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Curious as to a workaround to work
1. Curious as to a workaround to work
The modern Greek word
"περίεργα" (peh-REE-ehr-ga) ≈ "curious" means, literally, "
working around" or "
going around work" is if to avoid other work.
Paul uses this word as "
busybodies" in 1 Timothy 5:13 as well as the word for "
idle" or "
not working" twice.
1 Timothy 5:13 And withal they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not. [kjv]
2. Curiosity
3. Paul
In 1 Timothy 5:13, Paul uses the Greek word for "idle" twice in the same verse and the Greek word for "work" in a compound word that meant "busybody" and today means "curious".
4. 1 Timothy 5:13
KJV: And withal they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not.
Greek: αμα δε και αργαι μανθανουσιν περιερχομεναι τας οικιας ου μονον δε αργαι αλλα και φλυαροι και περιεργοι λαλουσαι τα μη δεοντα
Latin: simul autem et otiosae discunt circumire domos non solum oteiosae sed et verbosae et curiosae loquentes quae non oportet
5. Latin
6. Strongs - busybody
- *G4020 *1 περιεργάζομαι (per-ee-er-gad'-zom-ahee) : from G4012 and G2038; to work all around, i.e. bustle about (meddle):--be a busybody.
- περιεργαζομενους
- 2 Thessalonians 3:11 ... working not at all, but are busybodies.
- *G4021 *2 περίεργος (per-ee'-er-gos) : from G4012 and G2041; working all around, i.e. officious (meddlesome, neuter plural magic):--busybody, curious arts.
- περιεργα
- Acts 19:19 Many of them also which used curious arts brought their books together, ...
- περιεργοι
- 1 Timothy 5:13 ... tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not.
7. Paul
8. Acts 19:19
KJV: Many of them also which used curious arts brought their books together, and burned them before all men: and they counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver.
Greek: ικανοι δε των τα περιεργα πραξαντων συνενεγκαντες τας βιβλους κατεκαιον ενωπιον παντων και συνεψηφισαν τας τιμας αυτων και ευρον αργυριου μυριαδας πεντε
9. Curious
Here, the word "
curious" is in the translation.
The word "art" here is «πραξαντων» from which we get the word "practices". In the Middle Ages, the "liberal arts" were to be distinguished from the "manual arts".
The word for "books" is «βιβλους» from which we get the word "books".
The word «μυριαδας» means ten thousand and is where we get the word "myriad".
10. Verses
In the next two verses, the words «περιεργαζομενους» and «περιεργοι» are translated as "busybodies". That is, going around instead of doing their work.
11. 2 Thessalonians 3:11
KJV: For we hear that there are some which walk among you disorderly, working not at all, but are busybodies.
Greek: ακουομεν γαρ τινας περιπατουντας εν υμιν ατακτως μηδεν εργαζομενους αλλα περιεργαζομενους
12. Nothing is something
13. Working
The Greek word «εργαζομενους» means "working"
The Greek «
μηδεν εργαζομενους» means "
not working at all".
14. 1 Timothy 5:13
KJV: And withal they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not.
Greek: αμα δε και αργαι μανθανουσιν περιερχομεναι τας οικιας ου μονον δε αργαι αλλα και φλυαροι και περιεργοι λαλουσαι τα μη δεοντα
15. Idle
The modern Greek word «αργαι» is "idle", used here twice. The modern Greek word "αργός" (ar-GOS) ≈ "slow, idle, slack" comes from the prefix «α» for "not" and «έργο» for "work" where an illusion fuses the «α» and «ε» together over time (elision).
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