Strong's Lexicon
G3872
G3872 — παρακαταθήκη
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G3872 |
|---|---|
| Word: | παρακαταθήκη |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | from a compound of G3844 and G2698 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | Not listed |
| Transliteration: | parakatatheke |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | par-ak-at-ath-ay'-kay |
| Meaning: | 1. something put down alongside, i.e. a deposit (sacred trust) |
| KJV Renderings: | that (thing) which is committed (un-)to (trust) |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
παρακαταθήκη, παρακαταθήκης, ἡ, (παρακατατίθημι), a deposit, a trust: so Rec. in 1Ti 6:20; 2Ti 1:14; (Rec.elz 1633 in 2Ti 1:12 also). (Herodotus, Thucydides, Xenophon, Aristotle, eth. Nic. 5, 8, 5, p. 1135,{b} 4; Polybius, Diodorus 15, 76; Josephus, Antiquities 4, 8, 38; Aelian v. h. 4, 1); see παραθήκη above.
Englishman's Greek Concordance
παρακαταθήκη (that (thing) which is committed (un-)to (trust))
1 Timothy 6:20
- KJV: O Timothy keep that which is committed to thy trust avoiding profane vain babblings and oppositions of science falsely so called
- GK: ω Τιμόθεε την παρακαταθήκην φύλαξον εκτρεπόμενος τας βεβήλους κενοφωνίας και αντιθέσεις της ψευδωνύμου γνώσεως
2 Timothy 1:14
- KJV: That good thing which was committed unto thee keep by the Holy Ghost which dwelleth in us
- GK: την καλήν παραθήκην φύλαξον διά πνεύματος αγίου του ενοικούντος εν ημίν