Greek Interlinear
2 Timothy 4:3 Interlinear
Word-by-word Greek interlinear analysis of 2 Timothy 4:3, showing the original Greek text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.
“will come For the time when sound doctrine not endure but after lusts their own to themselves shall they heap teachers having itching ears”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ἔσται | G2071 | will come | will be |
| 2 | γὰρ | G1063 | For | properly, assigning a reason (used in argument, explanation or intensification; often with other particles) |
| 3 | καιρὸς | G2540 | the time | an occasion, i.e., set or proper time |
| 4 | ὅτε | G3753 | when | at which (thing) too, i.e., when |
| 5 | τῆς | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 6 | ὑγιαινούσης | G5198 | sound | to have sound health, i.e., be well (in body); figuratively, to be uncorrupt (true in doctrine) |
| 7 | διδασκαλίας | G1319 | doctrine | instruction (the function or the information) |
| 8 | οὐκ | G3756 | not | the absolute negative (compare g3361) adverb; no or not |
| 9 | ἀνέξονται | G430 | endure | to hold oneself up against, i.e., (figuratively) put up with |
| 10 | ἀλλὰ | G235 | but | properly, other things, i.e., (adverbially) contrariwise (in many relations) |
| 11 | κατὰ | G2596 | after | (prepositionally) down (in place or time), in varied relations (according to the case (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined) |
| 12 | τὰς | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 13 | ἐπιθυμίας | G1939 | lusts | a longing (especially for what is forbidden) |
| 14 | τὰς | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 15 | ἰδίας | G2398 | their own | pertaining to self, i.e., one's own; by implication, private or separate |
| 16 | ἑαυτοῖς | G1438 | to themselves | (him- her-, it-, them-, my-, thy-, our-, your-)self (selves), etc |
| 17 | ἐπισωρεύσουσιν | G2002 | shall they heap | to accumulate further, i.e., (figuratively) seek additionally |
| 18 | διδασκάλους | G1320 | teachers | an instructor (genitive case or specially) |
| 19 | κνηθόμενοι | G2833 | having itching | to scratch, i.e., (by implication) to tickle |
| 20 | τὴν | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 21 | ἀκοήν | G189 | ears | hearing (the act, the sense or the thing heard) |
Verse Context
2 Timothy 4:2Preach the word be instant in season out of season...
2 Timothy 4:3 (current)will come For the time when sound doctrine not endure but after lusts their own to themselves shall they heap teachers having itching ears
2 Timothy 4:4And from they shall turn away the truth ...