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havingἔχοντεςan outward formμόρφωσινof godlinessεὐσεβείαςbutδὲhaving deniedἠρνημένοιitsαὐτῆςpower;τὴν δύναμινturn away fromἀποτρέπουthese peopleτούτουςalso.καὶ
2 Timothy 3:5
Study it in the app“having an outward form of godliness but having denied its power; turn away from these people also.”
With the Greek beneath
2 Timothy 3:5, word by word
- havingἔχοντεςechontes
have
To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.
Where else “echontes” appears- an outward formμόρφωσινmorphōsin
outward form
The outer shell, without the reality inside.
Where else “morphōsin” appears- of godlinessεὐσεβείαςeusebeias
godliness
Godliness: the reverence and love for God that show in one's life.
Where else “eusebeias” appears- having deniedἠρνημένοιērnēmenoi
disown
To claim you do not know someone, turn your back on them.
Where else “ērnēmenoi” appears- powerδύναμινdynamin
power
The strength to act, above all that of God and his Spirit.
Where else “dynamin” appears- turn away fromἀποτρέπουapotrepou
turn away from
Turn away from someone, avoid them.
Where else “apotrepou” appears
The context
4traitors, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,
5 · This verse (above)
6For among them are those who creep into households and captivate weak women loaded down with sins, led by various desires,