Titus 3:3-6 : 3 {
"verseID": "Titus.3.3",
"source": "Ἦμεν γάρ ποτε καὶ ἡμεῖς ἀνόητοι, ἀπειθεῖς, πλανώμενοι, δουλεύοντες ἐπιθυμίαις καὶ ἡδοναῖς ποικίλαις, ἐν κακίᾳ καὶ φθόνῳ διάγοντες, στυγητοί, μισοῦντες ἀλλήλους.",
"text": "*Ēmen gar pote* and *hēmeis anoētoi*, *apeitheis*, *planōmenoi*, *douleuontes epithymiais* and *hēdonais poikilais*, in *kakia* and *phthonō diagōntes*, *stygētoi*, *misountes allēlous*.",
"grammar": {
"*Ēmen*": "imperfect, 1st plural - we were",
"*gar*": "conjunction - for/because",
"*pote*": "adverb - once/formerly/at one time",
"*hēmeis*": "nominative, 1st plural - we",
"*anoētoi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - foolish/senseless",
"*apeitheis*": "nominative, masculine, plural - disobedient/unbelieving",
"*planōmenoi*": "present passive participle, nominative, masculine, plural - being deceived/going astray",
"*douleuontes*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - serving/being slaves to",
"*epithymiais*": "dative, feminine, plural - lusts/desires/passions",
"*hēdonais*": "dative, feminine, plural - pleasures/enjoyments",
"*poikilais*": "dative, feminine, plural - various/diverse",
"*kakia*": "dative, feminine, singular - malice/evil/wickedness",
"*phthonō*": "dative, masculine, singular - envy/jealousy",
"*diagōntes*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - living/spending [time]",
"*stygētoi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - hateful/detestable",
"*misountes*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - hating",
"*allēlous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - one another/each other"
},
"variants": {
"*anoētoi*": "foolish/senseless/unintelligent/uncomprehending",
"*apeitheis*": "disobedient/unbelieving/refusing to be persuaded",
"*planōmenoi*": "being deceived/going astray/wandering/being led astray",
"*douleuontes*": "serving/being slaves to/being in bondage to",
"*epithymiais*": "lusts/desires/passions/cravings",
"*hēdonais*": "pleasures/enjoyments/gratifications",
"*poikilais*": "various/diverse/manifold/of various kinds",
"*kakia*": "malice/evil/wickedness/badness",
"*phthonō*": "envy/jealousy/ill-will",
"*diagōntes*": "living/spending [time]/passing through life",
"*stygētoi*": "hateful/detestable/abhorrent/loathsome",
"*misountes*": "hating/detesting"
}
}
4 {
"verseID": "Titus.3.4",
"source": "Ὅτε δὲ ἡ χρηστότης καὶ ἡ φιλανθρωπία ἐπεφάνη τοῦ Σωτῆρος ἡμῶν Θεοῦ,",
"text": "*Hote de hē chrēstotēs* and *hē philanthrōpia epephanē tou Sōtēros hēmōn Theou*,",
"grammar": {
"*Hote*": "temporal conjunction - when",
"*de*": "conjunction - but/and/now",
"*hē*": "nominative, feminine, singular - the",
"*chrēstotēs*": "nominative, feminine, singular - kindness/goodness",
"*hē*": "nominative, feminine, singular - the",
"*philanthrōpia*": "nominative, feminine, singular - love for mankind/benevolence",
"*epephanē*": "aorist passive, 3rd singular - appeared/was manifested",
"*tou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of the",
"*Sōtēros*": "genitive, masculine, singular - Savior",
"*hēmōn*": "genitive, 1st plural - our",
"*Theou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - God"
},
"variants": {
"*chrēstotēs*": "kindness/goodness/benignity",
"*philanthrōpia*": "love for mankind/benevolence/humanity",
"*epephanē*": "appeared/was manifested/was revealed/shone forth",
