# μῦθος (muthos)

Strong’s G3454. 5 New Testament occurrences.

an idle tale, fable, fanciful story.

Lexicon: Dodson, public domain.

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/greek/muthos-g3454

## Occurrences

- [1 Timothy 1:4](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-timothy/1/4) — Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questions, rather than godly edifying which is in faith: so do.
- [1 Timothy 4:7](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-timothy/4/7) — But refuse profane and old wives’ fables, and exercise thyself rather unto godliness.
- [2 Timothy 4:4](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-timothy/4/4) — And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.
- [Titus 1:14](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/titus/1/14) — Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men, that turn from the truth.
- [2 Peter 1:16](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-peter/1/16) — For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his maje…