Titus
Titus 2:1–7
1But as for you, speak the things that are consistent with sound doctrine.
2Older men are to be temperate, dignified, self-controlled, and sound in faith, love, and perseverance.
3Older women, likewise, are to be reverent in their behavior, not slanderers or addicted to much wine, but teachers of good. 4In this way they can train the young women to love their husbands and children, 5to be self-controlled, pure, managers of their households, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, so that the word of God will not be discredited.
6In the same way, urge the younger men to be self-controlled.
7In everything, show yourself to be an example by doing good works. In your teaching show integrity, dignity,
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.
Titus 2:1
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| you | Σὺ | Sy | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Singular | G4771 you |
| speak | λάλει | lalei | Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G2980 I speak, say |
| the things that | ἃ | ha | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Plural | G3739 who, which, what, that |
| are consistent with | πρέπει | prepei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G4241 it becomes, is fitting to |
| sound | ὑγιαινούσῃ | hygiainousē | Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Feminine Singular | G5198 I am well |
| doctrine | διδασκαλίᾳ | didaskalia | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G1319 instruction, teaching |
Titus 2:2
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Older | Πρεσβύτας | Presbytas | Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural | G4246 an old man |
| are to be | εἶναι | einai | Verb - Present Infinitive Active | G1510 I am, exist |
| temperate | νηφαλίους | nēphalious | Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural | G3524 sober, temperate |
| dignified | σεμνούς | semnous | Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural | G4586 honorable |
| self-controlled | σώφρονας | sōphronas | Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural | G4998 self-controlled, temperate |
| sound | ὑγιαίνοντας | hygiainontas | Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Plural | G5198 I am well |
| in faith | πίστει | pistei | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G4102 faith, belief, trust |
| love | ἀγάπῃ | agapē | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G26 love |
| and | τῇ | tē | Article - Dative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| perseverance | ὑπομονῇ | hypomonē | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G5281 endurance, steadfastness |
Titus 2:3
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Older | πρεσβύτιδας | presbytidas | Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural | G4247 an old woman |
| likewise | ὡσαύτως | hōsautōs | Adverb | G5615 likewise |
| are to be reverent | ἱεροπρεπεῖς | hieroprepeis | Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural | G2412 suitable to a sacred character, reverent |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| behavior | καταστήματι | katastēmati | Noun - Dative Neuter Singular | G2688 behavior, conduct |
| not | μὴ | mē | Adverb | G3361 not, lest |
| slanderers | διαβόλους | diabolous | Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural | G1228 slanderous, the Slanderer, the Devil |
| addicted | δεδουλωμένας | dedoulōmenas | Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Feminine Plural | G1402 I enslave |
| to much | πολλῷ | pollō | Adjective - Dative Masculine Singular | G4183 much, many, often |
| wine | οἴνῳ | oinō | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G3631 wine |
| teachers of good | καλοδιδασκάλους | kalodidaskalous | Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural | G2567 a teacher of that which is noble |
Titus 2:4
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In this way | ἵνα | hina | Conjunction | G2443 in order that, so that |
| they can train | σωφρονίζωσιν | sōphronizōsin | Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural | G4994 I admonish |
| the | τὰς | tas | Article - Accusative Feminine Plural | G3588 the |
| young | νέας | neas | Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural | G3501 young, new, fresh |
| to | εἶναι | einai | Verb - Present Infinitive Active | G1510 I am, exist |
| love | φιλάνδρους | philandrous | Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural | G5362 loving one's husband |
