1 Timothy 6:4

“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,”

1 Timothy 6:4 · direct translation from the Greek
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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.

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