Titus
Titus 2:9–12
9Slaves are to submit to their own masters in everything, to be well-pleasing, not argumentative, 10not stealing from them, but showing all good faith, so that in every respect they will adorn the teaching about God our Savior.
11For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to everyone. 12It instructs us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live sensible, upright, and godly lives in the present age,
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 2:9
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slaves | Δούλους | Doulous | Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural | G1401 a male slave |
| are to submit | ὑποτάσσεσθαι | hypotassesthai | Verb - Present Infinitive Passive | G5293 I place under, subject to |
| to their own | ἰδίοις | idiois | Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural | G2398 one's own, private, personal |
| masters | δεσπόταις | despotais | Noun - Dative Masculine Plural | G1203 a lord, master, or prince |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| everything | πᾶσιν | pasin | Adjective - Dative Neuter Plural | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| to be | εἶναι | einai | Verb - Present Infinitive Active | G1510 I am, exist |
| well-pleasing | εὐαρέστους | euarestous | Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural | G2101 acceptable, well-pleasing |
| not | μὴ | mē | Adverb | G3361 not, lest |
| argumentative | ἀντιλέγοντας | antilegontas | Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Plural | G483 I speak or say in opposition, contradict |
Titus 2:10
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| not | μὴ | mē | Adverb | G3361 not, lest |
| stealing | νοσφιζομένους | nosphizomenous | Verb - Present Participle Middle - Accusative Masculine Plural | G3557 I rob, purloin |
| but | ἀλλὰ | alla | Conjunction | G235 but, except |
| showing | ἐνδεικνυμένους | endeiknymenous | Verb - Present Participle Middle - Accusative Masculine Plural | G1731 I show forth |
| all | πᾶσαν | pasan | Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| good | ἀγαθήν | agathēn | Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular | G18 good |
| faith | πίστιν | pistin | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G4102 faith, belief, trust |
| so that | ἵνα | hina | Conjunction | G2443 in order that, so that |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| every respect | πᾶσιν | pasin | Adjective - Dative Neuter Plural | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| they will adorn | κοσμῶσιν | kosmōsin | Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural | G2885 I put into order, adorn |
| the | τὴν | tēn | Article - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| teaching | διδασκαλίαν | didaskalian | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G1319 instruction, teaching |
| about | τὴν | tēn | Article - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| God | Θεοῦ | Theou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| our | ἡμῶν | hēmōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural | G1473 I |
| Savior | Σωτῆρος | Sōtēros | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G4990 a savior, deliverer, preserver |
Titus 2:11
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | γὰρ | gar | Conjunction | G1063 for |
| the | ἡ | hē | Article - Nominative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| grace | χάρις | charis | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G5485 grace, favor, kindness |
| of God | Θεοῦ | Theou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| has appeared | Ἐπεφάνη | Epephanē | Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G2014 I appear, shine upon |
| bringing salvation | σωτήριος | sōtērios | Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular | G4992 saving, bringing salvation, salvation |
| to everyone | πᾶσιν | pasin | Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
Titus 2:12
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| It instructs | παιδεύουσα | paideuousa | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular | G3811 I discipline, educate, train, chastise |
| us | ἡμᾶς | hēmas | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Plural | G1473 I |
| to | ἵνα | hina | Conjunction | G2443 in order that, so that |
| renounce | ἀρνησάμενοι | arnēsamenoi | Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Plural | G720 I deny, repudiate |
| ungodliness | ἀσέβειαν | asebeian | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G763 impiety, irreverence, wickedness |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| worldly | κοσμικὰς | kosmikas | Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural | G2886 earthly, worldly |
| passions | ἐπιθυμίας | epithymias | Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural | G1939 desire, eagerness for, inordinate desire, lust |
| to live | ζήσωμεν | zēsōmen | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Plural | G2198 I live |
| sensible | σωφρόνως | sōphronōs | Adverb | G4996 soberly, with moderation |
| upright | δικαίως | dikaiōs | Adverb | G1346 justly, righteously |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| godly | εὐσεβῶς | eusebōs | Adverb | G2153 piously, religiously |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| the | τῷ | tō | Article - Dative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| present | νῦν | nyn | Adverb | G3568 now, already, at present |
| age | αἰῶνι | aiōni | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G165 an age, a cycle of time |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Titus 2:9 1 Peter 2:18–25 · 1 Timothy 6:1–2 · Ephesians 6:5–8 · Colossians 3:22–25
Titus 2:10 Matthew 5:16 · 1 Peter 2:12 · 2 John 1:9 · Psalm 101:6 · Titus 1:3 · 1 Timothy 6:1 · 1 Corinthians 4:2 · Luke 16:10 · 1 Timothy 6:3 · 1 Samuel 26:23 · Matthew 24:45 · 1 Peter 3:16
Titus 2:11 Ephesians 2:8 · 1 Timothy 2:4 · Isaiah 45:22 · Hebrews 2:9 · Ephesians 2:5 · 2 Thessalonians 2:16 · John 1:16–17 · Romans 5:15 · John 1:14 · Ephesians 1:6–7 · Isaiah 52:10 · Psalm 84:11
Titus 2:12 Ezekiel 36:27 · Matthew 16:24 · Romans 6:19 · Psalm 4:3 · 2 Peter 2:9 · Ephesians 4:22–25 · 1 John 2:6 · 2 Peter 1:4–8 · Isaiah 55:6–7 · Luke 1:75 · 2 Timothy 3:12 · Revelation 14:12
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.