Titus

Titus 1:12–13

¹²As one of their own prophets has said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”^c

¹³This testimony is true. Therefore rebuke them sternly, so that they will be sound in the faith

Footnotes

c 1:12 This quote, also known as the Epimenides paradox, has been attributed to the Cretan philosopher Epimenides of Knossos.

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
one	τις	tis	Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G5100 any one, some one
of	ἐξ	ex	Preposition	G1537 from out, out from among, from
their	αὐτῶν	autōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
own	ἴδιος	idios	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2398 one's own, private, personal
prophets	προφήτης	prophētēs	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G4396 a prophet, poet
has said	εἶπέν	eipen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing)
Cretans	Κρῆτες	Krētes	Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural	G2912 a Cretan
always	ἀεὶ	aei	Adverb	G104 always
liars	ψεῦσται	pseustai	Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural	G5583 a liar, deceiver
evil	κακὰ	kaka	Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural	G2556 bad, evil
beasts	θηρία	thēria	Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural	G2342 a wild beast, animal
lazy	ἀργαί	argai	Adjective - Nominative Feminine Plural	G692 idle, lazy, thoughtless
gluttons	γαστέρες	gasteres	Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural	G1064 the womb, stomach, to be pregnant

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
This	αὕτη	hautē	Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G3778 this, he, she, it
testimony	μαρτυρία	martyria	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G3141 witness, evidence, testimony
is	ἐστὶν	estin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
true	ἀληθής	alēthēs	Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular	G227 unconcealed, true
Therefore	αἰτίαν	aitian	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G156 a cause, reason, charge
rebuke	ἔλεγχε	elenche	Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular	G1651 I rebuke, expose
them	αὐτοὺς	autous	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
sternly	ἀποτόμως	apotomōs	Adverb	G664 sharply, severely
so that	ἵνα	hina	Conjunction	G2443 in order that, so that
they will be sound	ὑγιαίνωσιν	hygiainōsin	Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural	G5198 I am well
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
the	τῇ	tē	Article - Dative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
faith	πίστει	pistei	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G4102 faith, belief, trust

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Titus 1:12 Romans 16:18 · 1 Timothy 4:2 · Acts 17:28 · 2 Peter 2:15

Titus 1:13 1 Timothy 5:20 · Titus 2:2 · Titus 2:15 · 2 Timothy 4:2 · 2 Corinthians 13:10 · Proverbs 27:5 · 1 Timothy 4:6 · 2 Corinthians 7:8–12 · Psalm 141:5

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.