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Fable (μῡθος)

From: Concise Bible Dictionary: F By: George A. Morrish

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Lit. “a word, a speech.” The English word is not used in the N. T. in the sense in which it is now often employed, signifying a supposed incident to teach some moral truth; but has the sense rather of myths, false stories (as the Greek word was used by later writers), which in one passage are called "profane and old wives' fables" (1 Tim. 1:4⁴Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questions, rather than godly edifying which is in faith: so do. (1 Timothy 1:4); 1 Tim. 4:7⁷But refuse profane and old wives' fables, and exercise thyself rather unto godliness. (1 Timothy 4:7); 2 Tim. 4:4⁴And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables. (2 Timothy 4:4); Titus 1:14¹⁴Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men, that turn from the truth. (Titus 1:14); 2 Pet. 1:16¹⁶For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty. (2 Peter 1:16)).

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Concise Bible Dictionary: F

• Fable (μῡθος)

• Fair Havens

• Faith (πίστις)

• Faithful (Aman, πιστός)

• Fallow Deer (Yachmur)

• Familiar Spirits, Consulters of

• Fan, Fanner

• Fast, Fasting

• Feasts of Charity

• Fellowship (κινωνία)

• Ferret (Anaqah)

• Festus, Porcius

• Fig, Fig-Tree

• Fir, Fir-Tree (Berosh)