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andκαὶtheirαὐτῶνwordὁ λόγοςwill spreadνομὴν ἕξειlikeὡςgangrene.γάγγραιναAmong whomὧνareἐστινHymenaeusὙμέναιοςandκαὶPhiletus,Φίλητος
2 Timothy 2:17
Study it in the app“and their word will spread like gangrene. Among whom are Hymenaeus and Philetus,”
With the Greek beneath
2 Timothy 2:17, word by word
- wordλόγοςlogos
word
What someone says or teaches.
Where else “logos” appears- will spreadνομὴνnomēn
spread
The way a sore eats away the flesh bit by bit.
Where else “nomēn” appears- will spreadἕξειhexei
have
To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.
Where else “hexei” appears- gangreneγάγγραιναgangraina
gangrene
Gangrene: a sore that spreads and eats away the flesh.
Where else “gangraina” appears- areἐστινestin
there is
Something exists somewhere, or happens.
Where else “estin” appears- HymenaeusὙμέναιοςHymenaios
Hymenaeus
Hymenaeus: a man who turned away from the faith and swerved from the truth.
Where else “Hymenaios” appears- PhiletusΦίλητοςPhilētos
Philetus
Philetus: a teacher who swerved from the truth.
Where else “Philētos” appears
The context
16But avoid the profane empty chatter, for they will advance further in ungodliness,
17 · This verse (above)
18who have missed the mark concerning the truth, saying that the resurrection has already taken place, and they are overturning the faith of some.