2 Timothy 2:25
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
He must gently reprove those who oppose him, in the hope that God may grant them repentance leading to a knowledge of the truth.

Young's Literal Translation
in meekness instructing those opposing—if perhaps God may give to them repentance to an acknowledging of the truth,

King James Bible
In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth;

Greek
[He must] gently
πραΰτητι (prautēti)
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's 4240: Mildness, gentleness. From praus; mildness, i.e. humility.

reprove
παιδεύοντα (paideuonta)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3811: From pais; to train up a child, i.e. Educate, or, discipline.

those who
τοὺς (tous)
Article - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

oppose [him],
ἀντιδιατιθεμένους (antidiatithemenous)
Verb - Present Participle Middle - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's 475: To set myself against, oppose. From anti and diatithemai; to set oneself opposite, i.e. Be disputatious.

in the hope that
μή‿ (mē)
Adverb
Strong's 3361: Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether.

God
Θεὸς (Theos)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.

may grant
δώῃ (dōē)
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 1325: To offer, give; I put, place. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to give.

them
αὐτοῖς (autois)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

repentance
μετάνοιαν (metanoian)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 3341: From metanoeo; compunction; by implication, reversal (another's) decision).

leading to
εἰς (eis)
Preposition
Strong's 1519: A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.

a knowledge
ἐπίγνωσιν (epignōsin)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 1922: From epiginosko; recognition, i.e. full discernment, acknowledgement.

of [the] truth.
ἀληθείας (alētheias)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's 225: From alethes; truth.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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