Titus 1:5 — King James Version← Study notes

“For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee:”

Titus 1:5 — Greek Interlinear

Greek · Titus 1:519 words

GreekMeaning

ΤούτουToutou

of thisdemonstrativeG3778

χάρινcharin

BecauseprepositionG5484

ἀπέλιπόνapelipon

leave, remainverbG620

σεse

youpronounG4771

ἐνen

inprepositionG1722

ΚρήτῃKrētē

CretenounG2914

ἵναhina

so thatwordG2443

τὰta

the thingsarticleG3588

λείπονταleiponta

lackingverbG3007

ἐπιδιορθώσῃepidiorthōsē

you may set in orderverbG1930

καὶkai

andwordG2532

καταστήσῃςkatastēsēs

may appointverbG2525

κατὰkata

in everyprepositionG2596

πόλινpolin

townnounG4172

πρεσβυτέρουςpresbyterous

eldersadjectiveG4245

ὡςhōs

aswordG5613

ἐγώegō

I myselfpronounG1473

σοιsoi

youpronounG4771

διεταξάμηνdietaxamēn

directedverbG1299

ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

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Appoint Elders in Every Town

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