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For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee: (KJV)
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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.
ΤούτουToutouof this
Lemma: οὗτος (ohutos) · Strong's: G3778
Parsing: Demonstrative pronoun · Genitive · Singular · Neuter (D-GSN)
Meaning: this/he/she/it — οὗτος, αὕτη, τοῦτο, genitive, τούτου, ταύτης, τούτου, ; [in LXX chiefly for זֹאת ,זֶה ; ] ; demonstr. pron. (related to ἐκεῖνος as hic to ille), ; this; 1. as subst., this one, he; (a) absol.: Mat.3:17, Mrk.9:7,…
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Used 1423 times. Also: Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:22, Matthew 3:3, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 3:17, Matthew 4:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3778; TFLSJ G3778; TAGNT Titus 1:5 word 1
χάρινcharinBecause
Lemma: χάριν (charin) · Strong's: G5484
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: because of — therefore, because of this, for this reason ; the acc. sg form of the noun χάριν which can be used as an improper preposition, on account of, because of, for this reason Lk. 7:47; Eph. 3:1, 14; 1Jn. 3:12; for the sake…
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Used 9 times. Also: Luke 7:47, Galatians 3:19, Ephesians 3:1, Ephesians 3:14, 1 Timothy 5:14, Titus 1:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5484; TFLSJ G5484; TAGNT Titus 1:5 word 2
ἀπέλιπόνapeliponI left
Lemma: ἀπολείπω (apoleipō) · Strong's: G0620
Parsing: Verb · 2nd Aorist · Active · Indicative · 1st · Singular (V-2AAI-1S)
Meaning: to leave — ἀπο-λείπω ; [in LXX for H2308 יָתַר, etc. ; ] ; 1. to leave, leave behind (in π. a term. techn. in wills; see MM, see word): 2Ti.4:13 4:20, Tit.1:5; pass., to be reserved, remain: Heb.4:6, 9 10:26. ; 2. to desert,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT
Used 9 times. Also: Matthew 5:32, Luke 16:18, 2 Timothy 4:13, 2 Timothy 4:20, Hebrews 4:6, Hebrews 4:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0620; TFLSJ G0620; TAGNT Titus 1:5 word 3
σεseyou
Lemma: σύ (su) · Strong's: G4771
Parsing: Personal pronoun · 2nd · Accusative · Singular (P-2AS)
Meaning: you — σύ, ; pron. of 2nd of person(s), ; thou, you, genitive, σοῦ, dative, σοί, accusative, σέ, pl., ὑμεῖς, -ῶν, -ῖν, -ᾶς (enclitic in oblique cases sing., except after prep. (BL, §48, 3), though πρὸς σέ occurs in Mat.25:39).…
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Used 3071 times. Also: Matthew 1:20, Matthew 2:6, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 3:7, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 3:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4771; TFLSJ G4771; TAGNT Titus 1:5 word 4
ἐνenin
Lemma: ἐν (en) · Strong's: G1722
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: in/on/among — ἐν, ; prep, (the most frequently of all in NT), with dative (= Heb. בְּ, Lat. in, with abl.). ; I. Of place, with dative of thing(s), of person(s), in, within, on, at, by, among: ἐν τ. πόλει, Luk.7:37; τ. οφθαλμῷ,…
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Used 2826 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 2:1, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1722; TFLSJ G1722; TAGNT Titus 1:5 word 5
Κρήτῃ,KrētēCrete,
Lemma: Κρήτη (Krētē) · Strong's: G2914
Parsing: Noun · Dative · Singular · Feminine · Location (N-DSF-L)
Meaning: Crete — Κρήτη, -ης, ἡ (Lat.), ; Crete: Act.27:7, 12-13 27:31, Tit.1:5.†; (AS)
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Used 5 times. Also: Acts 27:7, Acts 27:12, Acts 27:13, Acts 27:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2914; TFLSJ G2914; TAGNT Titus 1:5 word 6
ἵναinaso that
Lemma: ἵνα (hina) · Strong's: G2443
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: in order that/to — ἵνα, ; I. adverb (poët., Hom., al.), ; 1. of place, where, whither. ; 2. of circumstance, when. ; II. Conjunction, ; 1. prop., final, denoting purpose or end (cl.), that, in order that, usually the first word in the…
