Word study · Greek

parathḗkē

that which is committed

Say it: par-ath-AY-kay (approximate)

παραθήκη

What it means

A deposit. "That which I have committed to him" (1:12) and "that good thing which was committed to you" (1:14).

Range of meaning

  • DepositSomething left in trust.
  • TrustA charge to keep.

In 2 Timothy

  • Chapter 1

    "Able to guard that which I have committed to him" (1:12, 1:14).

Every verse (2)

Verses where G3866 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources