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Forχάρινthis reasonΤούτουI leftἀπέλιπόνyouσεinἐνCrete,Κρήτῃso thatἵναyou might set rightἐπιδιορθώσῃwhatτὰremainedλείπονταandκαὶappointκαταστήσῃςeldersπρεσβυτέρουςin everyκατὰtown,πόλινasὡςIἐγώdirectedδιεταξάμηνyou,σοι
Titus 1:5
Study it in the app“For this reason I left you in Crete, so that you might set right what remained and appoint elders in every town, as I directed you,”
With the Greek beneath
Titus 1:5, word by word
- Forχάρινcharin
for the sake of
For the sake of; “hou charin,” for which reason.
Where else “charin” appears- I leftἀπέλιπόνapelipon
leave behind
Leave someone or something behind.
Where else “apelipon” appears- CreteΚρήτῃKrētēi
Crete
See it on the mapWhere else “Krētēi” appears- you might set rightἐπιδιορθώσῃepidiorthōsēi
set in order
Set in order, finish putting right.
Where else “epidiorthōsēi” appears- remainedλείπονταleiponta
lack
Lack, be lacking; in the passive, be in need, fall short.
Where else “leiponta” appears- appointκαταστήσῃςkatastēsēis
appoint
To charge someone with something.
Where else “katastēsēis” appears- eldersπρεσβυτέρουςpresbyterous
elder
A leader of the people or of believers.
Where else “presbyterous” appears- townπόλινpolin
city, town
City, town.
Where else “polin” appears- directedδιεταξάμηνdietaxamēn
instruct, arrange
Give instructions, order, arrange, appoint.
Where else “dietaxamēn” appears
Places in this verse
Crete
Today: Crete (island), Greece
A large island in the south of the Aegean Sea, the largest in Greece.
Paul's ship sailed past Crete on the way to Rome (Acts 27:7). Paul left Titus there to put the assemblies in order (Titus 1:5).
The context
4to Titus, my genuine child in a common faith: grace and peace from God the Father and the Messiah Jesus our Savior.
5 · This verse (above)
6if anyone is blameless, the husband of one wife, having believing children not open to the charge of reckless living or rebellious.