What does κνήθω · ἀκοή mean in the Bible?
κνήθω · ἀκοή is a Greek phrase meaning "desire to hear teaching that pleases personal preferences".
Greek · G2833, G189
κνηθόμενοι τὴν ἀκοήν
To itch · hearing (the act, the sense or the thing heard)
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κνήθω G2833 to itch
Pronunciation knḗthō
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ἀκοή G189 hearing (the act, the sense or the thing heard)
Pronunciation akoḗ
The thing heard rather than merely the act of hearing; doctrine, message, or report received.
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What does κνηθόμενοι τὴν ἀκοήν (knēthomenoi tēn akoēn) mean in the Bible?
κνήθω · ἀκοή is a Greek phrase meaning "desire to hear teaching that pleases personal preferences".
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Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. desire to hear teaching that pleases personal preferences
Strong's G2833, G189
Lexical occurrences 0 verses Source Gloss
desire to hear teaching that pleases personal preferences
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 1
Voice
passive 1
Mood
participle 1
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
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MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain