Robertson Word Pictures - 1 Timothy 6:20 - 6:20

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Robertson Word Pictures - 1 Timothy 6:20 - 6:20


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Guard that which is committed unto thee (tēn parathēkēn phulaxon). “Keep (aorist of urgency) the deposit.” Parathēkēn (from paratithēmi, to place beside as a deposit, 2Ti 2:2), a banking figure, common in the papyri in this sense for the Attic parakatathēkē (Textus Receptus here, 2Ti 1:12, 2Ti 1:14). See substantive also in 2Ti 1:12, 2Ti 1:14.

Turning away from (ektrepomenos). Present middle participle of ektrepō, for which see note on 1Ti 1:6; 1Ti 5:15.

Babblings (kenophōnias). From kenophōnos, uttering emptiness. Late and rare compound, in N.T. only here and 2Ti 2:16.

Oppositions (antitheseis). Old word (anti, thesis), antithesis, only here in N.T.

Of the knowledge which is falsely so called (tēs pseudōnumou gnōseōs). “Of the falsely named knowledge.” Old word (pseudēs, onoma). Our “pseudonymous.” Only here in N.T.