And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.
And they ſhall turne away their eares from the trueth, and ſhall be turned vnto fables.
καὶ ἀπὸ μὲν τῆς ἀληθείας τὴν ἀκοὴν ἀποστρέψουσιν, ἐπὶ δὲ τοὺς μύθους ἐκτραπήσονται.
καὶ ἀπὸ μὲν τῆς ἀληθείας τὴν ἀκοὴν ἀποστρέψουσιν, ἐπὶ δὲ τοὺς μύθους ἐκτραπήσονται.
ἀκοή , feminine noun, akoē — hearing, the sense of hearing (value 99)
G189,
ἀκοή akoḗ, ak-o-ay'; from G191; hearing (the act, the sense or the thing heard):—audience, ear, fame, which ye heard, hearing, preached, report, rumor.the sense of hearing
the organ of hearing, the ear
the thing heard
instruction, namely oral
of preaching the gospel
hearsay, report or rumour
Used in 22 Verses, 12 Books 24  Occurrence Count
ἀλήθεια , feminine noun, alētheia — truth (value 64)
G225,
ἀλήθεια alḗtheia, al-ay'-thi-a; from G227; truth:—true, × truly, truth, verity.objectively
what is true in any matter under consideration
truly, in truth, according to truth
of a truth, in reality, in fact, certainly
what is true in things appertaining to God and the duties of man, moral and religious truth
in the greatest latitude
the true notions of God which are open to human reason without his supernatural intervention
the truth as taught in the Christian religion, respecting God and the execution of his purposes through Christ, and respecting the duties of man, opposing alike to the superstitions of the Gentiles and the inventions of the Jews, and the corrupt opinions and precepts of false teachers even among Christians
subjectively
truth as a personal excellence
that candour of mind which is free from affection, pretence, simulation, falsehood, deceit
Used in 99 Verses, 23 Books 110  Occurrence Count
ἀπό , preposition, apo — from, away from (value 151)
G575,
ἀπό apó, apo'; a primary particle; "off," i.e. away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative):—(X here-)after, ago, at, because of, before, by (the space of), for(-th), from, in, (out) of, off, (up-)on(-ce), since, with.of separation
of local separation, after verbs of motion from a place i.e. of departing, of fleeing,...
of separation of a part from the whole
where of a whole some part is taken
of any kind of separation of one thing from another by which the union or fellowship of the two is destroyed
of a state of separation, that is of distance
physical, of distance of place
temporal, of distance of time
of origin
of the place whence anything is, comes, befalls, is taken
of origin of a cause
Used in 617 Verses, 27 Books 672  Occurrence Count
ἀποστρέφω , verb, apostrephō — to turn away, turn back (value 2056)
G654,
ἀποστρέφω apostréphō, ap-os-tref'-o; from G575 and G4762; to turn away or back (literally or figuratively):—bring again, pervert, turn away (from).to turn away
to remove anything from anyone
to turn him away from allegiance to any one
tempt to defect
to turn back, return, bring back
of putting a sword back in its sheath
of Judas returning money to temple
to turn one's self away, turn back, return
to turn one's self away from, deserting
Used in 10 Verses, 7 Books 10  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
ἐκτρέπω , verb, ektrepō — to turn away (value 1310)
G1624,
ἐκτρέπω ektrépō, ek-trep'-o; from G1537 and the base of G5157; to deflect, i.e. turn away (literally or figuratively):—avoid, turn (aside, out of the way).to turn or twist out
in a medical sense used of dislocated limbs
to turn off or aside
to be turned aside
to turn aside
to turn away from, to shun a thing, to avoid meeting or associating with one
Used in 5 Verses, 3 Books 5  Occurrence Count
ἐπί , preposition, epi — on, upon (value 95)
G1909,
ἐπί epí, ep-ee'; a primary preposition; properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e. over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.:—about (the times), above, after, against, among, as long as (touching), at, beside, × have charge of, (be-, (where-))fore, in (a place, as much as, the time of, -to), (because) of, (up-)on (behalf of), over, (by, for) the space of, through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), with.upon, on, at, by, before
of position, on, at, by, over, against
to, over, on, at, across, against
Used in 791 Verses, 25 Books 898  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
μέν , particle, men — shows affirmation or concession (value 95)
G3303,
μέν mén, men; a primary particle; properly, indicative of affirmation or concession (in fact); usually followed by a contrasted clause with G1161 (this one, the former, etc.):—even, indeed, so, some, truly, verily. Often compounded with other particles in an intensive or asseverative sense.truly, certainly, surely, indeed
Used in 193 Verses, 19 Books 193  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
| 2 Timothy 4:4Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables. |
| Original Text (TR 1894)Stephanus 1550 (Total 7080) |
| καὶ ἀπὸ μὲν τῆς ἀληθείας τὴν ἀκοὴν ἀποστρέψουσιν, ἐπὶ δὲ τοὺς μύθους ἐκτραπήσονται. |
| Verse #29875 (Ch. #1129) — 13 words, 69 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Greek |
Value |
| And |
G2532kai |
καί |
31 |
| they shall turn away |
G654apostrephō |
ἀποστρέφω |
2056 |
| their ears |
G189akoē |
ἀκοή |
99 |
| from |
G575apo |
ἀπό |
151 |
| the truth, |
G225alētheia |
ἀλήθεια |
64 |
| and |
G1161de |
δέ |
9 |
| shall be turned |
G1624ektrepō |
ἐκτρέπω |
1310 |
| unto |
G1909epi |
ἐπί |
95 |
| fables. |
G3454mythos |
μῦθος |
719 |
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