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Διαπαρατριβαὶ διεφθαρμένων ἀνθρώπων τὸν νοῦν καὶ ἀπεστερημένων τῆς ἀληθείας, νομιζόντων πορισμὸν εἶναι τὴν εὐσέβειαν· ἀφίστασο ἀπὸ τῶν τοιούτων. (1 Timothy 6:5)

Constant disputes of corrupted men in mind and deprived of the truth, supposing godliness to be a means of gain; withdraw yourself from such as these.

Koine Greek Grammar and Syntax Breakdown

The verse begins with διαπαρατριβαί (“constant disputes”), a rare compound noun intensifying the sense of useless wrangling. It is qualified by a genitive participial phrase, διεφθαρμένων ἀνθρώπων (“of corrupted men”), further described as ἀπεστερημένων τῆς ἀληθείας (“deprived of the truth”), where the perfect passive participle emphasizes a completed and ongoing state of moral blindness.… Learn Koine Greek