2 Timothy 4:4
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
So they will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.

Young's Literal Translation
and indeed, from the truth the hearing they shall turn away, and to the fables they shall be turned aside.

King James Bible
And they shall turn away [their] ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.

Greek
[So]
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

they will turn
ἀποστρέψουσιν (apostrepsousin)
Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 654: To turn away, pervert, remove; I restore, replace; mid: I desert, reject. From apo and strepho; to turn away or back.

[their]
τὴν (tēn)
Article - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

ears {away}
ἀκοὴν (akoēn)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 189: Hearing, faculty of hearing, ear; report, rumor. From akouo; hearing.

from
ἀπὸ (apo)
Preposition
Strong's 575: From, away from. A primary particle; 'off, ' i.e. Away, in various senses.

the
τῆς (tēs)
Article - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

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

and
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

turn aside
ἐκτραπήσονται (ektrapēsontai)
Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 1624: From ek and the base of trope; to deflect, i.e. Turn away.

to
ἐπὶ (epi)
Preposition
Strong's 1909: On, to, against, on the basis of, at.

myths.
μύθους (mythous)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's 3454: An idle tale, fable, fanciful story. Perhaps from the same as mueo; a tale, i.e. Fiction.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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