2 Timothy 2:14

14These thingsΤαῦταremind [them]ὑπομίμνῃσκε,solemnly charging [them]διαμαρτυρόμενοςbeforeἐνώπιοντοῦthe Lordκυρίου,notμὴto quarrel about wordsλογομαχεῖν,forἐπ’nothingοὐδὲνprofitableχρήσιμον,[but] toἐπὶ[the] subversionκαταστροφῇof thoseτῶνhearingἀκουόντων.

Remind [them] these things, earnestly testifying before God not to fight about words, useful for nothing [but] to the subversion of those hearing.

Vocab difficulty

89.8

Rare words

  • λογομαχεῖν

    λογομαχέω

    I contend about words.

  • χρήσιμον

    χρήσιμον

  • καταστροφῇ

    καταστροφή

    overthrow, destruction, material or spiritual.