soundὑγιῆspeechλόγονthat cannot be condemned,ἀκατάγνωστονso thatἵναthe opponentὁ ἐξ ἐναντίαςmay be put to shame,ἐντραπῇhavingἔχωνnothingμηδὲνbadφαῦλονto sayλέγεινaboutπερὶus.ἡμῶν
Titus 2:8
Study it in the app“sound speech that cannot be condemned, so that the opponent may be put to shame, having nothing bad to say about us.”
With the Greek beneath
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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,