Strong's Lexicon
G3552
G3552 — νοσέω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G3552 |
|---|---|
| Word: | νοσέω |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | from G3554 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | noseo |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | nos-eh'-o |
| Meaning: | 1. to be sick 2. (by implication, of a diseased appetite) to hanker after 3. (figuratively) to harp upon |
| KJV Renderings: | dote |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
νοσέω, νόσῳ; (νόσος); from (Aeschylus), Herodotus down; to be sick; metaphorically, of any ailment of the mind (ἀνηκέστω πονηρία νόσειν Ἀθηναιους, Xenophon, mem. 3, 5, 18 and many other examples in Greek authors): περί τί, to be taken with such an interest in a thing as amounts to a disease, to have a morbid fondness for, 1Ti 6:4 (περί δόξαν, Plato, mor., p. 546 d.).
Other Resources
Englishman's Greek Concordance
νοσέω (dote)
1 Timothy 6:4
- KJV: He is proud knowing nothing but doting about questions and strifes of words where of cometh envy strife railings evil surmisings
- GK: τετύφωται μηδέν επιστάμενος αλλά νοσών περί ζητήσεις και λογομαχίας εξ ων γίνεται φθόνος έρις βλασφημίαι υπόνοιαι πονηραί