Word Study · Strong's G2833 · Greek

κνήθω

knetho

knay'-tho

Strong's 1890 spelling: knḗthō

“to scratch, i.e. (by implication) to tickle”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

to scratch, i.e. (by implication) to tickle

Rendered in the KJV as

X itching.

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occurrencein the New Testament
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New Testament bookswhere the word stands
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inflected formdistinct spellings

Across 1 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 1

κνηθόμενοι1

How it is rendered · 1

having an itching1

The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 1

verb · present passive, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine plural1

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V-PPP-NPM · 1

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2 Timothy1 occurrence

2 Timothy 4:3κνηθόμενοιknēthomenoiverb · present passive, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralFor the time will come when men will not tolerate sound doctrine, but with itching ears they will gather around themselves teachers to suit their own desires.here: having an itching

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