Study it in the app“holding fast to the trustworthy word that accords with the teaching, so that he may be able both to exhort with sound teaching and to refute those who contradict it.”
holding fastἀντεχόμενονto the trustworthyτοῦ πιστοῦwordλόγουthat accords withκατὰthe teaching,τὴν διδαχὴνso thatἵναhe may beᾖableδυνατὸςbothκαὶto exhortπαρακαλεῖνwithἐνsoundτῇ ὑγιαινούσῃteachingτῇ διδασκαλίᾳandκαὶto refuteἐλέγχεινthose whoτοὺςcontradict it.ἀντιλέγοντας
hold to
Cling to someone or something, be true to.
Where else “antechomenon” appearsfaithful
Someone you can rely on.
Where else “pistou” appearsmessage
What God says, proclaimed to people.
Where else “logou” appearsteaching
Teaching.
Where else “didachēn” appearsbe
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “ēi” appearsmighty
One who has strength and ability to act.
Where else “dynatos” appearsurge
To spur someone on with words to do good.
Where else “parakalein” appearsbe sound
To be right in faith or teaching.
Where else “hygiainousēi” appearsteaching
Teaching, instruction.
Where else “didaskaliai” appearsconvict
To expose someone's wrong with proof, so they cannot deny it.
Where else “elenchein” appearsspeak against
Contradict, oppose.
Where else “antilegontas” appears8but hospitable, loving what is good, sensible, righteous, holy, self-controlled,
9 · This verse (above)
10For there are many rebellious people, empty talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision,
