καταστρηνιάω G2691
grow wanton against, become sensual toward, turn from devotion
This verb describes a turning from commitment through sensual indulgence or desire for pleasure. First Timothy 5:11 warns about younger widows who, when their passions draw them away from Christ, 'grow wanton against' him, desiring to marry. The aorist subjunctive follows 'when,' indicating a potential danger. The compound suggests a turning against through sensuality. The translation witnesses struggle to capture this (grow wanton against, become sensual against, turn against). The concern is not marriage itself but the forsaking of devotion to Christ through uncontrolled desire.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Paul warns that younger widows may 'grow wanton against Christ'—their natural desires for marriage and family overwhelming their initial devotion to ministry. The verb suggests a sensual impulse that turns them away from earlier commitment. This isn't condemning marriage but recognizing how unchecked physical and emotional longings can erode spiritual focus, leading to broken vows and discredited witness. 1×
AR["يَتَمَرَّدْنَ-عَلى-المَسيحِ"]·ben["তারা-কামনাপূর্ণ-হয়"]·DE["sich-gegen-wenden"]·EN["they-grow-wanton-against"]·FR["καταστρηνιάσωσιν"]·heb["יִשְׂתָּרְרוּ"]·HI["वअस्न-करेइन"]·ID["nafsu-menyala"]·IT["katastrēniasōsin"]·jav["piyambakipun-hawa-napsu"]·KO["정욕을-발하면"]·PT["se-tornam-sensuais-contra"]·RU["воспылают-против-"]·ES["se-vuelven-sensuales-contra"]·SW["wamepindana-na-Kristo-kwa-tamaa"]·TR["şehvete-düşerlerse"]·urd["شہوت-میں-آئیں"]
Related Senses
H2896a 1. good (quality or moral) (305×)H7563 1. wicked person (259×)H7451c 1. moral evil or wickedness (234×)H5771 1. iniquity, sin, wrongdoing (222×)H6662 1. righteous person (substantive) (195×)G0266 1. sin, failure, transgression (173×)H2403b 1. sin, transgression (170×)H2617a 1. Covenant faithfulness, steadfast love (167×)H2398 1. Qal: to sin, commit sin (165×)H6666 1. righteousness, moral uprightness (145×)G5485 1. grace, divine favor (141×)H7451a 1. morally evil, wicked (129×)H2403b 2. sin-offering, sacrifice for sin (120×)G2570 1. good, right, excellent (98×)H6588 1. transgression, offense against God (88×)G0018 1. good (moral quality) (85×)H2896b 1. good, what is good (85×)H7451b 1. evil, wickedness (moral) (83×)H7451a 2. evil, harm, calamity (80×)G1342 1. righteous, upright (of persons) (70×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
καταστρηνιάω, behave wantonly towards, Refs.