2 Timothy
2 Timothy 4:2
2Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and encourage with every form of patient instruction.
Word by word
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preach | κήρυξον | kēryxon | Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G2784 I proclaim, herald, preach |
| the | τὸν | ton | Article - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| word | λόγον | logon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3056 a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy |
| be prepared | ἐπίστηθι | epistēthi | Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G2186 I stand by, am urgent, befall one, impend |
| in season | εὐκαίρως | eukairōs | Adverb | G2122 in season, conveniently |
| out of season | ἀκαίρως | akairōs | Adverb | G171 unseasonably |
| reprove | ἔλεγξον | elenxon | Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G1651 I rebuke, expose |
| rebuke | ἐπιτίμησον | epitimēson | Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G2008 I rebuke, chide, admonish, warn |
| encourage | παρακάλεσον | parakaleson | Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G3870 I summon, entreat, admonish, comfort |
| with | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| every | πάσῃ | pasē | Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| patient | μακροθυμίᾳ | makrothymia | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G3115 patience, forbearance |
| instruction | διδαχῇ | didachē | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G1322 teaching, doctrine |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
1 Timothy 4:15–16 · 1 Thessalonians 5:14 · Revelation 3:19 · 1 Timothy 4:13 · Titus 2:15 · 2 Timothy 2:21 · Titus 1:13 · Galatians 6:6 · Romans 12:12 · Colossians 1:28–29 · 1 Timothy 5:20 · Jonah 3:2
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.