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Sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you. (KJV)
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λόγονlogonspeech
Lemma: λόγος (logos) · Strong's: G3056
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (N-ASM)
Meaning: word — λόγος, -ου, ὁ (λέγω) ; [in LXX chiefly for דָּבָר, also for מִלָּה ,אֵמֶר, etc. ; ] ; I. Of that by which the inward thought is expressed, Lat. oratio, sermo, vox, verbum. ; 1. a word, not in the grammatical sense of a…
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Used 332 times. Also: Matthew 5:32, Matthew 5:37, Matthew 7:24, Matthew 7:26, Matthew 7:28, Matthew 8:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3056; TFLSJ G3056; TAGNT Titus 2:8 word 1
ὑγιῆ,hugiēsound,
Lemma: ὑγιής (hugiēs) · Strong's: G5199
Parsing: Adjective · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (A-ASM)
Meaning: healthy — ὑγιής, -ές, accusative, ὑγιῆ (Attic usually -ιᾶ), ; [in LXX for חַי, etc. ; ] ; sound, whole, healthy: Mat.12:13 15:31, Jhn.5:[4], 6, 9, 11, 14, 15 7:23, Act.4:10; before ἀπό, Mrk.5:34; of words, opinions, etc. (as in…
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Used 14 times. Also: Matthew 12:13, Matthew 15:31, Mark 3:5, Mark 5:34, Luke 6:10, John 5:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5199; TFLSJ G5199; TAGNT Titus 2:8 word 2
ἀκατάγνωστον,akatagnōstonbeyond reproach,
Lemma: ἀκατάγνωστος (akatagnōstos) · Strong's: G0176
Parsing: Adjective · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (A-ASM)
Meaning: beyond reproach — ἀ-κατά-γνωστος, -ον ; (καταγινώσκω), [in LXX: 2Ma.4:47 ; ] ; not open to just rebuke, irreprehensible: Tit.2:8 (see Cremer, 676; and for other exx., MM, VGT, see word).†; (AS)
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Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0176; TFLSJ G0176; TAGNT Titus 2:8 word 3
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 2:8 word 4
ὁhohe who is
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (T-NSM)
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 2:8 word 5
ἐξexof the
Lemma: ἐκ (ek) · Strong's: G1537
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: out from — ἐκ (ἐξ), ; prep. with genitive, ; from out of, from (see Addendum, p. 492).; This entry is included here, but in the print version the entry is found on p. 492. ἐκ, before a vowel ἐξ, ; prep. with genitive, ; of motion…
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Used 929 times. Also: Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:16, Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1537; TFLSJ G1537; TAGNT Titus 2:8 word 6
ἐναντίαςenantiascontrary
Lemma: ἐναντίος (enantios) · Strong's: G1727
Parsing: Adjective · Genitive · Singular · Feminine (A-GSF)
Meaning: hostile — ἐν-αντίος, -α, -ον; (ἀντίος, set against), [in LXX: ἐξ ἐναντίας, for נֶגֶד, etc.; ἐναντίον, for פָּנִים etc. ; ] ; over against, opposite, contrary: ἄνεμος, Mat.14:24, Mrk.6:48, Act.27:4; ἐξ ἐναντίας (ellipse obscure,…
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Used 8 times. Also: Matthew 14:24, Mark 6:48, Mark 15:39, Acts 26:9, Acts 27:4, Acts 28:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1727; TFLSJ G1727; TAGNT Titus 2:8 word 7
ἐντραπῇentrapēamay be ashamed
Lemma: ἐντρέπω (entrepō) · Strong's: G1788
Parsing: Verb · 2nd Aorist · Passive · Subjunctive · 3rd · Singular (V-2APS-3S)
Meaning: to cause shame — ἐν-τρέπω ; [in LXX for כָּנַע ni., כָּלַם ni., etc. ; ] ; to turn about; metaphorically, put to shame: with accusative, 1Co.4:14; pass., 2Th.3:14, Tit.2:8; mid., to reverence: with accusative of person(s) (cl. with…
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Used 9 times. Also: Matthew 21:37, Mark 12:6, Luke 18:2, Luke 18:4, Luke 20:13, 1 Corinthians 4:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1788; TFLSJ G1788; TAGNT Titus 2:8 word 8
μηδὲνmēdennothing
Lemma: μηδείς (mēdeis) · Strong's: G3367
Parsing: Adjective · Accusative · Singular · Neuter · Negative (A-ASN-N)
