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1 Timothy 4:7

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If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Jesus Christ, nourished up in the words of faith and of good doctrine, whereunto thou hast attained.	But refuse profane and old wives' fables, and exercise thyself [rather] unto godliness.	For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

But^G1161 refuse^G3868 profane^G952 and^G2532 old wives^G1126' fables^G3454, and^G1161 exercise^G1128 thyself^G4572 rather unto^G4314 godliness^G2150.

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Original Greek

τοὺς δὲ βεβήλους καὶ γραώδεις μύθους παραιτοῦ. γύμναζε δὲ σεαυτὸν πρὸς εὐσέβειαν·

Greek	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
τοὺς	tous	G3588	T-APM	*
δὲ	de	G1161	CONJ	But
βεβήλους	bebēlous	G952	A-APM	profane
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ	and
γραώδεις	graōdeis	G1126	A-APM	old wives
μύθους	muthous	G3454	N-APM	fables
παραιτοῦ.	paraitou	G3868	V-PNM-2S	refuse
γύμναζε	gumnaze	G1128	V-PAM-2S	exercise
δὲ	de	G1161	CONJ	and
σεαυτὸν	seauton	G4572	F-2ASM	thyself
πρὸς	pros	G4314	PREP	unto
εὐσέβειαν·	eusebeian	G2150	N-ASF	godliness

Source: Textus Receptus (Scrivener 1894)

Strong's References

• G952 — βέβηλος (bébēlos, beb'-ay-los): profane, secular, unspiritual, godless, worldly — from the base of βάσις and (a threshold); accessible (as by crossing the door-way), i.e. (by implication, of Jewish notions) heathenish, wicked:--profane (person).
• G1126 — γραώδης (graṓdēs, grah-o'-dace): belonging to old women, such as old women tell — from (an old woman) and εἶδος; crone-like, i.e. silly:--old wives'.
• G1128 — γυμνάζω (gymnázō, goom-nad'-zo): I train by physical exercise — from γυμνός; to practise naked (in the games), i.e. train (figuratively):--exercise.
• G1161 — δέ (dé, deh): but, on the other hand, and — a primary particle (adversative or continuative); but, and, etc.:--also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).
• G2150 — εὐσέβεια (eusébeia, yoo-seb'-i-ah): piety, godliness — from εὐσεβής; piety; specially, the gospel scheme:--godliness, holiness.
• G2532 — καί (kaí, kahee): and, even, also, namely — 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.
• G3454 — μῦθος (mŷthos, moo'-thos): an idle tale, fable — perhaps from the same as μυέω (through the idea of tuition); a tale, i.e. fiction ("myth"):--fable.
• G3868 — παραιτέομαι (paraitéomai, par-ahee-teh'-om-ahee): I make excuse, refuse, reject — from παρά and the middle voice of αἰτέω; to beg off, i.e. deprecate, decline, shun:--avoid, (make) excuse, intreat, refuse, reject.
• G4314 — πρός (prós, pros): to, towards, with — a strengthened form of πρό; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. toward (with the genitive case, the side of, i.e. pertaining to; with the dative case, by the side of, i.e. near to; usually with the accusative case, the place, time, occasion, or respect, which is the destination of the relation, i.e. whither or for which it is predicated):--about, according to , against, among, at, because of, before, between, (where-)by, for, X at thy house, in, for intent, nigh unto, of, which pertain to, that, to (the end that), X together, to (you) -ward, unto, with(-in). In the comparative case, it denotes essentially the same applications, namely, motion towards, accession to, or nearness at.
• G4572 — σεαυτοῦ (seautoû, seh-ow-too'): of yourself — genitive case from σέ and αὐτός, also dative case of the same, , and accusative case , likewise contracted , , and , respectively; of (with, to) thyself:--thee, thine own self, (thou) thy(-self).

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Greek (Textus Receptus, Scrivener 1894) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• G3588 — ὁ (ho, ho): the — the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):--the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• exercise — Acts 24:16, 1 Timothy 1:4, 1 Timothy 2:10, 1 Timothy 3:16, 1 Timothy 6:11, 2 Timothy 3:12, Titus 2:12, Hebrews 5:14, 2 Peter 1:5-8
• refuse — 1 Timothy 1:4, 1 Timothy 6:20, 2 Timothy 2:16, 2 Timothy 2:23, 2 Timothy 4:4, Titus 1:14, Titus 3:9

Reciprocal references (8): Proverbs 19:27, Matthew 15:9, 1 Corinthians 3:12, Ephesians 4:14, 1 Timothy 6:3, Hebrews 12:11, 2 Peter 1:6, 2 Peter 1:16

Related Topics

• Thompson Chain: CULTIVATE GIFTS, A CHRISTIAN DUTY TO, EXERCISE, SPIRITUAL, FABLES, RIGHTEOUSNESS-UNRIGHTEOUSNESS
• Nave’s: COMMANDMENTS, DOCTRINES, FABLE, MINISTER, Christian, SARCASM, TRADITION

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