μῦθοςmŷthos
GreekG34545 occurrences (KJV)
a tale, i.e. fiction ("myth")
KJV renders it: fable
Where it appears
- 1 Tim 1:4and not to pay attention to myths and endless genealogies, which cause disputes, rather than God’s stewardship, which is in faith —
- 1 Tim 4:7But refuse profane and old wives’ fables. Exercise yourself toward godliness.
- 2 Tim 4:4and will turn away their ears from the truth, and turn aside to fables.
- Titus 1:14not paying attention to Jewish fables and commandments of men who turn away from the truth.
- 2 Pet 1:16For we did not follow cunningly devised fables, when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty.
Lexical data: Strong’s Hebrew & Greek Dictionaries (1890, public domain; openscriptures, CC-BY-SA). Word tagging from the Strong’s-numbered KJV.