Word study · Greek
graôdēs
old wives' fables
Say it: grah-O-days (approximate)
γραώδης
What it means
Old-womanish (from graus, "old woman"). In 4:7, "old wives' fables." A common insult in Greek writing for silly tales. It appears only here.
Range of meaning
- Old wives' taleA silly story.
- SuperstitiousFoolish.
In 1 Timothy
- Chapter 4
"Old wives' fables" (4:7). The word appears only here.
Every verse (1)
Verses where G1126 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources