2 Timothy 2:23:72 Tim.2.23.W7TAB
παραιτοῦ
paraitou
“refuse”
- Transliteration
- pa-rai-TOU
- Extended
- pah-rai-TOO
- IPA
- /pa.raiˈtuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- refuse
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
pa-rai-TOU
- sentence
tas de mô-RAS kai a-pai-DEU-tous dzê-TÊ-seis pa-rai-TOU ei-DÔS HO-ti gen-NÔ-si MA-khas
Exegesis
The main verb is the present middle imperative paraitou {παραιτοῦ | paraitoû} “avoid, refuse,” addressing Timothy directly and implying continuous, habitual avoidance.
In context — 2 Timothy 2:23
But avoid the foolish and untrained questions, knowing that they produce quarrels .
About this coordinate
2 Timothy 2:23:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 2 Timothy 2:23, so the Greek word παραιτοῦ (paraitou) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 2 Tim.2.23.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Tim.2.23.W7.S1) and character.