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Old & New Testament Greek Lexical DictionaryGreek Lexicon

Strong's #2833 - κνήθω

Transliteration

knḗthō

Phonetics

knay'-tho

Root Word (Etymology)

from a primary knao (to scrape)

Parts of Speech

Verb

TDNT

None

Definition

Thayer
Strong
Mounce

Thayer's

to scratch, tickle, make to itch
to itch
desirous of hearing something pleasant

Frequency Lists

Book
Word
Parsing

Verse Results

KJV (1)

2 Timothy 1

NAS (1)

2 Timothy 1

HCS (1)

2 Timothy 1

BSB (1)

2 Timothy 1

ESV (1)

2 Timothy 1

WEB (1)

2 Timothy 1

KJV (1)

itching 1

NAS (1)

tickled 1

HCS (1)

because they have an itch 1

BSB (1)

with itching 1

ESV (1)

having itching 1

WEB (1)

having itching 1

RAH

ANT

V-PPP-NPM 1

BEZ

V-PPP-NPM 1

BGB

V-PPM/P-NMP 1

BMT

V-PPP-NPM 1

BYZ

V-PPP-NPM 1

ELZ

V-PPP-NPM 1

NA26

V-PPPNPM 1

SBL

V-PPPNPM 1

SCV

V-PPP-NPM 1

STV

V-PPP-NPM 1

TIS

V-PPP-NPM 1

Liddell-Scott-Jones Definitions

κνήθ-ω,

1. later form of κνάω, scratch, ὡς λέγεται, κνήθειν οἶδεν ὄνος τὸν ὄνον AP 12.238.8 (Strat.), cf. Moer. p.234 P.: — Med., κνήθεσθαι εἰς τὰς ἀκάνθας τὰ ἕλκη to get one's sores scratched, Arist. HA 609a32.

2. Pass., itch, Paul. Aeg. 6.60; κνηθόμενοι τὴν ἀκοήν 2 Timothy 4:3; to be provoked, Arist. Pr. 957b15.

Thayer's Expanded Definition

κνήθω: present passive κνήθομαι; (from κνάω, infinitive κναν and Attic κνην); to scratch, tickle, make to itch; passive to itch: κνηθόμενοι τήν ἀκοήν (on the accusative cf. Winers Grammar, § 32, 5), i. e. desirous of hearing something pleasant (Hesychius, κνήθειν τήν ἀκοήν. ζητοῦντες τί ἀκοῦσαι, καθ' ἡδονήν), 2 Timothy 4:3. (Middle τόν ὄνον κνήθεσθαι εἰς τάς ἀκάνθας τά ἕλκη, its sores, Aristotle, h. a. 9, 1, p. 609a, 32; κνην Ἀττικοι, κνήθειν Ἕλληνες, Moeris, p. 234; (cf. Veitch, under the word κνάω).)

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

* * κνήθω

(late form of κνάω ),

1. to scratch.

2. to tickle; pass., to itch: 2 Timothy 4:3.†

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament.
Copyright © 1922 by G. Abbott-Smith, D.D., D.C.L.. T & T Clarke, London.

Vocabulary of the Greek NT

The use of this rare Hellenistic verb in 2 Timothy 4:3 is well illustrated by Clem. Al. Strom. I. iii. 22. 5 (p. 15, ed. Stählin) κνήθοντες καὶ γαργαλίζοντες οὐκ ἀνδρικῶς, ἐμοὶ δοκεῖν, τὰς ἀκοὰς τῶν κνήσασθαι γλιχομένων, ";scratching and tickling, in what I consider an unmanly way, the ears of those who wish to be tickled,"; with reference to the ";jargon"; of the Sophists. For a new literary reference see Herodas iv. 51 ἔσσετ᾽ ἡμέρη κείνη, | ἐν ᾗ τὸ βρέγμα τοῦτο τὠσυρὲς κνήσῃ, ";the day will come when you will scratch your dirty poll"; : cf. for the Attic κνάω ib. viii. 8 τόν ]θρυζε καὶ κνῶ, ";grumble and scratch your head.";

List of Word Forms

κνηθομενοι κνηθόμενοι κνήμαι κνήμαις κνήμας κνήμην κνημίδες κνήφη κνίδη knethomenoi knethómenoi knēthomenoi knēthómenoi