ΚΝΗΘΟΜΕΝΟΙ, κνηθομενοι
KNĒTHOMENOI, knēthomenoi
Sounds Like: kneh-THOH-meh-noy
Translations: itching, having an itching
From the root: ΚΝΗΘΩ
Part of Speech: Participle
Explanation: This word is a participle derived from the verb 'to itch'. It describes someone who is experiencing an itching sensation or has an itching desire for something. It is often used metaphorically to describe a desire for new or different teachings, especially those that are more pleasing to one's own desires rather than sound doctrine.
Inflection: Present, Middle/Passive, Participle, Masculine, Nominative, Plural
Strong’s number: G2822 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- 2 Timothy — 4:3
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- 2 Timothy — 4:3
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΝΗΘΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΚΝΗΘ — to itch, to have itching ears
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