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| Domain | Definition |
Literature | Itching Ears (To have). To have a longing desire to hear news, or some novelty. "The time will come when they will not endure the sound doctrine; but, having itching ears, will heap to themselves teachers after their own lusts [or longings]." - 2 Timothy iv. 3 (R.V.). Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "ITCHING EARS"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||
Hungarian | pletykaéhes (have itching ears), kíváncsi (agog, curious, have itching ears, inquisitive, nosey, nosy), eszi a kíváncsiság (have itching ears). (various references) | ||||
Pig Latin | itchingay earsay | ||||
| Language | Date | Source | 2 Timothy Chapter 4, Verse 3 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Estai gar kairoV ote thV ugiainoushV didaskaliaV ouk anexontai alla kata taV epiqumiaV taV idiaV eautoiV episwreusousin didaskalouV knhqomenoi thn akohn |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Erit enim tempus cum sanam doctrinam non sustinebunt sed ad sua desideria coacervabunt sibi magistros prurientes auribus |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | For tyme schal be, whanne men schulen not suffre hoolsum teching, but at her desiris thei schulen gadere `togidere to hem silf maistris yitchinge to the eeris. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | For the tyme will come when they wyll not suffer wholsome doctryne: but after their awne lustes shall they (whose eares ytche) gett the an heepe of teachers |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | For the time will come, when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts will they multiply to themselves teachers, having itching ears; |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | For the time will come when they will not take the true teaching; but, moved by their desires, they will get for themselves a great number of teachers for the pleasure of hearing them; |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | 2 Timothy Chapter 4, Verse 3 |
| Cebuano | Kay nagasingabut ang panahon nga ang mga tawo magadumili sa pagpaminaw sa matarung pagtulon-an, hinonoa aron sa pagtagbaw sa ilang kaugalingong mga pangibog, sila magapaalirong ug mga magtutudlo nga magahapohap kanila sa ilang nanagkatol nga mga dalunggan, |
| Croatian | Jer doæi æe vrijeme kad ljudi neæe podnositi zdrava nauka nego æe sebi po vlastitim požudama nagomilavati uèitelje kako im godi ušima; |
| Danish | Thi den Tid skal komme, da de ikke skulle fordrage den sunde Lære, men efter deres egne Begæringer tage sig selv Lærere i Hobetal, efter hvad der kildrer deres Øren, |
| Dutch | Want er zal een tijd zijn, wanneer zij de gezonde leer niet zullen verdragen; maar kittelachtig zijnde van gehoor, zullen zij zichzelven leraars opgaderen, naar hun eigen begeerlijkheden; |
| Finnish | Sillä aika tulee, jolloin he eivät kärsi tervettä oppia, vaan omien himojensa mukaan korvasyyhyynsä haalivat itselleen opettajia |
| German | Denn es wird eine Zeit sein, da sie die heilsame Lehre nicht leiden werden; sondern nach ihren eigenen Lüsten werden sie sich selbst Lehrer aufladen, nach dem ihnen die Ohren jucken, |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Sebab akan sampai waktunya orang tidak mau lagi menerima ajaran yang benar. Sebaliknya, mereka akan menuruti keinginan mereka sendiri, dan mengumpulkan banyak guru guna diajarkan hal-hal yang enak didengar di telinga mereka. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Karena masanya akan datang kelak manakala orang tiada tahan akan pengajaran yang benar; tetapi sebab gatal telinganya hendak mendengar, maka dihimpunkannya guru-guru bagi dirinya menurut hawa nafsunya sendiri, |
| Latvian | Jo nâks laiks, kad veselîgo mâcîbu necietîs, bet tie pçc paðu iegribâm sameklçs sev mâcîtâjus, kas glaimos dzirdei; |
| Maori | Tenei ake hoki te wa e kore ai ratou e whakarongo ki te whakaako tika; heoi, i te mea he taringa minamina o ratou, ka apohia e ratou he kaiwhakaako e rite ana ki o ratou na hiahia. |
| Norwegian | For det skal komme en tid da de ikke skal tåle den sunde lære, men efter sine egne lyster ta sig selv lærere i hopetall, fordi det klør dem i øret, |
| Rumanian | Cqci va veni vremea cknd oamenii nu vor putea sq sufere knvqyqtura sqnqtoasq; ci ki vor gkdila urechile sq audq lucruri plqcute, wi kwi vor da knvqyqtori dupq poftele lor. |
| Shuar | Ukunmanka pénker chichaman nakitrar ii wakeraj Núchik nekaatai tusar, shuar teremak pénker pujuschamnia nekapea aintsan, nankaamas unuimiaru atai tusar, Nánkamas unuikiartinian ti Untsurí eakartatui. |
| Swahili | Utakuja wakati ambapo watu hawatasikiliza mafundisho ya kweli, ila watafuata tamaa zao wenyewe na kujikusanyia walimu tele watakaowaambia mambo yale tu ambayo masikio yao yako tayari kusikia. |
| Uma | Apa' rata mpai' tempo-na, uma-rapa dota mpe'epei tudui' to makono. Mpopali' -ra wori' guru to mpotudui' -ra lolita to mpakagoe' nono-ra, bona ma'ala-ra mpotuku' kahinaa nono-ra moto. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-e-g-h-i-i-n-r-s-t" | |
-1 letter: cashiering. | |
-2 letters: chantries, charities, chigetais, ethicians, grainiest, ingathers, recasting, searching, seriating, snatchier, starching, teachings, trichinae, trichinas. | |
-3 letters: agrestic, airthing, angriest, archines, archings, argentic, asthenic, astringe, canister, canities, catering, ceratins, chagrins, chairing, changers, chanters, chanties, chariest, charting, cheating, chigetai, christen, christie, cigarets, cisterna, citherns, cithrens, citrines, crashing, creasing, creating, creatins, cresting, crinites, earthing, ergastic. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-e-g-h-i-i-n-r-s-t" | |
+2 letters: histaminergic. | |
+3 letters: scintigraphies. | |
+5 letters: anticholinergics, cinematographies, featherstitching. | |
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| 1. Usage: Commercial 2. Translations: Modern 3. Bible Trace 4. Anagrams | 5. Bibliography |
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