9
SlavesΔούλουςareto be submissiveὑποτάσσεσθαιto their ownἰδίοιςmastersδεσπόταιςinἐνeverything,πᾶσινto beεἶναιpleasing,εὐαρέστουςnotμὴtalking back,ἀντιλέγοντας
Titus 2:9
Study it in the app“Slaves are to be submissive to their own masters in everything, to be pleasing, not talking back,”
With the Greek beneath
Titus 2:9, word by word
- SlavesΔούλουςDoulous
slave
A person who belongs to a master and serves him.
Where else “Doulous” appears- to be submissiveὑποτάσσεσθαιhypotassesthai
submit
To obey, place oneself under another.
Where else “hypotassesthai” appears- to their ownἰδίοιςidiois
own
What belongs to someone; their people, their family.
Where else “idiois” appears- mastersδεσπόταιςdespotais
master
The owner of slaves.
Where else “despotais” appears- to beεἶναιeinai
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “einai” appears- pleasingεὐαρέστουςeuarestous
pleasing, acceptable
Pleasing, acceptable: what pleases someone.
Where else “euarestous” appears- talking backἀντιλέγονταςantilegontas
speak against
Contradict, oppose.
Where else “antilegontas” appears
The context
8sound speech that cannot be condemned, so that the opponent may be put to shame, having nothing bad to say about us.
9 · This verse (above)
10not pilfering, but showing all good faithfulness, so that they may adorn the teaching of God our Savior in all things.