1 Timothy 4:7 — King James Version← Study notes
“But refuse profane and old wives’ fables, and exercise thyself rather unto godliness.”
1 Timothy 4:7 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · 1 Timothy 4:712 words
τοὺςtousthe
δὲdeand / but
βεβήλουςbebēlousprofane (person)
καὶkaiand / also
γραώδειςgraōdeisold
wives'
μύθουςmythousfable
παραιτοῦparaitouavoid, (make) excuse, intreat
γύμναζεgymnazeexercise
δὲdeand / but
σεαυτὸνseautonthee, thine own self, (thou) thy(-self)
πρὸςprosto / toward
εὐσέβειανeusebeiangodliness, holiness
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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