Titus 3:9 — King James Version← Study notes
“But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.”
Titus 3:9 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Titus 3:916 words
μωρὰςmōrasfool(-ish, X
-ishness)
δὲdeand / but
ζητήσειςzētēseisquestion
καὶkaiand / also
γενεαλογίαςgenealogiasgenealogy
καὶkaiand / also
ἔρειςereiscontention, debate, strife
καὶkaiand / also
μάχαςmachasfighting, strive, striving
νομικὰςnomikasabout the
law, lawyer
περιΐστασοperiistasoavoid, shun, stand by (round
about)
εἰσὶνeisinam, have been, is I
γὰρgarfor
ἀνωφελεῖςanōpheleisunprofitable(-ness)
καὶkaiand / also
μάταιοιmataioivain, vanity
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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