2 Timothy 2:24

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient,

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Δοῦλον δὲ Κυρίου οὐ δεῖ μάχεσθαι· ἀλλʼ ἤπιον εἶναι πρὸς πάντας, διδακτικόν, ἀνεξίκακον,

Transliteration

Doulon de Kyriou ou dei machesthai; but ēpion einai pros pantas, didaktikon, anexikakon,

Grammar Details

• *Doulon*: accusative, masculine, singular - servant/slave
• *de*: conjunction - but/and
• *Kyriou*: genitive, masculine, singular - of Lord
• *ou*: negative particle - not
• *dei*: present, indicative, active, 3rd singular, impersonal - it is necessary
• *machesthai*: present, infinitive, middle - to quarrel
• *all*: adversative conjunction - but
• *ēpion*: accusative, masculine, singular, adjective - gentle
• *einai*: present, infinitive, active - to be
• *pros*: preposition + accusative - toward
• *pantas*: accusative, masculine, plural, adjective - all
• *didaktikon*: accusative, masculine, singular, adjective - able to teach
• *anexikakon*: accusative, masculine, singular, adjective - patient of wrongs

Word Meanings

• *Doulon*: servant/slave/bondservant
• *Kyriou*: of Lord/Master
• *dei*: it is necessary/must/ought
• *machesthai*: to quarrel/fight/strive
• *ēpion*: gentle/mild/kind
• *didaktikon*: able to teach/skillful in teaching
• *anexikakon*: patient of wrongs/forbearing/tolerant

Referenced Verses

• 1 Tim 3:2-3 : 2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach; 3 Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;
• Titus 3:2 : 2 To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men.
• Titus 1:7 : 7 For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre;
• Phil 2:14 : 14 Do all things without murmurings and disputings:
• Col 3:13 : 13 Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.
• 1 Thess 2:7 : 7 But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children:
• Eph 4:2 : 2 With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;
• Phil 2:3 : 3 Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.
• Acts 23:9 : 9 And there arose a great cry: and the scribes that were of the Pharisees' part arose, and strove, saying, We find no evil in this man: but if a spirit or an angel hath spoken to him, let us not fight against God.
• 2 Cor 10:1 : 1 Now I Paul myself beseech you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, who in presence am base among you, but being absent am bold toward you:
• Isa 40:11 : 11 He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.
• Dan 6:20 : 20 And when he came to the den, he cried with a lamentable voice unto Daniel: and the king spake and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living God, is thy God, whom thou servest continually, able to deliver thee from the lions?
• Matt 12:19 : 19 He shall not strive, nor cry; neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets.
• Acts 7:26 : 26 And the next day he shewed himself unto them as they strove, and would have set them at one again, saying, Sirs, ye are brethren; why do ye wrong one to another?
• Titus 1:9 : 9 Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers.
• 1 Tim 6:11 : 11 But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.
• Jas 1:19-20 : 19 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: 20 For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.
• Jas 3:17 : 17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
• Jas 4:2 : 2 Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.
• 1 Pet 3:8 : 8 Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous:
• Jude 1:3 : 3 Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.
• Titus 1:1 : 1 Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God's elect, and the acknowledging of the truth which is after godliness;
• Jas 1:1 : 1 James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting.
• 2 Chr 24:6 : 6 And the king called for Jehoiada the chief, and said unto him, Why hast thou not required of the Levites to bring in out of Judah and out of Jerusalem the collection, according to the commandment of Moses the servant of the LORD, and of the congregation of Israel, for the tabernacle of witness?
• Acts 15:2 : 2 When therefore Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and disputation with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas, and certain other of them, should go up to Jerusalem unto the apostles and elders about this question.
• Deut 34:5 : 5 So Moses the servant of the LORD died there in the land of Moab, according to the word of the LORD.
• John 6:52 : 52 The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat?
• 2 Cor 10:4 : 4 (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)
• Gal 5:22 : 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
• Josh 1:1 : 1 Now after the death of Moses the servant of the LORD it came to pass, that the LORD spake unto Joshua the son of Nun, Moses' minister, saying,