Titus 3:4-8 : 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"
}
}
7 {
"verseID": "Titus.3.7",
"source": "Ἵνα δικαιωθέντες τῇ ἐκείνου χάριτι, κληρονόμοι γενώμεθα κατʼ ἐλπίδα ζωῆς αἰωνίου.",
"text": "So that *dikaiōthentes tē ekeinou chariti*, *klēronomoi genōmetha kat' elpida zōēs aiōniou*.",
"grammar": {
"So that": "conjunction (Ἵνα) - so that/in order that",
"*dikaiōthentes*": "aorist passive participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having been justified",
"*tē*": "dative, feminine, singular - by the",
"*ekeinou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of that one/his",
"*chariti*": "dative, feminine, singular - grace/favor",
"*klēronomoi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - heirs",
"*genōmetha*": "aorist middle subjunctive, 1st plural - we might become",
"*kat'*": "preposition + accusative - according to",
"*elpida*": "accusative, feminine, singular - hope",
"*zōēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of life",
"*aiōniou*": "genitive, feminine, singular - eternal"
},
"variants": {
"*dikaiōthentes*": "having been justified/declared righteous/made righteous",
"*ekeinou*": "of that one/his/that person's",
"*chariti*": "grace/favor/kindness",
"*klēronomoi*": "heirs/inheritors",
"*genōmetha*": "we might become/we might be made",
"*elpida*": "hope/expectation",
"*zōēs*": "of life/of living",
"*aiōniou*": "eternal/everlasting/endless"
}
}
8 {
"verseID": "Titus.3.8",
"source": "Πιστὸς ὁ λόγος, καὶ περὶ τούτων βούλομαί σε διαβεβαιοῦσθαι, ἵνα φροντίζωσιν καλῶν ἔργων προΐστασθαι οἱ πεπιστευκότες Θεῷ. Ταῦτά ἐστιν τὰ καλὰ καὶ ὠφέλιμα τοῖς ἀνθρώποις.",
"text": "*Pistos ho logos*, and about *toutōn boulomai se diabebaiousthai*, so that *phrontizōsin kalōn ergōn proistasthai hoi pepisteukotes Theō*. These *estin ta kala* and *ōphelima tois anthrōpois*.",
"grammar": {
"*Pistos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - faithful/trustworthy",
"*ho*": "nominative, masculine, singular - the",
"*logos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - word/saying",
"and": "conjunction (καὶ) - and",
"about": "preposition (περὶ) - about/concerning",
"*toutōn*": "genitive, neuter, plural - these things",
"*boulomai*": "present middle, 1st singular - I want/wish/desire",
"*se*": "accusative, 2nd singular - you",
"*diabebaiousthai*": "present middle infinitive - to affirm confidently/to insist",
"so that": "conjunction (ἵνα) - so that/in order that",
"*phrontizōsin*": "present active subjunctive, 3rd plural - they may be careful/take care",
"*kalōn*": "genitive, neuter, plural - good",
"*ergōn*": "genitive, neuter, plural - works/deeds",
"*proistasthai*": "present middle infinitive - to engage in/to be concerned about",
"*hoi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - those/the ones",
"*pepisteukotes*": "perfect active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having believed/trusting",
"*Theō*": "dative, masculine, singular - God",
"These": "nominative, neuter, plural (Ταῦτά) - these things",
"*estin*": "present, 3rd singular - is/are",
"*ta*": "nominative, neuter, plural - the",
"*kala*": "nominative, neuter, plural - good/excellent",
"and": "conjunction (καὶ) - and",
"*ōphelima*": "nominative, neuter, plural - profitable/beneficial",
"*tois*": "dative, masculine, plural - to the",
"*anthrōpois*": "dative, masculine, plural - men/people"
},
"variants": {
"*Pistos*": "faithful/trustworthy/reliable",
"*logos*": "word/saying/message",
"*boulomai*": "I want/wish/desire/intend",
"*diabebaiousthai*": "to affirm confidently/to insist/to assert strongly",
"*phrontizōsin*": "they may be careful/take care/be concerned",
"*kalōn*": "good/noble/excellent",
"*ergōn*": "works/deeds/actions",
"*proistasthai*": "to engage in/to be concerned about/to devote oneself to",
"*pepisteukotes*": "having believed/trusting/placing faith in",
"*Theō*": "God/deity",
"*kala*": "good/excellent/fine/beautiful",
"*ōphelima*": "profitable/beneficial/useful/helpful",
"*anthrōpois*": "men/people/human beings"
}
}