Verse 14

{ "verseID": "Titus.1.14", "source": "Μὴ προσέχοντες Ἰουδαϊκοῖς μύθοις, καὶ ἐντολαῖς ἀνθρώπων, ἀποστρεφομένων τὴν ἀλήθειαν.", "text": "Not *prosechontes Ioudaikois mythois*, and *entolais anthrōpōn*, *apostrephomenōn tēn alētheian*.", "grammar": { "*Mē*": "negative particle - not", "*prosechontes*": "present, active, participle, nominative, masculine, plural - paying attention to", "*Ioudaikois*": "dative, masculine, plural - Jewish", "*mythois*": "dative, masculine, plural - myths/fables", "*kai*": "conjunction - and", "*entolais*": "dative, feminine, plural - commandments", "*anthrōpōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - of men/humans", "*apostrephomenōn*": "present, middle, participle, genitive, masculine, plural - turning away from", "*tēn alētheian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - the truth" }, "variants": { "*prosechontes*": "paying attention to/devoting themselves to/giving heed to", "*Ioudaikois mythois*": "Jewish myths/legends/fables", "*entolais anthrōpōn*": "commandments of men/human rules", "*apostrephomenōn*": "turning away from/rejecting/deserting", "*alētheian*": "truth/reality" } }

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Referenced Verses

  • Col 2:22 : 22 { "verseID": "Colossians.2.22", "source": "Ἅ ἐστιν πάντα εἰς φθορὰν τῇ ἀποχρήσει·) κατὰ τὰ ἐντάλματα καὶ διδασκαλίας τῶν ἀνθρώπων;", "text": "Which *estin* all to *phthoran* in the *apochrēsei*;) according to the *entalmata* and *didaskalias* of *anthrōpōn*?", "grammar": { "*estin*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular - is", "*phthoran*": "accusative, feminine, singular - destruction/corruption/perishing", "*apochrēsei*": "dative, feminine, singular - using up/consumption", "*entalmata*": "accusative, neuter, plural - commandments/precepts", "*didaskalias*": "accusative, feminine, plural - teachings/doctrines", "*anthrōpōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - men/human beings" }, "variants": { "*phthoran*": "destruction/corruption/perishing", "*apochrēsei*": "using up/consumption/using", "*entalmata*": "commandments/precepts/orders", "*didaskalias*": "teachings/doctrines/instructions", "*anthrōpōn*": "men/human beings/people" } }
  • 2 Tim 4:4 : 4 { "verseID": "2 Timothy.4.4", "source": "Καὶ ἀπὸ μὲν τῆς ἀληθείας τὴν ἀκοὴν ἀποστρέψουσιν, ἐπὶ δὲ τοὺς μύθους ἐκτραπήσονται.", "text": "And *apo* *men* the *alētheias* the *akoēn* *apostrepsousin*, *epi* *de* the *mythous* *ektrapēsontai*.", "grammar": { "*apo*": "preposition + genitive - from/away from", "*men*": "particle, correlative with de - on the one hand (marks contrast)", "*alētheias*": "noun, genitive feminine singular - of truth", "*akoēn*": "noun, accusative feminine singular - hearing/ear", "*apostrepsousin*": "future indicative active, 3rd person plural - will turn away", "*epi*": "preposition + accusative - to/toward/upon", "*de*": "particle, correlative with men - but/on the other hand", "*mythous*": "noun, accusative masculine plural - myths/fables/tales", "*ektrapēsontai*": "future indicative passive, 3rd person plural - will be turned aside/diverted" }, "variants": { "*alētheias*": "truth/reality", "*akoēn*": "hearing/ear/faculty of hearing", "*apostrepsousin*": "will turn away/reject/avert", "*mythous*": "myths/fables/fictional tales", "*ektrapēsontai*": "will be turned aside/diverted/led astray" } }
