UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

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μῦθος

MainId: 003357000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: True

AlphaPos: μ

StrongCodes: G3454

BaseForms:

1. BaseFormID: 003357001000000

   PartsOfSpeech: noun, m.

   Inflections:

   1. Lemma: μῦθος

      BaseFormIndex: 1

      Realizations: -ου

   RelatedLemmas: [{'Word': 'παραμυθέομαι', 'Meanings': []}, {'Word': 'παραμυθία', 'Meanings': []}, {'Word': 'παραμύθιον', 'Meanings': []}]

   LEXMeanings:

   1. LEXID: 003357001001000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: M

      LEXEntryCode: 33.13

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Communication

      LEXSubDomains: Discourse Types

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2021-12-09 14:09:12

         DefinitionShort: a legendary story or account, normally about supernatural beings, events, or cultural heroes, and in the NT always with an unfavorable connotation

         Glosses: ['legend', 'myth', 'tale', 'story', 'fable']

         Comments: The term μῦθος may often be translated simply as ‘untrue stories’ or ‘false tales.’

      LEXReferences: 1 TIM 1:4, 1 TIM 4:7, 2 TIM 4:4, TIT 1:14, 2 PET 1:16