Craig

Hi Kristen and TL. Thanks Kristen for expressing your hesitation but I am not sure I completely follow. So I thought I might try and clarify a bit and see if you still think it is off track.
Comps often argue that Paul wouldn’t have used the word “teach” in 1 Tim 2:12 if he had false teaching in mind. Rev 2 and Titus 1 show that “teach” can refer to false teaching. I just thought an example from everyday English could be helpful in showing how context and another verb connected with “or” can influence the intended meaning. Another example along the same lines, but without the driving, would be
“I do not permit you to drink or eat in this section of the museum.”
“I do not permit you to drink or smoke at this party.”
“Drink” has a meaning, but the type of drinking we think of is influenced by the context and the other verb it is connected with.
This seems similar to me to a context of deception and its connection with authentein influencing what Paul had in mind by the word “teach”.