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,

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Titus 2:9

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
SlavesΔούλουςDoulousNoun - Accusative Masculine PluralG1401 a male slave
are to submitὑποτάσσεσθαιhypotassesthaiVerb - Present Infinitive PassiveG5293 I place under, subject to
to their ownἰδίοιςidioisAdjective - Dative Masculine PluralG2398 one's own, private, personal
mastersδεσπόταιςdespotaisNoun - Dative Masculine PluralG1203 a lord, master, or prince
inἐνenPrepositionG1722 in, on, among
everythingπᾶσινpasinAdjective - Dative Neuter PluralG3956 all, the whole, every kind of
to beεἶναιeinaiVerb - Present Infinitive ActiveG1510 I am, exist
well-pleasingεὐαρέστουςeuarestousAdjective - Accusative Masculine PluralG2101 acceptable, well-pleasing
notμὴmēAdverbG3361 not, lest
argumentativeἀντιλέγονταςantilegontasVerb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine PluralG483 I speak or say in opposition, contradict

Titus 2:10

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
notμὴmēAdverbG3361 not, lest
stealingνοσφιζομένουςnosphizomenousVerb - Present Participle Middle - Accusative Masculine PluralG3557 I rob, purloin
butἀλλὰallaConjunctionG235 but, except
showingἐνδεικνυμένουςendeiknymenousVerb - Present Participle Middle - Accusative Masculine PluralG1731 I show forth
allπᾶσανpasanAdjective - Accusative Feminine SingularG3956 all, the whole, every kind of
goodἀγαθήνagathēnAdjective - Accusative Feminine SingularG18 good
faithπίστινpistinNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularG4102 faith, belief, trust
so thatἵναhinaConjunctionG2443 in order that, so that
inἐνenPrepositionG1722 in, on, among
every respectπᾶσινpasinAdjective - Dative Neuter PluralG3956 all, the whole, every kind of
they will adornκοσμῶσινkosmōsinVerb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person PluralG2885 I put into order, adorn
theτὴνtēnArticle - Accusative Feminine SingularG3588 the
teachingδιδασκαλίανdidaskalianNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularG1319 instruction, teaching
aboutτὴνtēnArticle - Accusative Feminine SingularG3588 the
GodΘεοῦTheouNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularG2316 God, a god
ourἡμῶνhēmōnPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person PluralG1473 I
SaviorΣωτῆροςSōtērosNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularG4990 a savior, deliverer, preserver

Titus 2:11

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
ForγὰρgarConjunctionG1063 for
theἡhēArticle - Nominative Feminine SingularG3588 the
graceχάριςcharisNoun - Nominative Feminine SingularG5485 grace, favor, kindness
of GodΘεοῦTheouNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularG2316 God, a god
has appearedἘπεφάνηEpephanēVerb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person SingularG2014 I appear, shine upon
bringing salvationσωτήριοςsōtēriosAdjective - Nominative Feminine SingularG4992 saving, bringing salvation, salvation
to everyoneπᾶσινpasinAdjective - Dative Masculine PluralG3956 all, the whole, every kind of

Titus 2:12

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
It instructsπαιδεύουσαpaideuousaVerb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Feminine SingularG3811 I discipline, educate, train, chastise
usἡμᾶςhēmasPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person PluralG1473 I
toἵναhinaConjunctionG2443 in order that, so that
renounceἀρνησάμενοιarnēsamenoiVerb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine PluralG720 I deny, repudiate
ungodlinessἀσέβειανasebeianNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularG763 impiety, irreverence, wickedness
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
worldlyκοσμικὰςkosmikasAdjective - Accusative Feminine PluralG2886 earthly, worldly
passionsἐπιθυμίαςepithymiasNoun - Accusative Feminine PluralG1939 desire, eagerness for, inordinate desire, lust
to liveζήσωμενzēsōmenVerb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person PluralG2198 I live
sensibleσωφρόνωςsōphronōsAdverbG4996 soberly, with moderation
uprightδικαίωςdikaiōsAdverbG1346 justly, righteously
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
godlyεὐσεβῶςeusebōsAdverbG2153 piously, religiously
inἐνenPrepositionG1722 in, on, among
theτῷtōArticle - Dative Masculine SingularG3588 the
presentνῦνnynAdverbG3568 now, already, at present
ageαἰῶνιaiōniNoun - Dative Masculine SingularG165 an age, a cycle of time

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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.