Titus 1:12 — King James Version← Study notes
“One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies.”
Titus 1:12 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Titus 1:1214 words
εἶπένeipensay
τιςtisa (kind
of), any (man, thing
ἐξexfrom / out of
αὐτῶνautōnhe / she / it / same
ἴδιοςidiosacquaintance, when they were
alone, apart
αὐτῶνautōnhe / she / it / same
προφήτηςprophētēsprophet
ΚρῆτεςKrētesCrete, Cretian
ἀεὶaeialways, ever
ψεῦσταιpseustailiar
κακὰkakabad, evil, harm
θηρίαthēria(venomous, wild) beast
γαστέρεςgasteresbelly, + with child, womb
ἀργαίargaibarren, idle, slow
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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