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butἀλλὰhospitable,φιλόξενονloving what is good,φιλάγαθονsensible,σώφροναrighteous,δίκαιονholy,ὅσιονself-controlled,ἐγκρατῆ
Titus 1:8
Study it in the app“but hospitable, loving what is good, sensible, righteous, holy, self-controlled,”
With the Greek beneath
Titus 1:8, word by word
- hospitableφιλόξενονphiloxenon
hospitable
Hospitable: glad to welcome strangers.
Where else “philoxenon” appears- loving what is goodφιλάγαθονphilagathon
lover of good
Loving what is good.
Where else “philagathon” appears- sensibleσώφροναsōphrona
sensible, self-controlled
Sensible: of sound mind and self-controlled.
Where else “sōphrona” appears- righteousδίκαιονdikaion
righteous
One who lives well, as God wants.
Where else “dikaion” appears- holyὅσιονhosion
holy, devout
Holy, devout, faithful to God; of God, the Holy One; "the holy things" promised.
Where else “hosion” appears- self-controlledἐγκρατῆenkratē
self-controlled
Self-controlled, master of oneself.
Where else “enkratē” appears
The context
7For the overseer must be blameless as God’s steward, not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not given to drink, not violent, not greedy for dishonest gain,
8 · This verse (above)
9holding fast to the trustworthy word that accords with the teaching, so that he may be able both to exhort with sound teaching and to refute those who contradict it.