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Koine Greek wordlink #124513

SR GNT 2Cor 8:20 στελλόμενοι (stellomenoi) ‘avoiding this lest anyone’ Strongs=47240 Lemma=stellō
Word role=verb mood=participle tense=present voice=middle case=nominative gender=masculine number=plural
Year=60 AD Refers to Word #121563 Person=Paul Refers to Word #122018 Refers to Word #122021

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Only use of identical word form στελλόμενοι (V-PPM.NMP) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘στελλόμενοι’ (V-PPM.NMP) is always and only glossed as ‘avoiding’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘stellō’ have 2 different glosses: ‘to_be avoiding’, ‘avoiding’.

Greek words (3) other than στελλόμενοι (V-PPM.NMP) with a gloss related to ‘avoiding’

2TH 3:6 στέλλεσθαι (stellesthai) V-NPM.... ‘of us Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) chosen_one/messiah to_be avoiding you_all from every’ SR GNT 2Th 3:6 word 12

2TIM 2:16 περιΐστασο (periistaso) V-MPM2..S Lemma=periistēmi ‘and profane empty_babblings be avoiding on more for’ SR GNT 2Tim 2:16 word 5

TIT 3:9 περιΐστασο (periistaso) V-MPM2..S Lemma=periistēmi ‘and quarrels legal be avoiding they are for unprofitable’ SR GNT Tit 3:9 word 12

Key: V=verb MPM2..S=imperative,present,middle,2nd person singular NPM....=infinitive,present,middle PPM.NMP=participle,present,middle,nominative,masculine,plural