μῦθος
mŷthos
“a tale, i.e. fiction ("myth")”
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Definition
From Mounce's Concise Greek-English Dictionary
Strong’s Definition
a tale, i.e. fiction ("myth")
Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary
a word, speech, a tale; a fable, figment, 1 Tim. 1:4; 4:7; 2 Tim. 4:4; Tit. 1:14; 2 Pet. 1:16*
Translated in KJV as
fable
Etymology
perhaps from the same as G3453 (μυέω) (through the idea of tuition);
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