| children | φιλοτέκνους | philoteknous | Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural | G5388 loving one's children |
Titus 2:5
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| self-controlled | σώφρονας | sōphronas | Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural | G4998 self-controlled, temperate |
| pure | ἁγνάς | hagnas | Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural | G53 pure, chaste |
| managers of their households | οἰκουργούς | oikourgous | Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural | G3626 a housekeeper |
| kind | ἀγαθάς | agathas | Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural | G18 good |
| submissive | ὑποτασσομένας | hypotassomenas | Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Feminine Plural | G5293 I place under, subject to |
| to | τοῖς | tois | Article - Dative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| own | ἰδίοις | idiois | Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural | G2398 one's own, private, personal |
| husbands | ἀνδράσιν | andrasin | Noun - Dative Masculine Plural | G435 a male human being, a man |
| so that | ἵνα | hina | Conjunction | G2443 in order that, so that |
| the | ὁ | ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| word | λόγος | logos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3056 a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy |
| of God | Θεοῦ | Theou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| will not be discredited | βλασφημῆται | blasphēmētai | Verb - Present Subjunctive Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G987 I speak evil against, blaspheme |
Titus 2:6
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In the same way | ὡσαύτως | hōsautōs | Adverb | G5615 likewise |
| urge | παρακάλει | parakalei | Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G3870 I summon, entreat, admonish, comfort |
| the | Τοὺς | Tous | Article - Accusative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| younger | νεωτέρους | neōterous | Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural - Comparative | G3501 young, new, fresh |
| to be self-controlled | σωφρονεῖν | sōphronein | Verb - Present Infinitive Active | G4993 I am sober-minded, exercise self-control |
Titus 2:7
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In | Περὶ | Peri | Preposition | G4012 about, concerning, around |
| everything | πάντα | panta | Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| show | παρεχόμενος | parechomenos | Verb - Present Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3930 I offer, provide |
| yourself | σεαυτὸν | seauton | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 2nd Person Singular | G4572 of yourself |
| an example | τύπον | typon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G5179 a figure, model, type |
| good | καλῶν | kalōn | Adjective - Genitive Neuter Plural | G2570 beautiful, good, worthy |
| works | ἔργων | ergōn | Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural | G2041 work, labor, action, deed |
| In | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| teaching | διδασκαλίᾳ | didaskalia | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G1319 instruction, teaching |
| integrity | ἀφθορίαν | aphthorian | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G861 indestructibility, incorruptibility, immortality |
| dignity | σεμνότητα | semnotēta | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G4587 dignity, honor |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Titus 2:1 2 Timothy 1:13 · 1 Timothy 6:3 · Titus 1:9 · 1 Timothy 1:10 · Titus 3:8 · Titus 2:11–14
Titus 2:2 Galatians 5:23 · 1 Peter 4:7 · 1 Timothy 3:11 · 1 Peter 5:8 · 1 Thessalonians 5:8 · Titus 1:13 · Job 12:12 · Proverbs 16:31 · 1 Timothy 3:2 · Romans 12:3 · Philippians 4:8 · Titus 1:8
Titus 2:3 Titus 2:4 · 1 Timothy 3:11 · 1 Peter 3:3–5 · 1 Timothy 2:9–10 · Titus 1:7 · 1 Timothy 3:8 · Romans 16:2 · 1 Timothy 5:5–10 · Ephesians 5:3
Titus 2:4 1 Timothy 5:14 · 1 Timothy 5:2 · 1 Timothy 5:11
Titus 2:5 Proverbs 31:10–31 · Colossians 3:18 · 1 Timothy 5:13–14 · 1 Peter 3:1–5 · 1 Timothy 5:10 · Genesis 3:16 · Ephesians 5:22–24 · Proverbs 7:11 · Ephesians 5:33 · Genesis 18:9 · Acts 9:36 · 1 Timothy 6:1
Titus 2:6 Ecclesiastes 12:1 · 1 Peter 5:5 · 1 John 2:13 · Ecclesiastes 11:9 · Joel 2:28 · 1 Timothy 5:1
Titus 2:7 1 Peter 5:3 · 1 Timothy 4:12 · 2 Corinthians 4:2 · Philippians 1:10 · Ephesians 6:24 · 2 Thessalonians 3:9 · 2 Corinthians 1:12
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.