  • Heb 12:25 : 25 { "verseID": "Hebrews.12.25", "source": "Βλέπετε μὴ παραιτήσησθε τὸν λαλοῦντα. Εἰ γὰρ ἐκεῖνοι οὐκ ἔφυγον τὸν ἐπὶ γῆς παραιτησάμενοι χρηματίζοντα, πολλῷ μᾶλλον ἡμεῖς, οἱ τὸν ἀπʼ οὐρανῶν ἀποστρεφόμενοι:", "text": "*Blepete* not you *paraitēsēsthe* the one *lalounta*. If for those not *ephygon* the one on *gēs paraitēsamenoi chrēmatizonta*, much more *hēmeis*, those the one from *ouranōn apostrephomenoi*:", "grammar": { "*Blepete*": "verb, present active imperative, 2nd person plural - see/beware/take care", "*paraitēsēsthe*": "verb, aorist middle subjunctive, 2nd person plural - refuse/reject", "*lalounta*": "participle, present active, accusative, singular, masculine - speaking", "*ephygon*": "verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - they escaped", "*gēs*": "noun, genitive, singular, feminine - of earth", "*paraitēsamenoi*": "participle, aorist middle, nominative, plural, masculine - having refused/rejected", "*chrēmatizonta*": "participle, present active, accusative, singular, masculine - warning/instructing", "*hēmeis*": "personal pronoun, nominative, plural - we", "*ouranōn*": "noun, genitive, plural, masculine - of heavens", "*apostrephomenoi*": "participle, present middle/passive, nominative, plural, masculine - turning away from" }, "variants": { "*Blepete*": "see/beware/take care/pay attention", "*paraitēsēsthe*": "refuse/reject/turn away", "*chrēmatizonta*": "warning/instructing/divinely commanding", "*apostrephomenoi*": "turning away from/rejecting/refusing" } }
  • 2 Pet 2:22 : 22 { "verseID": "2 Peter.2.22", "source": "Συμβέβηκεν δὲ αὐτοῖς τὸ τῆς ἀληθοῦς παροιμίας, Κύων ἐπιστρέψας ἐπὶ τὸ ἴδιον ἐξέραμα· καί ὗς λουσαμένη εἰς κὺλισμα βορβόρου.", "text": "*Symbebēken de autois to tēs alēthous paroimias, Kyōn epistrepsas epi to idion exerama; kai hys lousamenē eis kylisma borborou*.", "grammar": { "*Symbebēken*": "perfect indicative active, 3rd singular - 'has happened'", "*de*": "postpositive particle - 'but/and'", "*autois*": "dative plural masculine - 'to them'", "*to*": "nominative singular neuter article - 'the'", "*tēs alēthous*": "genitive singular feminine - 'of the true'", "*paroimias*": "genitive singular feminine - 'proverb'", "*Kyōn*": "nominative singular masculine - 'dog'", "*epistrepsas*": "aorist active participle, nominative singular masculine - 'having returned'", "*epi*": "preposition - 'to'", "*to idion*": "accusative singular neuter - 'its own'", "*exerama*": "accusative singular neuter - 'vomit'", "*kai*": "conjunction - 'and'", "*hys*": "nominative singular feminine - 'sow'", "*lousamenē*": "aorist middle participle, nominative singular feminine - 'having washed herself'", "*eis*": "preposition - 'to/into'", "*kylisma*": "accusative singular neuter - 'wallowing place'", "*borborou*": "genitive singular masculine - 'of mud'" }, "variants": { "*Symbebēken*": "has happened/befallen/occurred", "*alēthous*": "true/genuine/real", "*paroimias*": "proverb/saying/maxim", "*Kyōn*": "dog/hound", "*epistrepsas*": "having returned/turned back", "*idion*": "its own/personal/private", "*exerama*": "vomit/what was thrown up", "*hys*": "sow/female pig", "*lousamenē*": "having washed herself/bathed", "*kylisma*": "wallowing place/mud pit", "*borborou*": "of mud/filth/mire" } }
  • 1 Tim 1:4-7 : 4 { "verseID": "1 Timothy.1.4", "source": "Μηδὲ προσέχειν μύθοις καὶ γενεαλογίαις ἀπεράντοις, αἵτινες ζητήσεις παρέχουσιν, μᾶλλον ἢ οἰκονομίαν Θεοῦ τὴν ἐν πίστει.", "text": "Nor *prosechein* *mythois* and *genealogiais* *aperantois*, which *zētēseis* *parechousin*, rather than *oikonomian* *Theou* the one in *pistei*.", "grammar": { "*Mēde*": "negative conjunction - neither/nor/and not", "*prosechein*": "present active infinitive - to pay attention to/devote oneself to", "*mythois*": "dative, masculine, plural - object of attention", "*kai*": "conjunction - and", "*genealogiais*": "dative, feminine, plural - object of attention", "*aperantois*": "dative, feminine, plural - adjective describing genealogies", "*haitines*": "nominative, feminine, plural, relative pronoun - which (referring to myths and genealogies)", "*zētēseis*": "accusative, feminine, plural - direct object of provide", "*parechousin*": "present active indicative, 3rd person plural - they provide/furnish", "*mallon*": "adverb - rather/instead", "*ē*": "comparative particle - than", "*oikonomian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - direct object of contrast", "*Theou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - possessive/source", "*tēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular, article - the", "*en*": "preposition + dative - in", "*pistei*": "dative, feminine, singular - sphere/realm" }, "variants": { "*prosechein*": "pay attention to/devote oneself to/focus on", "*mythois*": "myths/fables/tales", "*genealogiais*": "genealogies/ancestry records", "*aperantois*": "endless/infinite/interminable", "*zētēseis*": "speculations/controversies/debates/questionings", "*parechousin*": "produce/cause/provide", "*oikonomian*": "administration/stewardship/arrangement/plan", "*pistei*": "faith/belief/trust" } } 5 { "verseID": "1 Timothy.1.5", "source": "Τὸ δὲ τέλος τῆς παραγγελίας ἐστὶν ἀγάπη ἐκ καθαρᾶς καρδίας, καὶ συνειδήσεως ἀγαθῆς, καὶ πίστεως ἀνυποκρίτου:", "text": "The *de* *telos* of the *parangelias* *estin* *agapē* from *katharas* *kardias*, and *syneidēseōs* *agathēs*, and *pisteōs* *anypokritou*:", "grammar": { "*To*": "nominative, neuter, singular, article - the", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and/now", "*telos*": "nominative, neuter, singular - subject", "*tēs parangelias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - possessive", "*estin*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular - is", "*agapē*": "nominative, feminine, singular - predicate nominative", "*ek*": "preposition + genitive - from/out of", "*katharas*": "genitive, feminine, singular - adjective", "*kardias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - source", "*kai*": "conjunction - and", "*syneidēseōs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - source", "*agathēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - adjective", "*kai*": "conjunction - and", "*pisteōs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - source", "*anypokritou*": "genitive, feminine, singular - adjective" }, "variants": { "*telos*": "end/goal/purpose/aim", "*parangelias*": "command/instruction/charge", "*agapē*": "love/charity", "*katharas*": "clean/pure/undefiled", "*kardias*": "heart/inner self/mind", "*syneidēseōs*": "conscience/moral consciousness", "*agathēs*": "good/upright/beneficial", "*pisteōs*": "faith/belief/trust", "*anypokritou*": "sincere/genuine/unhypocritical" } } 6 { "verseID": "1 Timothy.1.6", "source": "Ὧν τινες ἀστοχήσαντες ἐξετράπησαν εἰς ματαιολογίαν·", "text": "From which *tines* *astochēsantes* *exetrapēsan* into *mataiologian*;", "grammar": { "*Hōn*": "genitive, plural, relative pronoun - from which (referring to qualities in v.5)", "*tines*": "nominative, plural, indefinite pronoun - some/certain ones", "*astochēsantes*": "aorist active participle, nominative, plural - having missed/swerved", "*exetrapēsan*": "aorist passive indicative, 3rd person plural - they turned aside/deviated", "*eis*": "preposition + accusative - into/toward", "*mataiologian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - direction/goal" }, "variants": { "*tines*": "some/certain ones", "*astochēsantes*": "having missed the mark/having deviated/having swerved", "*exetrapēsan*": "turned away/deviated/were diverted", "*mataiologian*": "empty talk/vain speaking/meaningless discussion" } } 7 { "verseID": "1 Timothy.1.7", "source": "Θέλοντες εἶναι νομοδιδάσκαλοι· μὴ νοοῦντες μήτε ἃ λέγουσιν, μήτε περὶ τίνων διαβεβαιοῦνται.", "text": "*Thelontes* *einai* *nomodidaskaloi*; not *noountes* neither what they *legousin*, nor about what things