Titus 2:8

King James 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 you.

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

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Referenced Verses

1 Pet 2:12 : 12 Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.
2 Thess 3:14 : 14 And if any man obey not our word by this epistle, note that man, and have no company with him, that he may be ashamed.
1 Tim 5:14 : 14 I will therefore that the younger women marry, bear children, guide the house, give none occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully.
1 Tim 6:3 : 3 If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to wholesome 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, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ.
Neh 5:9 : 9 Also I said, It is not good that ye do: ought ye not to walk in the fear of our God because of the reproach of the heathen our enemies?
Isa 66:5 : 5 Hear the word of the LORD, ye that tremble at his word; Your brethren that hated you, that cast you out for my name's sake, said, Let the LORD be glorified: but he shall appear to your joy, and they shall be ashamed.
Mark 12:17 : 17 And Jesus answering said unto them, Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's. And they marvelled at him.
Mark 12:32 : 32 And the scribe said unto him, Well, Master, thou hast said the truth: for there is one God; 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 when he had said these things, all his adversaries were ashamed: and all the people rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by him.
Phil 2:14-16 : 14 Do all things without murmurings and disputings: 15 That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world; 16 Holding forth the word of life; that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither laboured in vain.
1 Pet 2:15 : 15 For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:
Mark 12:28 : 28 And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, Which is the first commandment of all?

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