KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
To get what 2 Timothy 1:15 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“This thou knowest, that all they which are in Asia be turned away from me; of whom are Phygellus and Hermogenes.”
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| KJV Verse | Original Greek | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Greek word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Greek word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “This” | τοῦτο | That thing | This |
| “thou knowest,” | Οἶδας | Used only in certain past tenses, the others being borrowed from the equivalent G3700 and G3708; properly, to see (literally or figuratively); by implication, (in the perfect tense only) to know | knowest |
| “that” | ὅτι | Demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because | that |
| “all” | πάντες | All, any, every, the whole | all |
| “they” | οἱ | The (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) | they |
| “which” | τῇ | The (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) | which |
| “are in” | ἐν | "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc | are |
| “Asia” | Ἀσίᾳ | Asia, i.e., Asia Minor, or (usually) only its western shore | Asia |
| “be turned away from” | ἀπεστράφησάν | To turn away or back (literally or figuratively) | turned away |
| “me;” | με | Me | me |
| “of whom” | ὧν | The relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that | of whom |
| “are” | ἐστιν | He (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are | are |
| “Phygellus” | Φύγελλος | Fugitive; Phygellus, an apostate Christian | Phygellus |
| “and” | καὶ | And, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words | and |
| “Hermogenes.” | Ἑρμογένης | Born of Hermes; Hermogenes, an apostate Christian | Hermogenes |
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13 Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou hast heard of me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
14 That good thing which was committed unto thee keep by the Holy Ghost which dwelleth in us.
15 This thou knowest, that all they which are in Asia be turned away from me; of whom are Phygellus and Hermogenes.
16 The Lord give mercy unto the house of Onesiphorus; for he oft refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain:
17 But, when he was in Rome, he sought me out very diligently, and found me.
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