Meaning: nothing — μηδείς, -δεμία, -δέν; (and -θέν, Act.27:33, a Hellenistic form; see Bl., 6, 7; Thackeray, Gr., 58) ; related to οὐδείς as μή to οὐ, ; no, none, no one; neut., nothing: Mat.16:20, Mrk.5:43 6:8, Luk.3:14, Act.8:24,…
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Used 92 times. Also: Matthew 8:4, Matthew 9:30, Matthew 16:20, Matthew 17:9, Matthew 27:19, Mark 1:44 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3367; TFLSJ G3367; TAGNT Titus 2:8 word 9
ἔχωνechōnhaving
Lemma: ἔχω (echō) · Strong's: G2192
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Participle · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (V-PAP-NSM)
Meaning: to have/be — ἔχω, ; [in LXX for אָצֵל (ἐχόμενος), יֵשׁ,בַּעַל, etc., 59 words in all ; ] ; (on the Aktionsart of the various tenses, see M, Pr., 110, 145, 150, 183), to have, as in cl., in various senses and constructions. ; I.…
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Used 715 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 3:4, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 3:14, Matthew 4:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2192; TFLSJ G2192; TAGNT Titus 2:8 word 10
λέγεινlegeinto say
Lemma: λέγω (legō) · Strong's: G3004G
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Infinitive (V-PAN)
Meaning: to say — λέγω, ; [in LXX very freq., chiefly for אמר; λέγει for נְאֻם, Gen.22:16, al. ; ] ; 1. in Hom., to pick out, gather, reckon, recount.; 2. In Hdt. and Att., to say, speak, affirm, declare: absol., Act.13:15, 24:10; before…
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Used 1305 times. Also: Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:22, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 2:15, Matthew 2:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3004G; TFLSJ G3004G; TAGNT Titus 2:8 word 11
περὶpericoncerning
Lemma: περί (peri) · Strong's: G4012
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: about — περί, ; prep. with genitive, accusative (in cl. also with dative; cf. M, Pr., 105f.), ; with radical sense round about (as distinct from ἀμφί, on both sides). ; I. C. genitive, ; 1. of place, about (poët.). ; 2. Causal,…
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Used 334 times. Also: Matthew 2:8, Matthew 3:4, Matthew 4:6, Matthew 6:28, Matthew 8:18, Matthew 9:36 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4012; TFLSJ G4012; TAGNT Titus 2:8 word 12
ἡμῶνhēmōnus
Lemma: μέ (me) · Strong's: G3165
Parsing: Personal pronoun · 1st · Genitive · Plural (P-1GP)
Meaning: me — 1. apostrophe for με. ; 2. rarely for μοι, (Homer) (ML)
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Used 2026 times. Also: Matthew 1:23, Matthew 2:6, Matthew 2:8, Matthew 2:15, Matthew 3:11, Matthew 3:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3165; TFLSJ G3165; TAGNT Titus 2:8 word 13
φαῦλον.¶phaulonevil.
Lemma: φαῦλος (phaulos) · Strong's: G5337
Parsing: Adjective · Accusative · Singular · Neuter (A-ASN)
Meaning: evil — φαῦλος, -η, -ον ; [in LXX: Pro.22:8 (עֶוֶל) Pro.29:9 (אֱוִיל), etc. ; ] ; slight, worthless, of no account, both of persons and things in various shades of meaning (see LS, see word), in NT, as frequently in cl., always…
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Used 6 times. Also: John 3:20, John 5:29, Romans 9:11, 2 Corinthians 5:10, James 3:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5337; TFLSJ G5337; TAGNT Titus 2:8 word 14
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| [and] wholesome | → | ὑγιής G5199 healthy |
| speech | → | λόγος G3056 word |
| [that is] above reproach | → | ἀκατάγνωστος G0176 beyond reproach |
| so that | → | ἵνα G2443 in order that/to |
| anyone | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| who | → | ἐκ G1537 out from |
| opposes [us] | → | ἐναντίος G1727 hostile |
| will be ashamed | → | ἐντρέπω G1788 to cause shame |
| having | → | ἔχω G2192 to have/be |
| nothing | → | μηδείς G3367 nothing |
| bad | → | φαῦλος G5337 evil |
| to say | → | λέγω G3004G to say |
| about | → | περί G4012 about |
| us | → | ἐγώ G1473 I/we |
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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