To itch
κνήθωStrong’s G2833knēthō
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Knēthō is the Greek word usually translated “having an itching”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;”
Meaning
Usually translated “having an itching”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- having an itching 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 2 Timothy 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
κνήθω knēthō · to itch
κνήθω (late form of κνάω), 1. to scratch. 2. to tickle; pass., to itch: 2Ti.4:3.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “itch” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
ITCH, noun
- A cutaneous disease of the human race, appearing in small watery pustules on the skin, accompanied with an uneasiness or irritation that inclines the patient to use friction.
- The sensation in the skin occasioned by the disease.
- A constant teasing desire; as an itch for praise; an itch for scribbling.
All definitions and other forms of “itch”
ITCH, verb intransitive
- To feel a particular uneasiness in the skin, which inclines the person to scratch the part.
- To have a constant desire or teasing inclination; as itching ears.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.