But refuse profane and old wives' fables, and exercise thyself rather unto godliness.
But refuſe prophane and olde wiues fables, and exerciſe thy ſelfe rather vnto godlineſſe.
τοὺς δὲ βεβήλους καὶ γραώδεις μύθους παραιτοῦ. γύμναζε δὲ σεαυτὸν πρὸς εὐσέβειαν·
Τοὺς δὲ βεβήλους καὶ γραώδεις μύθους παραιτοῦ. Γύμναζε δὲ σεαυτὸν πρὸς εὐσέβειαν·
βέβηλος , adjective, bebēlos — permitted to be trodden, by implication unhallowed (value 317)
G952,
βέβηλος bébēlos, beb'-ay-los; from the base of G939 and βηλός bēlós (a threshold); accessible (as by crossing the door-way), i.e. (by implication, of Jewish notions) heathenish, wicked:—profane (person).accessible, lawful to be trodden
of places
profane
unhallowed, common, public place
of men, ungodly
Used in 5 Verses, 3 Books 5  Occurrence Count
γραώδης , adjective, graōdēs — characteristic of old women, anile (value 1116)
G1126,
γραώδης graṓdēs, grah-o'-dace; from γραύς graús (an old woman) and G1491; crone-like, i.e. silly:—old wives'.old womanish, old wives, an old woman
Used in 1 Verse, 1 Book 1  Occurrence Count
γυμνάζω , verb, gymnazō — to exercise naked, to train (value 1301)
G1128,
γυμνάζω gymnázō, goom-nad'-zo; from G1131; to practise naked (in the games), i.e. train (figuratively):—exercise.to exercise naked (in a palaestra or school of athletics)
to exercise vigorously, in any way, either the body or the mind
Used in 4 Verses, 3 Books 4  Occurrence Count
δέ , conjunction, de — but, and, now, (a connective or adversative particle) (value 9)
G1161,
δέ dé, deh; a primary particle (adversative or continuative); but, and, etc.:—also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).Used in 2568 Verses, 26 Books 2882  Occurrence Count
εὐσέβεια , feminine noun, eusebeia — piety (value 628)
G2150,
εὐσέβεια eusébeia, yoo-seb'-i-ah; from G2152; piety; specially, the gospel scheme:—godliness, holiness.reverence, respect
piety towards God, godliness
Used in 15 Verses, 5 Books 15  Occurrence Count
καί , conjunction, kai — and, even, also (value 31)
G2532,
καί kaí, kahee; apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words:—and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.and, also, even, indeed, but
Used in 5227 Verses, 27 Books 9277  Occurrence Count
μῦθος , masculine noun, mythos — a speech, story, a fable (value 719)
G3454,
μῦθος mŷthos, moo'-thos; perhaps from the same as G3453 (through the idea of tuition); a tale, i.e. fiction ("myth"):—fable.a speech, word, saying
a narrative, story
a true narrative
a fiction, a fable
an invention, a falsehood
Used in 5 Verses, 4 Books 5  Occurrence Count
ὁ , article, ho — the (value 70)
G3588,
ὁ ho, ho; the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):—the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than "the" counted
Used in 7051 Verses, 27 Books 20257  Occurrence Count
παραιτέομαι , verb, paraiteomai — to beg from, to beg off (value 618)
G3868,
παραιτέομαι paraitéomai, par-ahee-teh'-om-ahee; from G3844 and the middle voice of G154; to beg off, i.e. deprecate, decline, shun:—avoid, (make) excuse, intreat, refuse, reject.to ask along side, beg to have near one
to obtain by entreaty
to beg from, to ask for, supplicate
to avert by entreaty or seek to avert, to deprecate
to entreat that ... not
to refuse, decline
to shun, avoid
to avert displeasure by entreaty
to beg pardon, crave indulgence, to excuse
of one excusing himself for not accepting a wedding invitation to a feast
Used in 9 Verses, 6 Books 11  Occurrence Count
πρός , preposition, pros — advantageous for, at (denotes local proximity), toward (denotes motion toward a place) (value 450)
G4314,
πρός prós, pros; a strengthened form of G4253; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. toward (with the genitive case, the side of, i.e. pertaining to; with the dative case, by the side of, i.e. near to; usually with the accusative case, the place, time, occasion, or respect, which is the destination of the relation, i.e. whither or for which it is predicated):—about, according to , against, among, at, because of, before, between, (where-)by, for, × at thy house, in, for intent, nigh unto, of, which pertain to, that, to (the end that), × together, to (you) -ward, unto, with(-in). In the comparative case, it denotes essentially the same applications, namely, motion towards, accession to, or nearness at.to the advantage of
at, near, by
to, towards, with, with regard to
Used in 674 Verses, 26 Books 725  Occurrence Count
σεαυτοῦ , pronoun, seautou — of (to, for) yourself (value 1376)
G4572,
σεαυτοῦ seautoû, seh-ow-too'; genitive case from G4571 and G846, also dative case of the same, σεαυτῷ seautōi seh-ow-to', and accusative case σεαυτόν seautón seh-ow-ton', likewise contracted σαυτοῦ sautoû sow-too', σαυτῷ sautōi sow-to', and σαυτόν sautón sow-ton', respectively; of (with, to) thyself:—thee, thine own self, (thou) thy(-self).Used in 39 Verses, 12 Books 40  Occurrence Count
| 1 Timothy 4:7Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| But refuse profane and old wives' fables, and exercise thyself rather unto godliness. |
| Original Text (TR 1894)Stephanus 1550 (Total 7600) |
| τοὺς δὲ βεβήλους καὶ γραώδεις μύθους παραιτοῦ. γύμναζε δὲ σεαυτὸν πρὸς εὐσέβειαν· |
| Verse #29755 (Ch. #1123) — 12 words, 68 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Greek |
Value |
| But |
G1161de |
δέ |
9 |
| refuse |
G3868paraiteomai |
παραιτέομαι |
618 |
| profane |
G952bebēlos |
βέβηλος |
317 |
| and |
G2532kai |
καί |
31 |
| old wives' |
G1126graōdēs |
γραώδης |
1116 |
| fables, |
G3454mythos |
μῦθος |
719 |
| and |
G1161de |
δέ |
9 |
| exercise |
G1128gymnazō |
γυμνάζω |
1301 |
| thyself |
G4572seautou |
σεαυτοῦ |
1376 |
| rather unto |
G4314pros |
πρός |
450 |
| godliness. |
G2150eusebeia |
εὐσέβεια |
628 |
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