For the Greek-knowledgeable only?

The original word is kenofwniða. I am not sure if this is the word in the Bible however there. I found a site that did say that word appears twice in the Bible though, so maybe.

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That word shows up twice in the Book of Timothy, so nope it was not Paul using that word.

6:20 and 2:16

More famous is the following...

διδασκειν δε γυναικι ουκ επιτρεπω ο��δε αυθεντειν ανδρος αλλ ειναι εν ησυχια

ΠΡΟΣ ΤΙΜΟΘΕΟΝ Α΄ 2:12

I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man; she must be silent.

1 Timothy 2:12

Here 'teach' is from the original Greek word διδάσκω

which according to Strong's Concordance means...

1) to teach

a) to hold discourse with others in order to instruct them, deliver didactic discourses

b) to be a teacher

c) to discharge the office of a teacher, conduct one's self as a teacher

2) to teach one

a) to impart instruction

b) instill doctrine into one

c) the thing taught or enjoined

d) to explain or expound a thing

f) to teach one something

http://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexico...

However Paul is not the Pope. He himself recognises that women were missionaries (they must have 'taught') as well, they were the heads of households.

Women supported Jesus Luke 8:1-3 who's message is not limited to one sex Mark 7:24-30; Matthew 15:21-28. And women worked as missionaries Romans 16:3, 7, 1 where Mary and Persis are commended for their hard work (Romans 16:6, 12). Whilst Euodia and Syntyche are called 'fellow-workers' in the gospel (Philippians 4:2-3).

Philemon 1:2 And to our beloved Apphia, and Archippus our fellowsoldier, and to the church in thy house: Apphia is addressed first. He salutes other women workers

1 Corinthians 16:19 The churches of Asia salute you. Aquila and Priscilla salute you much in the Lord, with the church that is in their house.

And they ran house-holds (Acts 16:15).

You have to see Paul's instruction in the cultural of the times in which he lived. Then women were property, owned either by their father or their husband. His instruction was in keeping with his day, but in other places he was a real liberator of women.He was the one who said in Christ we are all one, male; female; slave or free. He also told men to be the husbands of only one wife, thus ending the misery of being stuck in a loveless marriage with a hostile rival.

I think the people who hold to that interpretation do so because of context clues, not because of the definition of the Greek word, but I could be wrong.

The Greek word you want is Φλυαρία, pronounced "fluaria", and literally means "idle nattering", implying general talk of little import.

It is often used in circumstances where specifically women are talking. Yes, it is misogynistic, but it is the bible we are talking about.

Mosaic law forbids women from talking in Temple, and this law did not change with the birth of Jesus.

empty sounding, fruitless discussion vain (source: new strong's concordance)

women speaking Scripture is talking about empty off topic discussions during church service

ok