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Used 677 times. Also: Matthew 1:22, Matthew 2:15, Matthew 4:3, Matthew 4:14, Matthew 5:29, Matthew 5:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2443; TFLSJ G2443; TAGNT Titus 1:5 word 7
τὰtathe [things]
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Accusative · Plural · Neuter (T-APN)
Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…
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Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT Titus 1:5 word 8
λείπονταleipontalacking
Lemma: λείπω (leipō) · Strong's: G3007
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Participle · Accusative · Plural · Neuter (V-PAP-APN)
Meaning: to lack — λείπω ; [in LXX: Job.4:11, Pro.19:4 (פָּרַד), al. ; ] ; 1. trans., to leave, leave behind; pass., to be left behind, to lack before prep. (as more usual in cl.), ἐν, Jas.1:4; with genitive of thing(s), Jas.1:5 2:15. ;…
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Used 6 times. Also: Luke 18:22, Titus 3:13, James 1:4, James 1:5, James 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3007; TFLSJ G3007; TAGNT Titus 1:5 word 9
ἐπιδιορθώσῃepidiorthōsēyou may set in order
Lemma: ἐπιδιορθόω (epidiorthoō) · Strong's: G1930
Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Middle · Subjunctive · 2nd · Singular (V-AMS-2S)
Meaning: to straighten out — ἐπι-δι-ορθόω ; to set in order further: Tit.1:5 (Inscr.; Cremer, 8O8).† ; (AS)
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Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1930; TFLSJ G1930; TAGNT Titus 1:5 word 10
καὶkaiand
Lemma: καί (kai) · Strong's: G2532
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: and — καί, ; conj., ; and ; I. Copulative. ; 1. Connecting single words; (a) in general: Mat.2:18, 16:1, Mrk.2:15, Luk.8:15, Heb.1:1, al. mult.; repeated before each of the terms in a series, Mat.23:23, Luk.14:21, Rom.7:12,…
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Used 9450 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2532; TFLSJ G2532; TAGNT Titus 1:5 word 11
καταστήσῃςkatastēsēsmay appoint
Lemma: καθίστημι (kathistēmi) · Strong's: G2525
Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Active · Subjunctive · 2nd · Singular (V-AAS-2S)
Meaning: to appoint/conduct — καθ-ίστημι; (and καθιστάνω, Act.17:15), [in LXX for פָּקַד, קוּם, שׂוּם, etc., 24 words in all* ; ] ; 1. ; (a) to set down; (b) to bring down to a place (Hom., Xen., al.; 2Ch.28:15, 1Ki.5:3): Act.17:15. ; 2. to set in…
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Used 22 times. Also: Matthew 24:45, Matthew 24:47, Matthew 25:21, Matthew 25:23, Luke 12:14, Luke 12:42 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2525; TFLSJ G2525; TAGNT Titus 1:5 word 12
κατὰkatain every
Lemma: κατά (kata) · Strong's: G2596
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: according to — κατά (bef. a vowel κατ᾽, καθ᾽; on the frequently neglect of elision, see Tdf., Pr., 95; WH, App., 146a), ; prep. with genitive, accusative, ; down, downwards. ; I. C. genitive (WM, §47, k; Bl., §42, 2). ; 1. C. genitive…
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Used 483 times. Also: Matthew 1:20, Matthew 2:12, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 2:16, Matthew 2:19, Matthew 2:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2596; TFLSJ G2596; TAGNT Titus 1:5 word 13
πόλινpolintown
Lemma: πόλις (polis) · Strong's: G4172
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Feminine (N-ASF)
Meaning: city — πόλις, -εως, ὁ, ; [in LXX chiefly and very frequently for עִיר ; ] ; a city: Mat.2:23, Mrk.1:45, Luk.4:29, Jhn.4:8, al. mult.; opposite to κῶμαι (κ. καὶ ἀγροί), Mat.9:35 10:11, Mrk.6:56, Luk.8:1 13:22; with nom. propr.…
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Used 165 times. Also: Matthew 2:23, Matthew 4:5, Matthew 5:14, Matthew 5:35, Matthew 8:33, Matthew 8:34 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4172; TFLSJ G4172; TAGNT Titus 1:5 word 14
