1 Timothy 1:4 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Bible Comments

Neither. Greek. mede.

fables. Greek. muthos. Occurs also 1 Timothy 4:7; 2 Timothy 4:4.Titus 1:14; 2 Peter 1:16.

endless. Greek. aperantos. App-151.

genealogies. Greek. genealogia Only here and Titus 3:9. Referring to the list of emanations of AEONS according to the Gnostics.

questions. Greek. zetesis. See Acts 25:20. All the occ, of the word show what questions occupy the natural mind.

godly edifying. dispensation (Gn oikonomia, 1 Corinthians 9:17) of God (1 Timothy 1:1).. few texts read oikodome, as 1 Corinthians 14:3 1 Corinthians 14:5, 1 Corinthians 14:12.

1 Timothy 1:4

4 Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questions, rather than godly edifying which is in faith: so do.