Word study · Greek
mŷthos
myth
Say it: MOO-thos (approximate)
μῦθος
What it means
A story, a tale, a myth. In 1:4, "myths and endless genealogies"; in 4:7, "profane and old wives' fables"; also 2 Timothy 4:4, Titus 1:14, and 2 Peter 1:16. The word is set against "truth."
Range of meaning
- StoryA tale.
- MythA fable without a basis in truth.
In 1 Timothy
Every verse (2)
Verses where G3454 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources