2 Timothy 3:6

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

For of these are they that creep into houses, and take captive silly women laden with sins, led away by divers lusts,

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ἐκ τούτων γάρ εἰσιν οἱ ἐνδύνοντες εἰς τὰς οἰκίας, καὶ αἰχμαλωτεύοντες γυναικάρια σεσωρευμένα ἁμαρτίαις, ἀγόμενα ἐπιθυμίαις ποικίλαις,

Transliteration

From toutōn gar eisin the ones endynontes into the oikias, kai aichmalōteuontes gynaikaria sesōreumena with hamartiais, agomena by epithymiais poikilais,

Grammar Details

*ek*: preposition with genitive - from/out of
*toutōn*: demonstrative pronoun, genitive, masculine, plural - of these
*gar*: postpositive conjunction - for/because
*eisin*: present indicative, 3rd person plural - they are
*hoi*: definite article, nominative, masculine, plural - the ones
*endynontes*: present active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - creeping in
*eis*: preposition with accusative - into
*tas*: definite article, accusative, feminine, plural - the
*oikias*: noun, accusative, feminine, plural - houses/homes
*kai*: conjunction - and
*aichmalōteuontes*: present active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - taking captive
*gynaikaria*: noun, accusative, neuter, plural - silly/foolish women
*sesōreumena*: perfect passive participle, accusative, neuter, plural - having been laden/heaped up
*hamartiais*: noun, dative, feminine, plural - with sins
*agomena*: present passive participle, accusative, neuter, plural - being led
*epithymiais*: noun, dative, feminine, plural - by desires/lusts
*poikilais*: adjective, dative, feminine, plural - various/diverse

Word Meanings

*endynontes*: creeping in/sneaking in/infiltrating
*aichmalōteuontes*: taking captive/leading captive/enslaving
*gynaikaria*: weak women/silly women/little women (diminutive, derogatory)
*sesōreumena*: laden/burdened/heaped up/loaded down
*hamartiais*: sins/misdeeds/errors
*agomena*: being led/driven/guided/carried away
*epithymiais*: desires/lusts/cravings/longings
*poikilais*: various/diverse/manifold/different kinds

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Referenced Verses

Jude 1:4 : 4 For there are certain men crept in privily, [even] they who were of old written of beforehand unto this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying our only Master {G2316} and {G2257} Lord, Jesus Christ.
Jude 1:18 : 18 That they said to you, In the last time there shall be mockers, walking after their own ungodly lusts.
Titus 1:11 : 11 whose mouths must be stopped; men who overthrow whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre's sake.
Titus 3:3 : 3 For we also once were foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, hating one another.
Matt 23:13 : 13 But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye shut the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye enter not in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering in to enter.
Mark 4:19 : 19 and the cares of the world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful.
1 Cor 12:2 : 2 Ye know that when ye were Gentiles [ye were] led away unto those dumb idols, howsoever {G302} ye might led.
2 Pet 3:17 : 17 Ye therefore, beloved, knowing [these things] beforehand, beware lest, being carried away with the error of the wicked, ye fall from your own stedfastness.
Jude 1:16 : 16 These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their lusts (and their mouth speaketh great swelling [words]), showing respect of persons for the sake of advantage.
1 Tim 6:9 : 9 But they that are minded to be rich fall into a temptation and a snare and many foolish and hurtful lusts, such as drown men in destruction and perdition.
2 Pet 2:18 : 18 For, uttering great swelling [words] of vanity, they entice in the lusts of the flesh, by lasciviousness, those who are just escaping from them that live in error;
Ps 38:4 : 4 For mine iniquities are gone over my head: As a heavy burden they are too heavy for me.
Isa 1:4 : 4 Ah sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a seed of evil-doers, children that deal corruptly! they have forsaken Jehovah, they have despised the Holy One of Israel, they are estranged [and gone] backward.
Matt 11:28 : 28 Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

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