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Make every effortσπούδασονto presentπαραστῆσαιyourselfσεαυτὸνapprovedδόκιμονto God,τῷ θεῷa workerἐργάτηνwho has no need to be ashamed,ἀνεπαίσχυντονcutting straightὀρθοτομοῦνταthe wordτὸν λόγονof truth.τῆς ἀληθείας
2 Timothy 2:15
Study it in the app“Make every effort to present yourself approved to God, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, cutting straight the word of truth.”
With the Greek beneath
2 Timothy 2:15, word by word
- Make every effortσπούδασονspoudason
hurry, make every effort
Hurry; be eager, make every effort, put all one's energy into something.
Where else “spoudason” appears- to presentπαραστῆσαιparastēsai
present
To set someone or something before God or another.
Where else “parastēsai” appears- yourselfσεαυτὸνseauton
yourself
Yourself.
Where else “seauton” appears- approvedδόκιμονdokimon
approved
Approved: tested and found genuine.
Where else “dokimon” appears- to Godθεῷtheōi
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theōi” appears- a workerἐργάτηνergatēn
worker, laborer
Worker, laborer, especially a hired worker in the fields; also one who does something.
Where else “ergatēn” appears- who has no need to be ashamedἀνεπαίσχυντονanepaischynton
unashamed
Having nothing to be ashamed of.
Where else “anepaischynton” appears- cutting straightὀρθοτομοῦνταorthotomounta
cut straight, handle rightly
Cut a straight path; hence handle and teach the word rightly.
Where else “orthotomounta” appears- the wordλόγονlogon
message
What God says, proclaimed to people.
Where else “logon” appears- of truthἀληθείαςalētheias
truth
What God reveals of himself and his plan, received by believing.
Where else “alētheias” appears
Translation note
“Cutting straight”: literally “cutting in a straight line.” Thayer records the same verb in the Greek of Proverbs 3:6 and 11:5, of making paths straight.
The context
14Remind them of these things, solemnly charging them before the Lord not to fight about words, which is for nothing useful, and leads to the ruin of those who listen.
15 · This verse (above)
16But avoid the profane empty chatter, for they will advance further in ungodliness,