neither to pay attention to myths and endless genealogies, which cause disputes, rather than God's stewardship, which is in faith--
The term "fables" (muthos) is defined by the Analytical Greek Lexicon as "a word, speech, a tale; a fable, figment" (273). Thayer and Vincent say that the word could refer to stories that are true as well as false. In this case, though, it refers to the Jewish fictions (Titus 1:14) that were made up of fanciful and unfounded stories that these false teachers were trying to include in the teachings of Christianity.