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Lexicon :: Strong's G2833 - knēthō

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κνήθω
Transliteration
knēthō (Key)
Pronunciation
knay'-tho
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
From a primary knao (to scrape)
mGNT
1x in 1 unique form(s) TR
1x in 1 unique form(s) LXX
0x in 0 unique form(s)
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Strong’s Definitions

κνήθω knḗthō, knay'-tho; from a primary κνάω knáō (to scrape); to scratch, i.e. (by implication) to tickle:—X itching.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x

The KJV translates Strong's G2833 in the following manner: have itching (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x
The KJV translates Strong's G2833 in the following manner: have itching (1x).

  1. to scratch, tickle, make to itch

  2. to itch

  3. desirous of hearing something pleasant

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
κνήθω knḗthō, knay'-tho; from a primary κνάω knáō (to scrape); to scratch, i.e. (by implication) to tickle:—X itching.
STRONGS G2833:
κνήθω: present passive κνήθομαι; (from κνάω, infinitive κναν and Attic κνην); to scratch, tickle, make to itch; passive to itch: κνηθόμενοι τήν ἀκοήν (on the accusative cf. Winers Grammar, § 32, 5), i. e. desirous of hearing something pleasant (Hesychius, κνήθειν τήν ἀκοήν. ζητοῦντες τί ἀκοῦσαι, καθ' ἡδονήν), 2 Timothy 4:3. (Middle τόν ὄνον κνήθεσθαι εἰς τάς ἀκάνθας τά ἕλκη, its sores, Aristotle, h. a. 9, 1, p. 609a, 32; κνην Ἀττικοι, κνήθειν Ἕλληνες, Moeris, p. 234; (cf. Veitch, under the word κνάω).)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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2 Timothy
4:3

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Strong's Number G2833 matches the Greek κνήθω (knēthō),
which occurs 1 times in 1 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ti 4:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 4:3 - For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine, but wanting to have [fn]their ears tickled G2833, they will accumulate for themselves teachers in accordance to their own desires,
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