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Koine Greek wordlink #137672

SR GNT 1 Tim 4:7 μύθους (muthous) ‘profane and granny myths be refusing be training and’ Strongs=34540 Lemma=muthos
Word role=noun case=accusative gender=masculine number=plural
Year=65 AD

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Other uses (1) of identical word form μύθους (N-AMP) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘μύθους’ (N-AMP) is always and only glossed as ‘myths’.

2 Tim 4:4 ‘they will_be turning_away to on_the_other_hand myths they will_be_being turned_away’ SR GNT 2 Tim 4:4 word 13

OET-LV: 4 and on _one _hand they _will _be _turning _away from the hearing the truth, on _the _other _hand they _will _be _being _turned _away to the myths. (TI2_4:4)

OET-RV: 4 so not only will they avoid hearing the truth, they’ll be following myths instead. (TI2 4:4)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘muthos’ have 2 different glosses: ‘to myths’, ‘myths’.

Greek words (3) other than μύθους (N-AMP) with a gloss related to ‘myths’

1 TIM 1:4 μύθοις (muthois) N-DMP ‘nor to_be giving_heed to myths and genealogies endless’ SR GNT 1 Tim 1:4 word 3

OET-LV: 4 nor to _be _giving _heed to _myths and endless genealogies, which are _bringing _about speculations rather than management of_god, which is in faith. (TI1_1:4)

OET-RV: 4 and advise the believers not to worry about myths and endless genealogies, which just result in useless speculations, rather than them using their faith to advance God’s plans. (TI1 1:4)

TIT 1:14 μύθοις (muthois) N-DMP ‘not giving_heed to Youdaiōns myths and the commands of humans’ SR GNT Tit 1:14 word 4

OET-LV: 14 not giving _heed to _Youdaiōns myths and the_commands of _humans turning _away the truth. (TIT_1:14)

OET-RV: 14 and not pay attention to Jewish myths or human rules which turn people away from the truth. (TIT 1:14)

2 PET 1:16 μύθοις (muthois) N-DMP ‘not for having_been cleverly_devised myths having followed_after we made_known to you_all’ SR GNT 2 Pet 1:16 word 4

OET-LV: 16 For/Because we _made _known to _you _all the power and coming of _the master of _us Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) chosen _one /messiah not having _followed _after having _been _cleverly _devised myths, but having _been _become eyewitnesses of _the greatness of _that one. (PE2_1:16)

OET-RV: 16 We didn’t follow cleverly crafted fables, but rather having been eyewitnesses of the majesty of our master Yeshua Messiah, we made his power and forthcoming return known to you. (PE2 1:16)

Key: N=noun AMP=accusative,masculine,plural DMP=dative,masculine,plural