2 Timothy 2:23:82 Tim.2.23.W8TAB
εἰδὼς
eidôs
“knowing”
- Transliteration
- ei-DÔS
- Extended
- ei-DOHS
- IPA
- /eiˈdoːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- knowing
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
ei-DÔS
- 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 participle eidōs {εἰδὼς | eidṓs}, nominative masculine singular, is adverbial and causal, modifying the implied subject “you”: Timothy is to obey the command because he already “knows” something.
In context — 2 Timothy 2:23
But avoid the foolish and untrained questions, knowing that they produce quarrels .
About this coordinate
2 Timothy 2:23:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 2 Timothy 2:23, so the Greek word εἰδὼς (eidôs) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Tim.2.23.W8.S1) and character.