Η ΠΡΟΣ ΤΙΤΟΝ ΕΠΙΣΤΟΛΗ ΠΑΥΛΟΥ

Epistle to the Titus

CHAPTER 1

| 1 | παυλος |  | δουλος |  | θεου |  | αποστολος |  | δε |  | ιησου |  | χριστου |  | κατα |  | πιστιν |
|  | Paul |  | bondman |  | of God, |  | and apostle |  | ♦ |  | of Jesus |  | Christ |  | according to |  | [the] faith |

εκλεκτων |  | θεου |  | και |  | επιγνωσιν |  | αληθειας |  | της |  | κατ |  | ευσεβειαν |  |
elect 3 |  | of 1 God’s 2 |  | and |  | knowledge |  | of [the] truth |  | which [is] |  | according to |  | piety; |  |

| 2 | επ |  | ελπιδι |  | ζωης |  | αιωνιου |  | ην |  | επηγγειλατο |  | ο |  | αψευδης |  | θεος |  | προ |
|  | in |  | [the] hope |  | of life |  | eternal, |  | which |  | promised |  | the 1 |  | who 3 cannot 4 lie 5 |  | God 2 |  | before |

χρονων |  | αιωνιων |  |
the ages of time, |  | ♦ |  |

| 3 | εφανερωσεν |  | δε |  | καιροις |  | ιδιοις |  | τον |  | λογον |  | αυτου |  | εν |
|  | but manifested |  | ♦ |  | in its own seasons |  | ♦ |  | his word |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | in |

κηρυγματι |  | ο |  | επιστευθην |  | εγω |  | κατ |  | επιταγην |  | του |
[the] proclamation |  | which |  | was 2 entrusted 3 with 4 |  | I 1 |  | according to |  | [the] commandment |  | ♦ |

σωτηρος |  | ημων |  | θεου |  |
of Saviour 2 |  | our 1 |  | God; |  |

| 4 | τιτω |  | γνησιω |  | τεκνω |  | κατα |  | κοινην |  | πιστιν |  | χαρις |  | ελεος |  | ειρηνη |
|  | to Titus |  | [my] true |  | child |  | according to |  | [our] common |  | faith: |  | Grace, |  | mercy |  | peace |

απο |  | θεου |  | πατρος |  | και |  | κυριου |  | ιησου |  | χριστου |  | του |  | σωτηρος |  | ημων |  |
from |  | God |  | [the] Father, |  | and |  | [the] Lord |  | Jesus |  | Christ |  | our Saviour. |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  |

| 5 | τουτου |  | χαριν |  | κατελιπον |  | σε |  | εν |  | κρητη |  | ινα |  | τα |  | λειποντα |
|  | For this cause |  | ♦ |  | I left |  | thee |  | in |  | Crete, |  | that |  | the things lacking |  | ♦ |

επιδιορθωση |  | και |  | καταστησης |  | κατα |  | πολιν |  | πρεσβυτερους |
thou mightest go on to set right, |  | and |  | mightest appoint |  | in every city |  | ♦ |  | elders, |

ως |  | εγω |  | σοι |  | διεταξαμην |  |
as |  | I |  | thee 2 |  | ordered: 1 |  |

| 6 | ει |  | τις |  | εστιν |  | ανεγκλητος |  | μιας |  | γυναικος |  | ανηρ |  | τεκνα |  | εχων |
|  | if |  | anyone |  | is |  | unimpeachable, |  | of 2 one 3 |  | wife 4 |  | husband, 1 |  | children 7 |  | having 5 |

πιστα |  | μη |  | εν |  | κατηγορια |  | ασωτιας |  | η |  | ανυποτακτα |  |
believing, 6 |  | not |  | under |  | accusation |  | of dissoluteness |  | or |  | insubordinate. |  |

| 7 | δει |  | γαρ |  | τον |  | επισκοπον |  | ανεγκλητον |  | ειναι |  | ως |  | θεου |  | οικονομον |
|  | For it behoves |  | ♦ |  | the |  | overseer |  | unimpeachable |  | to be, |  | as |  | God’s |  | steward; |