they *diabebaiountai*.", "grammar": { "*Thelontes*": "present active participle, nominative, plural - wanting/desiring", "*einai*": "present active infinitive - to be", "*nomodidaskaloi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - predicate nominative", "*mē*": "negative particle - not", "*noountes*": "present active participle, nominative, plural - understanding/comprehending", "*mēte*": "negative conjunction - neither", "*ha*": "accusative, plural, relative pronoun - what things (direct object)", "*legousin*": "present active indicative, 3rd person plural - they say/speak", "*mēte*": "negative conjunction - nor", "*peri*": "preposition + genitive - about/concerning", "*tinōn*": "genitive, plural, interrogative pronoun - what things", "*diabebaiountai*": "present middle/passive indicative, 3rd person plural - they strongly assert/affirm" }, "variants": { "*Thelontes*": "wanting/desiring/wishing", "*einai*": "to be/to exist as", "*nomodidaskaloi*": "teachers of the law/law instructors", "*noountes*": "understanding/comprehending/perceiving", "*legousin*": "they say/they speak/they assert", "*diabebaiountai*": "they confidently assert/they strongly affirm/they insist" } }
  • Isa 29:13 : 13 { "verseID": "Isaiah.29.13", "source": "וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֲדֹנָ֗י יַ֚עַן כִּ֤י נִגַּשׁ֙ הָעָ֣ם הַזֶּ֔ה בְּפִ֤יו וּבִשְׂפָתָיו֙ כִּבְּד֔וּנִי וְלִבּ֖וֹ רִחַ֣ק מִמֶּ֑נִּי וַתְּהִ֤י יִרְאָתָם֙ אֹתִ֔י מִצְוַ֥ת אֲנָשִׁ֖ים מְלֻמָּדָֽה", "text": "And-*wayyōʾmer* *ʾădōnāy* because that *niggaš* *hā-ʿām* *ha-zzeh* with-mouth-his and-with-lips-his *kibbĕdûnî* and-*libbô* *riḥaq* from-me *wa-tĕhî* *yirʾātām* me *miṣwat* *ʾănāšîm* *mĕlummādāh*", "grammar": { "*wayyōʾmer*": "conjunction waw + verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and he said", "*ʾădōnāy*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my Lord", "*yaʿan*": "conjunction - because", "*kî*": "conjunction - that", "*niggaš*": "verb, niphal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - draws near/approaches", "*hā-ʿām*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the people", "*ha-zzeh*": "definite article + demonstrative pronoun - this", "*bĕ-p̱îw*": "preposition beth + noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - with his mouth", "*ū-ḇi-śĕp̱ātāyw*": "conjunction waw + preposition beth + noun, feminine dual with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and with his lips", "*kibbĕdûnî*": "verb, piel perfect, 3rd person masculine plural with 1st person singular suffix - they honor me", "*wĕ-libbô*": "conjunction waw + noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - but his heart", "*riḥaq*": "verb, piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - is far/removed", "*mimmennî*": "preposition min + 1st person singular suffix - from me", "*wa-tĕhî*": "conjunction waw + verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person feminine singular - and has become", "*yirʾātām*": "noun, feminine singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their fear of", "*ʾōtî*": "direct object marker with 1st person singular suffix - me", "*miṣwat*": "noun, feminine singular construct - commandment of", "*ʾănāšîm*": "noun, masculine plural - men", "*mĕlummādāh*": "verb, pual participle, feminine singular - taught/learned" }, "variants": { "*ʾădōnāy*": "my Lord/the Lord/sovereign", "*niggaš*": "draws near/approaches/comes close", "*ʿām*": "people/nation/folk", "*kibbĕdûnî*": "they honor me/glorify me/pay homage to me", "*libbô*": "his heart/mind/inner being", "*riḥaq*": "is far/removed/distant", "*yirʾātām*": "their fear/reverence/awe", "*miṣwat*": "commandment/precept/rule", "*mĕlummādāh*": "taught/learned/trained (by rote)" } }