πρεσβυτέρουςpresbuterouselders
Lemma: πρεσβύτερος (presbuteros) · Strong's: G4245G
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Plural · Masculine (N-APM)
Meaning: elder: Elder — πρέσβυς, -εως, ὁ poët. form of πρεσβύτης (which see), ; [in LXX (= πρεσβευτής, an ambassador): Num.21:20 (21), al. (מֲלְאָךְ), Isa.13:8 57:9 (צִיר), 1Ma.9:70, al. ; ] ; an old man. ; Compar., ; πρεσβύτερος, -α, -ον, ;…
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Used 60 times. Also: Matthew 15:2, Matthew 16:21, Matthew 21:23, Matthew 26:3, Matthew 26:47, Matthew 26:57 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4245G; TFLSJ G4245G; TAGNT Titus 1:5 word 15
ὡςhōsas
Lemma: ὡς (hōs) · Strong's: G5613
Parsing: Particle or Disjunctive (PRT)
Meaning: as/when — ὡς, adverbial form of the relative pron. ὅς, ἥ, ὅ. ; I. As relat. adv. of manner, as, like as, just as, even as; 1. with a demonstrative, like οὕτως, expressed or understood: οὕτως . . . ὡς, Mrk.4:26, 1Co.3:15,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 515 times. Also: Matthew 1:24, Matthew 5:48, Matthew 6:5, Matthew 6:10, Matthew 6:12, Matthew 6:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5613; TFLSJ G5613; TAGNT Titus 1:5 word 16
ἐγώegōI myself
Lemma: ἐγώ (egō) · Strong's: G1473
Parsing: Personal pronoun · 1st · Nominative · Singular (P-1NS)
Meaning: I/we — ἐγώ, genitive, etc., ἐμοῦ, ἐμοί, ἐμέ (enclitic μου, μοι, με), pl. ἡμεῖς, -ῶν, -ῖν, -ᾶς, ; of person(s) pron. ; I. ; (a) The nom. is usually emphatic, when expressed as subjc, as in Mat.3:11, Mrk.1:8, Luk.3:16, al. But…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 862 times. Also: Matthew 2:8, Matthew 3:11, Matthew 3:14, Matthew 5:11, Matthew 5:22, Matthew 5:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1473; TFLSJ G1473; TAGNT Titus 1:5 word 17
σοιsoiyou
Lemma: σύ (su) · Strong's: G4771
Parsing: Personal pronoun · 2nd · Dative · Singular (P-2DS)
Meaning: you — σύ, ; pron. of 2nd of person(s), ; thou, you, genitive, σοῦ, dative, σοί, accusative, σέ, pl., ὑμεῖς, -ῶν, -ῖν, -ᾶς (enclitic in oblique cases sing., except after prep. (BL, §48, 3), though πρὸς σέ occurs in Mat.25:39).…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 3071 times. Also: Matthew 1:20, Matthew 2:6, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 3:7, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 3:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4771; TFLSJ G4771; TAGNT Titus 1:5 word 18
διεταξάμην·dietaxamēndirected;
Lemma: διατάσσω (diatassō) · Strong's: G1299
Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Middle · Indicative · 1st · Singular (V-AMI-1S)
Meaning: to direct — δια-τάσσω ; [in LXX for שׂוּם, שָׁמַר, etc. ; ] ; to charge, give orders to, appoint, arrange, ordain: with dative, Mat.11:1, 1Co.9:14 16:1; before inf., Luk.8:55, Act.18:2. Mid., 1Co.7:17, Act.20:13; with accusative,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 16 times. Also: Matthew 11:1, Luke 3:13, Luke 8:55, Luke 17:9, Luke 17:10, Acts 7:44 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1299; TFLSJ G1299; TAGNT Titus 1:5 word 19
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| The reason | → | χάριν G5484 because of |
| . . . | → | οὗτος G3778 this/he/she/it |
| I left | → | ἀπολείπω G0620 to leave |
| you | → | σύ G4771 you |
| in | → | ἐν G1722 in/on/among |
| Crete | → | Κρήτη G2914 Crete |
| [was] that | → | ἵνα G2443 in order that/to |
| you would set in order | → | ἐπιδιορθόω G1930 to straighten out |
| what was | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| unfinished | → | λείπω G3007 to lack |
| and | → | καί G2532 and |
| appoint | → | καθίστημι G2525 to appoint/conduct |
| elders | → | πρεσβύτερος G4245G elder: Elder |
| in every | → | κατά G2596 according to |
| town | → | πόλις G4172 city |
| as | → | ὡς G5613 as/when |
| I | → | ἐγώ G1473 I/we |
| directed | → | διατάσσω G1299 to direct |
| you | → | σύ G4771 you |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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