Titus 2:8

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of us.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Λόγον ὑγιῆ, ἀκατάγνωστον· ἵνα ὁ ἐξ ἐναντίας ἐντραπῇ, μηδὲν ἔχων περὶ ὑμῶν λέγειν φαῦλον.

Transliteration

Logon hugiē, akatagnōston; hina the ex enantias entrapē, mēden echōn peri humōn legein phaulon.

Grammar Details

• *Logon*: accusative, masculine, singular - word/speech/message
• *hugiē*: accusative, masculine, singular, adjective - sound/healthy
• *akatagnōston*: accusative, masculine, singular, adjective - beyond reproach/beyond criticism
• *hina*: subordinate conjunction - so that/in order that
• *ex*: preposition + genitive - from/out of
• *enantias*: genitive, feminine, singular, adjective - opposing/contrary
• *entrapē*: aorist passive subjunctive, 3rd person singular - may be put to shame
• *mēden*: accusative, neuter, singular - nothing
• *echōn*: present active participle, nominative masculine singular - having
• *peri*: preposition + genitive - concerning/about
• *humōn*: genitive, plural, personal pronoun - of you/your
• *legein*: present active infinitive - to say/speak
• *phaulon*: accusative, neuter, singular, adjective - bad/evil/wrong

Word Meanings

• *Logon*: word/speech/message/statement
• *hugiē*: sound/healthy/wholesome
• *akatagnōston*: beyond reproach/beyond criticism/without fault
• *ex enantias*: from the contrary/from opposition/opponent
• *entrapē*: may be put to shame/may be ashamed/may be embarrassed
• *phaulon*: bad/evil/wrong/corrupt/worthless

Referenced Verses

• 1 Pet 2:12 : 12 having your behavior seemly among the Gentiles; that, wherein {G3739} they speak against you as evil-doers, they may by your good works, which they behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.
• 2 Thess 3:14 : 14 And if any man obeyeth not our word by this epistle, note that man, that ye have no company with him, to the end that he may be ashamed.
• 1 Tim 5:14 : 14 I desire therefore that the younger [widows] marry, bear children, rule the household, give no occasion to the adversary for reviling:
• 1 Tim 6:3 : 3 If any man teacheth a different doctrine, and consenteth not to sound words, [even] the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness;
• 1 Pet 3:16 : 16 having a good conscience; that, wherein {G1722} ye are spoken against, {G5613} {G2555} they may be put to shame who revile your good manner of life in Christ.
• Neh 5:9 : 9 Also I said, The thing that ye do is not good: ought ye not to walk in the fear of our God, because of the reproach of the nations our enemies?
• Isa 66:5 : 5 Hear the word of Jehovah, ye that tremble at his word: Your brethren that hate you, that cast you out for my name's sake, have said, Let Jehovah be glorified, that we may see your joy; but it is they that shall be put to shame.
• Mark 12:17 : 17 And Jesus said unto them, Render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and unto God the things that are God's. And they marvelled greatly at him.
• Mark 12:32 : 32 And the scribe said unto him, Of a truth, Teacher, thou hast well said that he is one; and there is none other but he:
• Mark 12:34 : 34 And when Jesus saw that he answered discreetly, he said unto him, Thou art not far from the kingdom of God. And no man after that durst ask him any question.
• Luke 13:17 : 17 And as he said these things, all his adversaries were put to shame: and all the multitude rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by him.
• Phil 2:14-16 : 14 Do all things without murmurings and questionings: 15 that ye may become blameless and harmless, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom ye are seen as lights in the world, 16 holding forth the word of life; that I may have whereof to glory in the day of Christ, that I did not run in vain neither labor in vain.
• 1 Pet 2:15 : 15 For so is the will of God, that by well-doing ye should put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:
• Mark 12:28 : 28 And one of the scribes came, and heard them questioning together, and knowing that he had answered them well, asked him, What commandment is the first of all?