  • Matt 15:9 : 9 { "verseID": "Matthew.15.9", "source": "Μάτην δὲ σέβονταί με, διδάσκοντες διδασκαλίας ἐντάλματα ἀνθρώπων.", "text": "*Matēn* *de* *sebontai* me, *didaskontes* *didaskalias* *entalmata* of *anthrōpōn*.", "grammar": { "*Matēn*": "adverb - in vain/uselessly", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and", "*sebontai*": "present, indicative, middle, 3rd person plural - they worship/revere", "*me*": "accusative, singular - me", "*didaskontes*": "present participle, nominative, masculine, plural - teaching", "*didaskalias*": "accusative, feminine, plural - teachings/doctrines", "*entalmata*": "accusative, neuter, plural - commandments/precepts", "*anthrōpōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - of men/humans" }, "variants": { "*Matēn*": "in vain/uselessly/to no purpose", "*sebontai*": "worship/revere/venerate", "*didaskontes*": "teaching/instructing", "*didaskalias*": "teachings/doctrines/instructions", "*entalmata*": "commandments/precepts/rules", "*anthrōpōn*": "men/humans/people" } }
  • Mark 7:7 : 7 { "verseID": "Mark.7.7", "source": "Μάτην δὲ σέβονταί με, διδάσκοντες διδασκαλίας ἐντάλματα ἀνθρώπων.", "text": "In *matēn* but they *sebontai* me, *didaskontes* *didaskalias* *entalmata* of *anthrōpōn*.", "grammar": { "*matēn*": "adverb - vainly/in vain/to no purpose", "*sebontai*": "present middle, 3rd plural - they worship/revere", "*didaskontes*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - teaching", "*didaskalias*": "accusative, feminine, plural - teachings/doctrines", "*entalmata*": "accusative, neuter, plural - commandments/precepts", "*anthrōpōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - of men/humans" }, "variants": { "*matēn*": "in vain/to no purpose/without result", "*sebontai*": "worship/revere/venerate", "*didaskalias*": "teachings/doctrines/instruction", "*entalmata*": "commandments/precepts/rules" } }
  • Gal 4:9 : 9 { "verseID": "Galatians.4.9", "source": "Νῦν δὲ, γνόντες Θεόν, μᾶλλον δὲ γνωσθέντες ὑπὸ Θεοῦ, πῶς ἐπιστρέφετε πάλιν ἐπὶ τὰ ἀσθενῆ καὶ πτωχὰ στοιχεῖα, οἷς πάλιν ἄνωθεν δουλεύειν θέλετε;", "text": "Now *de*, having *gnontes Theon*, rather *de* having been *gnōsthentes hypo Theou*, how *epistrephete palin epi* the *asthenē* and *ptōcha stoicheia*, to which *palin anōthen douleuein thelete*?", "grammar": { "*de*": "postpositive particle - but/and", "*gnontes*": "aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having known/come to know", "*Theon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - God", "*gnōsthentes*": "aorist passive participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having been known", "*hypo*": "preposition with genitive - by/under", "*Theou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - God", "*epistrephete*": "present indicative active, 2nd person plural - you return/turn back", "*palin*": "adverb - again/once more", "*epi*": "preposition with accusative - to/toward", "*asthenē*": "accusative, neuter, plural - weak/feeble", "*ptōcha*": "accusative, neuter, plural - poor/destitute", "*stoicheia*": "accusative, neuter, plural - elements/principles", "*anōthen*": "adverb - again/from the beginning", "*douleuein*": "present infinitive active - to serve/be enslaved", "*thelete*": "present indicative active, 2nd person plural - you wish/desire" }, "variants": { "*gnontes*": "having known/come to know/recognized", "*gnōsthentes*": "having been known/recognized/acknowledged", "*epistrephete*": "you return/turn back/convert", "*asthenē*": "weak/feeble/impotent", "*ptōcha*": "poor/destitute/beggarly", "*stoicheia*": "elements/rudiments/principles/basic components", "*anōthen*": "again/from the beginning/from above", "*douleuein*": "to serve as slaves/be enslaved to/be in bondage to", "*thelete*": "you wish/desire/want" } }