apotrepou | Verb - Present Imperative Middle - 2nd Person Singular | G665 I turn away from, shun |
| as these | τούτους | toutous | Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Plural | G3778 this, he, she, it |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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
2 Timothy 3:5 Isaiah 29:13 · Titus 1:16 · Matthew 23:27–28 · 1 Timothy 5:8 · Romans 2:20–24 · Matthew 7:15 · Titus 3:10 · Ezekiel 33:30–32 · Romans 16:17–18 · 2 Timothy 2:16 · 2 John 1:10–12 · Isaiah 58:1–3
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.