μη |  | αυθαδη |  | μη |  | οργιλον |  | μη |  | παροινον |  | μη |  | πληκτην |  | μη |  | αισχροκερδη |  |
not |  | selfwilled, |  | not |  | passionate, |  | not |  | given to wine, |  | not |  | a striker, |  | not |  | greedy of base gain, |  |

| 8 | αλλα |  | φιλοξενον |  | φιλαγαθον |  | σωφρονα |  | δικαιον |  | οσιον |  | εγκρατη |  |
|  | but |  | hospitable, |  | a lover of good, |  | discreet, |  | just, |  | holy, |  | temperate, |  |

| 9 | αντεχομενον |  | του |  | κατα |  | την |  | διδαχην |  | πιστου |  | λογου |  | ινα |  | δυνατος |
|  | holding to |  | the |  | according 3 to 4 |  | the 5 |  | teaching 6 |  | faithful 1 |  | word, 2 |  | that |  | able |

η |  | και |  | παρακαλειν |  | εν |  | τη |  | διδασκαλια |  | τη |  | υγιαινουση |  | και |  | τους |
he may be |  | both |  | to encourage |  | with |  | ♦ |  | teaching 2 |  | ♦ |  | sound, 1 |  | and |  | those who |

αντιλεγοντας |  | ελεγχειν |  |
gainsay |  | to convict. |  |

| 10 | εισιν |  | γαρ |  | πολλοι |  | και |  | ανυποτακτοι |  | ματαιολογοι |  | και |  | φρεναπαται |
|  | For there are |  | ♦ |  | many |  | and |  | insubordinate |  | vain talkers |  | and |  | mind-deceivers, |

μαλιστα |  | οι |  | εκ |  | περιτομης |  |
especially |  | those |  | of |  | [the] circumcision, |  |

| 11 | ους |  | δει |  | επιστομιζειν |  | οιτινες |  | ολους |  | οικους |  | ανατρεπουσιν |
|  | whom |  | it is necessary |  | stop the mouths of, |  | who |  | whole |  | houses |  | overthrow, |

διδασκοντες |  | α |  | μη |  | δει |  | αισχρου |  | κερδους |  | χαριν |  |
teaching |  | things which [they] |  | ought not, |  | ♦ |  | base 4 |  | gain 5 |  | for 1 sake 2 of. 3 |  |

| 12 | ειπεν |  | τις |  | εξ |  | αυτων |  | ιδιος |  | αυτων |  | προφητης |  | κρητες |  | αει |
|  | Said 14 |  | one 6 |  | of 7 |  | themselves 8 |  | of 11 their 12 own 13 |  | ♦ |  | a 9 prophet, 10 |  | Cretans |  | always |

ψευσται |  | κακα |  | θηρια |  | γαστερες |  | αργαι |  |
[are] liars, |  | evil |  | wild beasts, |  | gluttons 2 |  | lazy. 1 |  |

| 13 | η |  | μαρτυρια |  | αυτη |  | εστιν |  | αληθης |  | δι |  | ην |  | αιτιαν |  | ελεγχε |  | αυτους |
|  | This testimony |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | is |  | true; |  | for |  | which |  | cause |  | convict |  | them |

αποτομως |  | ινα |  | υγιαινωσιν |  | εν |  | τη |  | πιστει |  |
with severity, |  | that |  | they may be sound |  | in |  | the |  | faith, |  |

| 14 | μη |  | προσεχοντες |  | ιουδαικοις |  | μυθοις |  | και |  | εντολαις |  | ανθρωπων |
|  | not |  | giving heed |  | to Jewish |  | fables |  | and |  | commandments |  | of men, |

αποστρεφομενων |  | την |  | αληθειαν |  |
turning away from |  | the |  | truth. |  |

| 15 | παντα |  | μεν |  | καθαρα |  | τοις |  | καθαροις |  | τοις |  | δε |  | μεμιασμενοις |
|  | All things [are] |  | ♦ |  | pure |  | to the |  | pure; |  | but to those who |  | ♦ |  | are defiled |

και |  | απιστοις |  | ουδεν |  | καθαρον |  | αλλα |  | μεμιανται |  | αυτων |  | και |  | ο |  | νους |  | και |
and |  | unbelieving |  | nothing |  | [is] pure; |  | but |  | are defiled |  | their 2 |  | both 1 |  | ♦ |  | mind |  | and |

η |  | συνειδησις |  |
their conscience. |  | ♦ |  |

| 16 | θεον |  | ομολογουσιν |  | ειδεναι |  | τοις |  | δε |  | εργοις |  | αρνουνται |  | βδελυκτοι |
|  | God |  | they profess |  | to know, |  | but in works |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | deny [him], |  | abominable 2 |

οντες |  | και |  | απειθεις |  | και |  | προς |  | παν |  | εργον |  | αγαθον |  | αδοκιμοι |  |
being 1 |  | and |  | disobedient, |  | and |  | as to |  | every |  | work 2 |  | good 1 |  | found worthless. |  |