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Koine Greek wordlink #139580

← ἐπισωρεύσουσιν ⌂ → 2 Tim 4 ║ ═

SR GNT 2 Tim 4:3 ἐπισωρεύσουσιν (episōreusousin) ‘own desires to themselves they will_be accumulating teachers being tickled by the’ Strongs=20020 Lemma=episōreuō^*
Word role=verb mood=indicative tense=future voice=active person=3rd number=plural
Year=66 AD

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Only use of identical word form ἐπισωρεύσουσιν (V-IFA3··P) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ἐπισωρεύσουσιν’ (V-IFA3··P) is always and only glossed as ‘they will_be accumulating’.

2 Tim 4:3 ‘own desires to themselves they will_be accumulating teachers being tickled by the’ SR GNT 2 Tim 4:3 word 19

OET-LV: 3 For/Because there _will _be a_time when they_˓will˒_ not _be _tolerating teaching of _the being _sound, but according _to their own desires, they _will _be _accumulating teachers to _themselves, being _tickled by _the ear, (TI2_4:3)

OET-RV: 3 A time will come when people will no longer be tolerating scriptural teaching, but will prefer their own doctrines, so they’ll find teachers to teach what they want to hear, (TI2 4:3)

^*Note: This is also the only occurrence of the word root (lemma) ‘episōreuō’ in the Greek originals.

Key: V=verb