Dictionary entry

μῦθος

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament with Strong's

** μῦθος, -ου, ὁ,

[in LXX: Wi 17:4 A, Si 20:19*;]

1. speech, conversation.

(a) a story, narrative (Hom.);

(b) later, opp. to λόγος (a true narrative) = Lat. fabula, a myth, fable, fiction: I Ti 1:4 4:7, II Ti 4:4, Tit 1:14, II Pe 1:16.†

SYN.: λόγος, q.v.