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But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate; (KJV)
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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.
ἀλλὰallabut
Lemma: ἀλλά (alla) · Strong's: G0235
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: but — ἀλλά (ἀλλ᾽ usually bef. α and υ, often bef. ε and η, rarely bef. ο and ω, never bef. ι; Tdf., Pr., 93 f.; WH, App., 146), ; adversative particle, ; stronger than δέ; prop. neuter pl. of ἄλλος, used adverbially, with…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 642 times. Also: Matthew 4:4, Matthew 5:15, Matthew 5:17, Matthew 5:39, Matthew 6:13, Matthew 6:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0235; TFLSJ G0235; TAGNT Titus 1:8 word 1
φιλόξενον,philoxenonhospitable,
Lemma: φιλόξενος (philoxenos) · Strong's: G5382
Parsing: Adjective · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (A-ASM)
Meaning: hospitable — φιλό-ξενος, -ον ; loving strangers, hospitable: 1Ti.3:2, Tit.1:8, 1Pe.4:9.†; (AS)
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 3 times. Also: 1 Timothy 3:2, 1 Peter 4:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5382; TFLSJ G5382; TAGNT Titus 1:8 word 2
φιλάγαθον,philagathona lover of good,
Lemma: φιλάγαθος (philagathos) · Strong's: G5358
Parsing: Adjective · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (A-ASM)
Meaning: lover of good — φιλ-άγαθος, -ον ; [in LXX: Wis.7:22 * ; ] ; loving that which is good, loving goodness: Tit.1:8 (Arist., Polyb., a l.).†; (AS)
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5358; TFLSJ G5358; TAGNT Titus 1:8 word 3
σώφρονα,sōphronaself-controlled,
Lemma: σώφρων (sōphrōn) · Strong's: G4998
Parsing: Adjective · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (A-ASM)
Meaning: self-controlled — σώφρων, -ον ; [in LXX: 4Ma.9:1-32 * ; ] ; (a) of sound mind, sane, sensible; (b) self-controlled, sober-minded: 1Ti.3:2, Tit.1:8 2:2, 5 (Arist.).†; (AS)
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 4 times. Also: 1 Timothy 3:2, Titus 2:2, Titus 2:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4998; TFLSJ G4998; TAGNT Titus 1:8 word 4
δίκαιον,dikaionupright,
Lemma: δίκαιος (dikaios) · Strong's: G1342
Parsing: Adjective · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (A-ASM)
Meaning: just — δίκαιος, -α, -ον; (δίκη), [in LXX chiefly for צַדִּיק (for rendering of צַדִּיק in sense of correct, see Deiss., BS, 115 f.); sometimes for נָקִי as Pro.1:11, al. ; ] ; in early Gk. writers ; (a) of persons, observant…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 81 times. Also: Matthew 1:19, Matthew 5:45, Matthew 9:13, Matthew 10:41, Matthew 13:17, Matthew 13:43 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1342; TFLSJ G1342; TAGNT Titus 1:8 word 5
ὅσιον,hosionholy,
Lemma: ὅσιος (hosios) · Strong's: G3741
Parsing: Adjective · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (A-ASM)
Meaning: sacred — ὅσιος, -ον; (so sometimes in cl., but most frequently -α, -ον), [in LXX chiefly for חָסִיד, also for טָהוֹר, יָשָׁר, תָּמִים ; ] ; religiously right, righteous, pious, Holy: of men, Tit.1:8. Heb.7:26; by meton., ὁ.…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 8 times. Also: Acts 2:27, Acts 13:34, Acts 13:35, 1 Timothy 2:8, Hebrews 7:26, Revelation 15:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3741; TFLSJ G3741; TAGNT Titus 1:8 word 6
ἐγκρατῆ,egkratē[and] disciplined,
Lemma: ἐγκρατής (egkratēs) · Strong's: G1468
Parsing: Adjective · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (A-ASM)
Meaning: self-controlled — ἐγκρατής, -ές ; (κράτος), [in LXX: Wis.8:20, Sir.6:27 15:1 26:15 27:30, al. ; ] ; 1. strong, powerful. ; 2. C. genitive of thing(s), master of, hence, ; 3. (sc. ἑαυτοῦ), self -controlled, exercising self-control:…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1468; TFLSJ G1468; TAGNT Titus 1:8 word 7
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Instead | → | ἀλλά G0235 but |
| [he must be] hospitable | → | φιλόξενος G5382 hospitable |
| a lover of good | → | φιλάγαθος G5358 lover of good |
| self-controlled | → | σώφρων G4998 self-controlled |
| upright | → | δίκαιος G1342 just |
| holy | → | ὅσιος G3741 sacred |
| [and] disciplined | → | ἐγκρατής G1468 self-controlled |
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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