2 Timothy 2:17
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©GreekStrong'sOrigin
and their talkλόγος
(logos)
3056: a word (as embodying an idea), a statement, a speechfrom legó
will spreadνομὴν
(nomēn)
3542: a pasture, a grazingfrom the same as nomos
likeὡς
(ōs)
5613: as, like as, even as, when, since, as long asadverb from hos,
gangrene.γάγγραινα
(gangraina)
1044: a gangrene, an eating soreperhaps from graó (to gnaw)
Among them are HymenaeusὙμέναιος
(umenaios)
5211: Hymenaeus, a heretical teacher at Ephesusfrom Humén (Hymen, the Gr. god of weddings)
and Philetus,Φίλητος
(philētos)
5372: "worthy of love," Philetus, an erring Christian at Ephesusfrom phileó


















KJV Lexicon
και  conjunction
kai  kahee:  and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
ο  definite article - nominative singular masculine
ho  ho:  the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) -- the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
λογος  noun - nominative singular masculine
logos  log'-os:  something said (including the thought); by implication, a topic (subject of discourse), also reasoning (the mental faculty) or motive; by extension, a computation; specially, (with the article in John) the Divine Expression (i.e. Christ) -- account, cause, communication, concerning, doctrine, fame, have to do, intent, matter, mouth, preaching, question, reason, + reckon, remove, say(-ing), shew, speaker, speech, talk, thing, + none of these things move me, tidings, treatise, utterance, word, work.
αυτων  personal pronoun - genitive plural masculine
autos  ow-tos':  the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
ως  adverb
hos  hoce:  which how, i.e. in that manner (very variously used, as follows)
γαγγραινα  noun - nominative singular feminine
gaggraina  gang'-grahee-nah:  an ulcer (gangrene) -- canker.
νομην  noun - accusative singular feminine
nome  nom-ay':  pasture, i.e. (the act) feeding (figuratively, spreading of a gangrene), or (the food) pasturage -- eat, pasture.
εξει  verb - future active indicative - third person singular
echo  ekh'-o:  (used in certain tenses only) a primary verb; to hold
ων  relative pronoun - genitive plural masculine
hos  hos:  the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that -- one, (an-, the) other, some, that, what, which, who(-m, -se), etc.
εστιν  verb - present indicative - third person singular
esti  es-tee':  he (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are
υμεναιος  noun - nominative singular masculine
Humenaios  hoo-men-ah'-yos:  hymeneal; Hymeneus, an opponent of Christianity -- Hymenaeus.
και  conjunction
kai  kahee:  and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
φιλητος  noun - nominative singular masculine
Philetos  fil-ay-tos':  amiable; Philetus, an opposer of Christianity -- Philetus.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
and their talk will spread like gangrene. Among them are Hymenaeus and Philetus,

King James Bible
And their word will eat as doth a canker: of whom is Hymenaeus and Philetus;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
And their word will spread like gangrene; Hymenaeus and Philetus are among them.

International Standard Version
and what they say will spread everywhere like gangrene. Hymenaeus and Philetus are like that.

NET Bible
and their message will spread its infection like gangrene. Hymenaeus and Philetus are in this group.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And their speech will seize many like a consuming cancer, and one of them is Humenayus, and another, Philetus,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
and what they say will spread like cancer. Hymenaeus and Philetus are like that.

King James 2000 Bible
And their word will eat as does a canker: of whom is Hymenaeus and Philetus;
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