he is conceited,τετύφωταιunderstandingἐπιστάμενοςnothing,μηδὲνbutἀλλὰhas a morbid cravingνοσῶνforπερὶspeculationsζητήσειςandκαὶdisputes about words,λογομαχίαςout ofἐξwhichὧνcomeγίνεταιenvy,φθόνοςstrife,ἔριςslanders,βλασφημίαιevilπονηραίsuspicions,ὑπόνοιαι
1 Timothy 6:4
Study it in the app“he is conceited, understanding nothing, but has a morbid craving for speculations and disputes about words, out of which come envy, strife, slanders, evil suspicions,”
With the Greek beneath
1 Timothy 6:4, word by word
- he is conceitedτετύφωταιtetyphōtai
be conceited
Be conceited, puffed up with pride as if with smoke; hence be blinded by pride.
Where else “tetyphōtai” appears- understandingἐπιστάμενοςepistamenos
understand
Understand, know.
Where else “epistamenos” appears- nothingμηδὲνmēden
no one, nothing
No one, nothing.
Where else “mēden” appears- has a morbid cravingνοσῶνnosōn
be sick, crave
Be sick; hence have an unhealthy craving for something.
Where else “nosōn” appears- speculationsζητήσειςzētēseis
discussion, dispute
Discussion, debate.
Where else “zētēseis” appears- disputes about wordsλογομαχίαςlogomachias
quarrel about words
Quarrel about words, fighting over terms.
Where else “logomachias” appears- comeγίνεταιginetai
be made
To come into being, to be made.
Where else “ginetai” appears- envyφθόνοςphthonos
envy
Envy.
Where else “phthonos” appears- strifeἔριςeris
strife
Strife, quarreling, discord.
Where else “eris” appears- slandersβλασφημίαιblasphēmiai
slander
Insults against people.
Where else “blasphēmiai” appears- evilπονηραίponērai
evil
One who does or desires evil, opposed to God and the good.
Where else “ponērai” appears- suspicionsὑπόνοιαιhyponoiai
suspicion
Suspicion.
Where else “hyponoiai” appears
The context
3If anyone teaches other doctrines and does not agree with the sound words of our Lord Jesus the Messiah and with the teaching that accords with godliness,
4 · This verse (above)
5constant friction of people corrupted in mind and deprived of the truth, who think that godliness is a means of gain.