‏ 1 Timothy 6:20

 Guard that which is committed unto thee ( την παραθηκην φυλαξον ). "Keep (aorist of urgency) the deposit."  Παραθηκην (from  παρατιθημ, to place beside as a deposit, 2Ti 2:2), a banking figure, common in the papyri in this sense for the Attic  παρακαταθηκη (Textus Receptus here, 2Ti 1:12, 14). See substantive also in 2Ti 1:12, 14.

 Turning away from ( εκτρεπομενος ). Present middle participle of  εκτρεπω, for which see 1:6; 5:15.

 Babblings ( κενοφωνιας ). From  κενοφωνος, uttering emptiness. Late and rare compound, in N.T. only here and 2Ti 2:16.

 Oppositions ( αντιθεσεις ). Old word ( αντι, θεσις ), antithesis, only here in N.T.

 Of the knowledge which is falsely so called ( της ψευδωνυμου γνωσεως ). "Of the falsely named knowledge." Old word ( ψευδησ, ονομα ). Our "pseudonymous." Only here in N.T.

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