Forγὰρthere will beἔσταιa timeκαιρὸςwhenὅτεthey will notοὐκput up withἀνέξονταιsoundτῆς ὑγιαινούσηςteaching,διδασκαλίαςbutἀλλὰwith itchingκνηθόμενοιearsτὴν ἀκοήνthey will accumulateἐπισωρεύσουσινfor themselvesἑαυτοῖςteachersδιδασκάλουςaccording toκατὰtheir ownτὰς ἰδίαςdesires,ἐπιθυμίας
2 Timothy 4:3
Study it in the app“For there will be a time when they will not put up with sound teaching, but with itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers according to their own desires,”
With the Greek beneath
2 Timothy 4:3, word by word
- there will beἔσταιestai
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estai” appears- a timeκαιρὸςkairos
right time
The right moment for something.
Where else “kairos” appears- put up withἀνέξονταιanexontai
bear with
Bear with, put up with patiently.
Where else “anexontai” appears- soundὑγιαινούσηςhygiainousēs
be sound
To be right in faith or teaching.
Where else “hygiainousēs” appears- teachingδιδασκαλίαςdidaskalias
teaching
Teaching, instruction.
Where else “didaskalias” appears- with itchingκνηθόμενοιknēthomenoi
have itching ears
Itch; of the ears, want to hear only what pleases.
Where else “knēthomenoi” appears- earsἀκοήνakoēn
ear
The organ through which sounds and words come in.
Where else “akoēn” appears- they will accumulateἐπισωρεύσουσινepisōreusousin
heap up
Heap up, pile up.
Where else “episōreusousin” appears- teachersδιδασκάλουςdidaskalous
teacher
Teacher, one who teaches.
Where else “didaskalous” appears- their ownἰδίαςidias
own
What belongs to someone; their people, their family.
Where else “idias” appears- desiresἐπιθυμίαςepithymias
lust
Wanting what is forbidden, wrong cravings.
Where else “epithymias” appears
The context
2proclaim the word; be ready in season and out of season; rebuke, reprove, exhort, with all patience and teaching.
3 · This verse (above)
4and they will turn away their ears from the truth and turn aside to myths.