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Exhort servants to be obedient unto their own masters, and to please them well in all things ; not answering again; (KJV)
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ΔούλουςDoulousServants
Lemma: δοῦλος (doulos) · Strong's: G1401
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Plural · Masculine (N-APM)
Meaning: slave — δοῦλος, -η, -ον, ; [in LXX, ὁ δ. nearly always for עֶבֶד; ὁ δ. chiefly for שִׁפְחָה ,אָמָה ; ] ; 1. in bondage to, subject to: Rom.6:19. ; 2. As subst., ὁ, ἡ δ., a slave; (a) fem., ἡ δ., a female slave, bondmaid…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 130 times. Also: Matthew 8:9, Matthew 10:24, Matthew 10:25, Matthew 13:27, Matthew 13:28, Matthew 18:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1401; TFLSJ G1401; TAGNT Titus 2:9 word 1
ἰδίοιςidioisto [their] own
Lemma: ἴδιος (idios) · Strong's: G2398
Parsing: Adjective · Dative · Plural · Masculine (A-DPM)
Meaning: one's own/private — ἴδιος, -α, -ον (in Attic usually -ος, -ον), ; [in LXX chiefly for of person(s) suff., also for לָהֶם, etc.; (τὰ ἴ.) בֵּיתוֹ ; ] ; 1. one's own; (a) of that which is private and personal (in cl. opposite to κοινός,…
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Used 117 times. Also: Matthew 9:1, Matthew 14:13, Matthew 14:23, Matthew 17:1, Matthew 17:19, Matthew 20:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2398; TFLSJ G2398; TAGNT Titus 2:9 word 2
δεσπόταιςdespotaismasters
Lemma: δεσπότης (despotēs) · Strong's: G1203
Parsing: Noun · Dative · Plural · Masculine (N-DPM)
Meaning: master — δεσπότης, -ου, ὁ ; [in LXX chiefly for אָדוֹן, אֲדֹנָי; in Jdth.9:17, δ. τ. οὐρανῶν κ. τ. γῆς]; a master, lord, correlative of δοῦλος, οἰκέτης: 1Ti.6:1, 2, 2Ti.2:21, Tit.2:9, 1Pe.2:18; as title of God, voc., δέσποτα (so…
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Used 10 times. Also: Luke 2:29, Acts 4:24, 1 Timothy 6:1, 1 Timothy 6:2, 2 Timothy 2:21, 1 Peter 2:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1203; TFLSJ G1203; TAGNT Titus 2:9 word 3
ὑποτάσσεσθαι,hupotassesthaiare to be subject,
Lemma: ὑποτάσσω (hupotassō) · Strong's: G5293
Parsing: Verb · Present · Passive · Infinitive (V-PPN)
Meaning: to subject — ὑπο-τάσσω ; [in LXX for דָבַר hi., דָּמַם, שׂוּם, שִׁית, etc. ; ] ; 1. as a military term, to place or rank under (Polyb.). ; 2. to subject, put in subjection: 1Co.15:27, Php.3:21, Heb.2:5, 8; pass., Rom.8:20,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 40 times. Also: Luke 2:51, Luke 10:17, Luke 10:20, Romans 8:7, Romans 8:20, Romans 10:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5293; TFLSJ G5293; TAGNT Titus 2:9 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,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
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 2:9 word 5
πᾶσινpasineverything
Lemma: πᾶς (pas) · Strong's: G3956
Parsing: Adjective · Dative · Plural · Neuter (A-DPN)
Meaning: all — πᾶς, πᾶσα, πᾶν, genitive, παντός, πάσης, παντός, ; [in LXX chiefly for כֹּל ; ] ; all, every. ; I. As adj., ; 1. with subst. anarth., all, every, of every kind: Mat.3:10 4:23, Mrk.9:49, Luk.4:37, Jhn.2:1o, Act.27:20,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 1264 times. Also: Matthew 1:17, Matthew 2:3, Matthew 2:4, Matthew 2:16, Matthew 3:5, Matthew 3:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3956; TFLSJ G3956; TAGNT Titus 2:9 word 6
εὐαρέστουςeuarestouswell-pleasing
Lemma: εὐάρεστος (euarestos) · Strong's: G2101
Parsing: Adjective · Accusative · Plural · Masculine (A-APM)
Meaning: well-pleasing — εὐ-άρεστος, -ον ; [in LXX: Wis.4:10 9:10 * ; ] ; well-pleasing, acceptable: Rom.12:2; with dative of person(s), Rom.12:1 14:16, 2Co.5:9, Eph.5:10, Php.4:18; id. before ἐν, Tit.2:9 (κυρίῳ), Col.3:20; ἐνώπιον, Heb.13:21…
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Used 9 times. Also: Romans 12:1, Romans 12:2, Romans 14:18, 2 Corinthians 5:9, Ephesians 5:10, Philippians 4:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2101; TFLSJ G2101; TAGNT Titus 2:9 word 7
εἶναι,einaito be,
Lemma: εἶναι (einai) · Strong's: G1511
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Infinitive (V-PAN)
Meaning: to exist — εἰμί, ; with various uses and significations, like the English verb to be. ; I. As substantive verb. ; 1. Of persons and things, to be, exist: Act.17:28, Jhn.1:1, 8:58, 17:5, al; ὁ ὢν καὶ ὁ ἦν (for past ptcp.), Rev.1:4,…
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Used 126 times. Also: Matthew 16:13, Matthew 16:15, Matthew 17:4, Matthew 19:21, Matthew 20:27, Matthew 22:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1511; TFLSJ G1511; TAGNT Titus 2:9 word 8
μὴmēnot
Lemma: μή (mē) · Strong's: G3361
Parsing: Negative Particle · Negative · Negative (PRT-N)
Meaning: not — μή, ; subjective negative particle, ; used where the negation depends on a condition or hypothesis, expressed or understood, as distinct from οὐ, which denies absolutely. μή is used where one thinks a thing is not, as…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 1087 times. Also: Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 2:12, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 3:10, Matthew 4:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3361; TFLSJ G3361; TAGNT Titus 2:9 word 9
ἀντιλέγοντας,antilegontasgainsaying,
Lemma: ἀντιλέγω (antilegō) · Strong's: G0483
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Participle · Accusative · Plural · Masculine (V-PAP-APM)
Meaning: to dispute — ἀντι-λέγω ; [in LXX: Hos.4:4 (רִיב hi.), Isa.50:5 (סוּג ni.) Isa.22:22 65:2, Sir.4:25, 3Ma.2:28, 4Ma.4:7 4Mac 8:2 * ; ] ; cοntradict, oppose, resist (see Field, Notes, 106; MM, VGT, see word); absol.: Act.28:19,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 10 times. Also: Luke 2:34, Luke 20:27, John 19:12, Acts 13:45, Acts 28:19, Acts 28:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0483; TFLSJ G0483; TAGNT Titus 2:9 word 10
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Slaves | → | δοῦλος G1401 slave |
| are to submit | → | ὑποτάσσω G5293 to subject |
| to their own | → | ἴδιος G2398 one's own/private |
| masters | → | δεσπότης G1203 master |
| in | → | ἐν G1722 in/on/among |
| everything | → | πᾶς G3956 all |
| to be | → | εἰμί G1510 to be |
| well-pleasing | → | εὐάρεστος G2101 well-pleasing |
| not | → | μή G3361 not |
| argumentative | → | ἀντιλέγω G0483 to dispute |
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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