They want to be teachers of the law, but they do not understand what they are saying or that which they so confidently assert.1 Timothy 1:7
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
θέλοντες εἶναι νομοδιδάσκαλοι, μὴ νοοῦντες μήτε ἃ λέγουσιν μήτε περὶ τίνων διαβεβαιοῦνται.
- θέλοντεςthelontes“desiring”Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from θέλω · “to will/desire” · Strong's G2309
- εἶναιeinai“to be”Verb, present, active, infinitive · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1511
- νομοδιδάσκαλοι,nomodidaskaloi“teachers of the Law,”Noun, nominative, plural, masculine · from νομοδιδάσκαλος · “teacher of the law” · Strong's G3547
- μὴmē“not”Particle, negative · from μή · “not” · Strong's G3361
- νοοῦντεςnoountes“understanding”Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from νοέω · “to understand” · Strong's G3539
- μήτεmēte“neither”Conjunction, nominative · “neither” · Strong's G3383
- ἃha“what”Relative pronoun, accusative, plural, neuter · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
- λέγουσινlegousin“they are saying”Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
- μήτεmēte“nor”Conjunction, nominative · “neither” · Strong's G3383
- περὶperi“[that] about”Preposition · from περί · “about” · Strong's G4012
- τίνωνtinōn“which”Interrogative pronoun, genitive, plural, neuter · from τίς · “which?” · Strong's G5101
- διαβεβαιοῦνται.diabebaiountai“they confidently assert.”Verb, present, middle or passive (deponent), indicative, 3rd person plural · from διαβεβαιόω · “to insist” · Strong's G1226
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)