Titus 3:2

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Μηδένα βλασφημεῖν, ἀμάχους εἶναι, ἐπιεικεῖς, πᾶσαν ἐνδεικνυμένους πρᾳότητα πρὸς πάντας ἀνθρώπους.

Transliteration

Mēdena blasphēmein, amachous einai, epieikeis, pasan endeiknumenous praotēta pros pantas anthrōpous.

Grammar Details

• *Mēdena*: accusative, masculine, singular - no one/nobody
• *blasphēmein*: present active infinitive - to revile/speak evil of
• *amachous*: accusative, masculine, plural - not quarrelsome/peaceable
• *einai*: present infinitive - to be
• *epieikeis*: accusative, masculine, plural - gentle/forbearing/reasonable
• *pasan*: accusative, feminine, singular - all/every
• *endeiknumenous*: present middle participle, accusative, masculine, plural - showing/displaying
• *praotēta*: accusative, feminine, singular - gentleness/meekness
• *pros*: preposition + accusative - toward
• *pantas*: accusative, masculine, plural - all
• *anthrōpous*: accusative, masculine, plural - men/people

Word Meanings

• *Mēdena*: no one/nobody/not anyone
• *blasphēmein*: to revile/speak evil of/slander/blaspheme
• *amachous*: not quarrelsome/peaceable/not contentious
• *epieikeis*: gentle/forbearing/reasonable/fair/mild
• *endeiknumenous*: showing/displaying/demonstrating/exhibiting
• *praotēta*: gentleness/meekness/mildness/humility
• *anthrōpous*: men/people/human beings

Referenced Verses

• 2 Tim 2:24-25 : 24 And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient, 25 In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth;
• 1 Tim 3:3 : 3 Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;
• Eph 4:31 : 31 Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:
• Eph 4:2 : 2 With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;
• Gal 6:1 : 1 Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.
• Matt 11:29 : 29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
• Col 3:12-13 : 12 Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering; 13 Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.
• Jas 1:19-20 : 19 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: 20 For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.
• Jas 3:17 : 17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
• Jas 4:11 : 11 Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.
• 1 Pet 2:1 : 1 Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,
• 1 Pet 2:17-18 : 17 Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king. 18 Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.
• 1 Pet 3:8 : 8 Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous:
• 1 Pet 3:10 : 10 For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile:
• 1 Tim 3:11 : 11 Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.
• 1 Thess 5:14-15 : 14 Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all men. 15 See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men.
• Gal 6:10 : 10 As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith.
• Prov 25:24 : 24 It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.
• Gal 5:22 : 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
• Phil 4:5 : 5 Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand.
• Isa 40:11 : 11 He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.
• Acts 23:5 : 5 Then said Paul, I wist not, brethren, that he was the high priest: for it is written, Thou shalt not speak evil of the ruler of thy people.
• 1 Cor 6:10 : 10 Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.
• 1 Cor 9:19 : 19 For though I be free from all men, yet have I made myself servant unto all, that I might gain the more.
• 2 Cor 10:1 : 1 Now I Paul myself beseech you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, who in presence am base among you, but being absent am bold toward you:
• 2 Cor 12:20 : 20 For I fear, lest, when I come, I shall not find you such as I would, and that I shall be found unto you such as ye would not: lest there be debates, envyings, wraths, strifes, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults:
• 2 Sam 22:36 : 36 Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy gentleness hath made me great.
• Ps 140:11 : 11 Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.
• Prov 6:19 : 19 A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.
• 1 Thess 2:7 : 7 But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children:
• 1 Pet 4:4 : 4 Wherein they think it strange that ye run not with them to the same excess of riot, speaking evil of you:
• 2 Pet 2:10 : 10 But chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise government. Presumptuous are they, selfwilled, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignities.
• Jude 1:8 : 8 Likewise also these filthy dreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities.
• Jude 1:10 : 10 But these speak evil of those things which they know not: but what they know naturally, as brute beasts, in those things they corrupt themselves.
• Prov 19:19 : 19 A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment: for if thou deliver him, yet thou must do it again.