Titus 2:8

“sound speech that cannot be condemned, so that the opponent may be put to shame, having nothing bad to say about us.”

Titus 2:8 · direct translation from the Greek
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Titus 2:8, word by word

soundὑγιῆhygiē

sound

Sound, beyond criticism.

Where else “hygiē” appears
speechλόγονlogon

word

What someone says or teaches.

Where else “logon” appears
that cannot be condemnedἀκατάγνωστονakatagnōston

beyond reproach

Beyond reproach: impossible to condemn with good reason.

Where else “akatagnōston” appears
the opponentἐναντίαςenantias

opponent

The one who opposes; the enemy.

Where else “enantias” appears
may be put to shameἐντραπῇentrapēi

shame

To make someone feel embarrassed.

Where else “entrapēi” appears
havingἔχωνechōn

have

To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.

Where else “echōn” appears
nothingμηδὲνmēden

no one, nothing

No one, nothing.

Where else “mēden” appears
badφαῦλονphaulon

evil, worthless

Bad, worthless.

Where else “phaulon” appears
to sayλέγεινlegein

say

To express something in words to others.

Where else “legein” appears

The context

7showing yourself in all things as an example of good works, in your teaching showing integrity, dignity,

8 · This verse (above)

9Slaves are to be submissive to their own masters in everything, to be pleasing, not talking back,

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