noun · masculine

muthos

Greekμῦθος (muthos)

Strong’sG3454

an idle tale, fable

stem muth-5 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books2 of 10 forms occur

Translated as

myths4×devised myths1×

What it means

** μῦθος, -ου, ὁ,

[in LXX: Wi 17:4 A, Si 20:19*;]

1. speech, conversation.

(a) a story, narrative (Hom.);

(b) later, opp. to λόγος (a true narrative) = Lat. fabula, a myth, fable, fiction: I Ti 1:4 4:7, II Ti 4:4, Tit 1:14, II Pe 1:16.†

SYN.: λόγος, q.v.

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G3454 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidmoo'-thos

a tale, i.e. fiction ("myth")

Fromperhaps from the same as G3453 (through the idea of tuition);

King Jamesfable.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Every form

Job in the sentence case	one singular	more than one plural
subject nominative	muthos	muthois
object accusative	muthon	muthoin2×μύθους
direct address vocative	muthor	muthoir
of, belonging to genitive	muthou	muthoiu
to, for dative	mutho	muthoi3×μύθοις

Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.

Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them

muthstem+ogender+snru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

mutho is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.

same in every form varies — every value shown

Where it appears

5 occurrences, every one of them listed

muthoin“myths”objectaccusative plural2×

1 Timothy 4:7“myths”toin de bebēloin kai graōdoin muthoin paraitesōr. gumnazasōr de siauton pros eusebeian;But reject irreverent, silly myths. Instead, train yourself for godliness.

2 Timothy 4:4“myths”kai apo men tau alētheiau tan akoan apostrefali, epi de toin muthoin ektrepili.So they will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.

muthoi“myths”to, fordative plural3×

1 Timothy 1:4“myths”mēde prosecharō muthoi kai genealogiai aperantai, hotinais ekzētēsiain parechalō mallon ē oikonomian theou tan en pistiaor devote themselves to myths and endless genealogies, which promote speculation rather than the stewardship of God’s work, which is by faith.

Titus 1:14“myths”mē prosecharōtois Ioudaikoi muthoi kai entolai anthrōpoiu apostrefirōtoiu tan alētheian.and will pay no attention to Jewish myths or to the commands of men who have rejected the truth.

2 Peter 1:16“devised myths”Ouk gar sofizirētoi muthoi exakoloutharatois gnōrizana vi tan tou kuriou nu Iēsu Christou dunamian kai parousian, alla epoptois giniratois tau ekeinou megaleiotau.For we did not follow cleverly devised fables when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of His majesty.