Titus

Titus 2:2–3

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.

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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

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

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

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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.