Strong's Lexicon
G4490
G4490 — ῥητῶς
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G4490 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ῥητῶς |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Etymology: | adverb from a derivative of G4483 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | rhetos |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | rhay-toce` |
| Meaning: | 1. out-spokenly, i.e. distinctly |
| KJV Renderings: | expressly |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ῤητῶς (ῤητός), adverb, expressly, in express words: ῤητῶς λέγει, 1Ti 4:1. (Polybius 3, 23, 5; Strabo 9, p. 426; Plutarch, Brut. 29; (de Stoic. repugn. 15, 10); (Diogenes Laërtius 8, 71; (others; cf. Wetstein on 1 Timothy, the passage cited; Winer’s Grammar, 463 (431)).)
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ῤητῶσ (expressly)
1 Timothy 4:1
- KJV: Now the Spirit speaketh expressly that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith giving heed to seducing spirits and doctrines of devils
- GK: το δε πνεύμα ρητώς λέγει ότι εν υστέροις καιροίς αποστήσονταί τινες της πίστεως προσέχοντες πνεύμασι πλάνης και διδασκαλίαις δαιμονίων