1Ti 1:6 | RWP | e4.org | Having swerved ( αστοχησαντες ). First aorist active participle of αστοχεω , compound Koine verb (Polybius, Plutarch) from αστοχος ( α privative and στοχος , a mark), "having missed the mark." In N.T. only here, ; . With the ablative case ων (which). Have turned aside ( εξετραπησαν ). Second aorist passive indicative of εκτρεπω , old and common verb, to turn or twist out or aside. In medical sense in . As metaphor in ; ; . Vain talking ( ματαιολογιαν ). Late word from ματαιολογος , only here in N.T., in the literary Koine .

‏ 1 Timothy 1:6

Having swerved ( αστοχησαντες ). First aorist active participle of αστοχεω, compound Koine verb (Polybius, Plutarch) from αστοχος ( α privative and στοχος, a mark), "having missed the mark." In N.T. only here, 6:21; 2Ti 2:18. With the ablative case ων (which).

Have turned aside ( εξετραπησαν ). Second aorist passive indicative of εκτρεπω, old and common verb, to turn or twist out or aside. In medical sense in Heb 12:13. As metaphor in 1Ti 1:6; 6:20; 2Ti 4:4.

Vain talking ( ματαιολογιαν ). Late word from ματαιολογος, only here in N.T., in the literary Koine.