"*Sōtēros*": "Savior/Deliverer/Preserver",
"*Theou*": "God/deity"
}
}
5 {
"verseID": "Titus.3.5",
"source": "Οὐκ ἐξ ἔργων τῶν ἐν δικαιοσύνῃ ὧν ἐποιήσαμεν ἡμεῖς, ἀλλὰ κατὰ τὸν αὐτοῦ ἔλεον ἔσωσεν ἡμᾶς, διὰ λουτροῦ παλιγγενεσίας, καὶ ἀνακαινώσεως Πνεύματος Ἁγίου·",
"text": "Not from *ergōn* the in *dikaiosynē* which *epoiēsamen hēmeis*, but according to *ton autou eleon esōsen hēmas*, through *loutrou palingenesias*, and *anakainōseōs Pneumatos Hagiou*;",
"grammar": {
"Not": "negative particle - not",
"from": "preposition (ἐξ) - out of/from",
"*ergōn*": "genitive, neuter, plural - works/deeds",
"the": "genitive, neuter, plural - the",
"in": "preposition (ἐν) - in",
"*dikaiosynē*": "dative, feminine, singular - righteousness",
"which": "genitive, neuter, plural - which/that",
"*epoiēsamen*": "aorist active, 1st plural - we did/performed",
"*hēmeis*": "nominative, 1st plural - we",
"but": "conjunction (ἀλλὰ) - but/yet/rather",
"according to": "preposition (κατὰ) - according to/in keeping with",
"*ton*": "accusative, masculine, singular - the",
"*autou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of him/his",
"*eleon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - mercy",
"*esōsen*": "aorist active, 3rd singular - he saved",
"*hēmas*": "accusative, 1st plural - us",
"through": "preposition (διὰ) - through/by means of",
"*loutrou*": "genitive, neuter, singular - washing/bath",
"*palingenesias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - regeneration/rebirth",
"and": "conjunction (καὶ) - and",
"*anakainōseōs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - renewal",
"*Pneumatos*": "genitive, neuter, singular - Spirit",
"*Hagiou*": "genitive, neuter, singular - Holy"
},
"variants": {
"*ergōn*": "works/deeds/actions",
"*dikaiosynē*": "righteousness/justice/uprightness",
"*epoiēsamen*": "we did/we performed/we practiced",
"*eleon*": "mercy/compassion/pity",
"*esōsen*": "he saved/he rescued/he delivered",
"*loutrou*": "washing/bath/cleansing",
"*palingenesias*": "regeneration/rebirth/new birth",
"*anakainōseōs*": "renewal/renovation/restoration",
"*Pneumatos*": "Spirit/Breath",
"*Hagiou*": "Holy/Set apart/Sacred"
}
}
6 {
"verseID": "Titus.3.6",
"source": "Οὗ ἐξέχεεν ἐφʼ ἡμᾶς πλουσίως διὰ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ τοῦ Σωτῆρος ἡμῶν·",
"text": "Which *execheen eph' hēmas plousiōs* through *Iēsou Christou tou Sōtēros hēmōn*;",
"grammar": {
"Which": "genitive, neuter, singular (Οὗ) - which/whom/of which",
"*execheen*": "aorist active, 3rd singular - he poured out",
"*eph'*": "preposition + accusative - upon/on",
"*hēmas*": "accusative, 1st plural - us",
"*plousiōs*": "adverb - richly/abundantly",
"through": "preposition (διὰ) - through/by means of",
"*Iēsou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - Jesus",
"*Christou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - Christ/Anointed One",
"*tou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - the",
"*Sōtēros*": "genitive, masculine, singular - Savior",
"*hēmōn*": "genitive, 1st plural - our"
},
"variants": {
"*execheen*": "he poured out/he shed abroad/he bestowed lavishly",
"*plousiōs*": "richly/abundantly/generously",
"*Iēsou*": "Jesus [personal name]",
"*Christou*": "Christ/Messiah/Anointed One",
"*Sōtēros*": "Savior/Deliverer/Preserver"
}
}