5 •

Τούτου toutou • this

χάριν charin • reason

ἀπέλειπον / ἀπέλιπόν apelipon • left

σε se • you

ἐν en • in

Κρήτῃ, krētē • Crete

ἵνα ina • that

τὰ ta • the

λείποντα leiponta • remains

ἐπιδιορθώσῃ epidiorthōsē • order

καὶ kai • and

καταστήσῃς katastēsēs • appoint

κατὰ kata • every

πόλιν polin • city

πρεσβυτέρους, presbuterous • elders

ὡς ōs • as

ἐγώ egō • I

σοι soi • you

διεταξάμην, dietaxamēn • directed

6 •

εἴ ei • if

τίς tis • any

ἐστιν estin • be

ἀνέγκλητος, anenklētos • blameless

μιᾶς mias • one

γυναικὸς gunaikos • wife

ἀνήρ, anēr • husband

τέκνα tekna • children

ἔχων echōn • having

πιστά, pista • faithful

μὴ mē • not

ἐν en • of

κατηγορίᾳ katēgoria • accused

ἀσωτίας asōtias • dissipation

ἢ ē • or

ἀνυπότακτα. anupotakta • rebellion

7 •

δεῖ dei • must

γὰρ gar • For

τὸν ton • the

ἐπίσκοπον episkopon • overseer

ἀνέγκλητον anenklēton • blameless

εἶναι einai • be

ὡς ōs • as

θεοῦ theou • God's

οἰκονόμον, oikonomon • steward

μὴ mē • not

αὐθάδη, authadē • self-willed

μὴ mē • not

ὀργίλον, orgilon • quick-tempered

μὴ mē • not

πάροινον, paroinon • wine

μὴ mē • not

πλήκτην, plēktēn • pugnacious

μὴ mē • not

αἰσχροκερδῆ, aischrokerdē • lucre

8 •

ἀλλὰ alla • But

φιλόξενον philoxenon • hospitable

φιλάγαθον philagathon • men

σώφρονα sōphrona • sensible

δίκαιον dikaion • just

ὅσιον osion • devout

ἐγκρατῆ, enkratē • self-controlled

9 •

ἀντεχόμενον antechomenon • hold fast

τοῦ tou • those

κατὰ kata • accordance

τὴν tēn • those

διδαχὴν didachēn • teaching

πιστοῦ pistou • faithful

λόγου, logou • word

ἵνα ina • so

δυνατὸς dunatos • able

ᾖ ē • be

καὶ kai • both

παρακαλεῖν parakalein • exhort

ἐν en • by

τῇ tē • those

διδασκαλίᾳ didaskalia • doctrine

τῇ tē • those

ὑγιαινούσῃ ugiainousē • sound

καὶ kai • both

τοὺς tous • those

ἀντιλέγοντας antilegontas • contradict

ἐλέγχειν. elenchein • refute

10 •

Εἰσὶν eisin • are

γὰρ gar • For

πολλοὶ polloi • many

[καὶ] kai • and

ἀνυπότακτοι, anupotaktoi • disobedient

ματαιολόγοι mataiologoi • talkers

καὶ kai • and

φρεναπάται, phrenapatai • deceivers

μάλιστα malista • especially

οἱ oi • those

ἐκ ek • of

τῆς tēs • those

περιτομῆς, peritomēs • circumcision

11 •

οὓς ous • who

δεῖ dei • must

ἐπιστομίζειν, epistomizein • silenced

οἵτινες oitines • because

ὅλους olous • whole

οἴκους oikous • families

ἀνατρέπουσιν anatrepousin • upsetting

διδάσκοντες didaskontes • teaching

ἃ a • who

μὴ mē • not

δεῖ dei • must

αἰσχροῦ aischrou • sordid

κέρδους kerdous • gain

χάριν. charin • sake

12 •

εἶπέν eipen • said

τις tis • one

ἐξ ex • of

αὐτῶν autōn • themselves

ἴδιος idios • own

αὐτῶν autōn • themselves

προφήτης· prophētēs • prophet

Κρῆτες krētes • Cretans

ἀεὶ aei • always

ψεῦσται, pseustai • liars

κακὰ kaka • evil

θηρία, thēria • beasts

γαστέρες gasteres • gluttons

ἀργαί, argai • lazy

13 •

ἡ ē • the

μαρτυρία marturia • testimony

αὕτη autē • this

ἐστὶν estin • is

ἀληθής alēthēs • true.

δι' di • Wherefore

ἣν ēn • this

αἰτίαν aitian • reason

ἔλεγχε elenche • reprove

αὐτοὺς autous • them

ἀποτόμως, apotomōs • severely

ἵνα ina • so

ὑγιαίνωσιν ugiainōsin • sound

ἐν en • in

τῇ tē • the

πίστει, pistei • faith

14 •

μὴ mē • Not

προσέχοντες prosechontes • heed

Ἰουδαϊκοῖς ioudaikois • Jewish

μύθοις muthois • myths

καὶ kai • and

ἐντολαῖς entolais • commandments

ἀνθρώπων anthrōpōn • men

ἀποστρεφομένων apostrephomenōn • turn away from

τὴν tēn • the

ἀλήθειαν. alētheian • truth

15 •

πάντα panta • all things

καθαρὰ kathara • pure

τοῖς tois • those

καθαροῖς· katharois • pure

τοῖς tois • those

δὲ de • but

μεμιαμμένοις memiammenois • defiled

καὶ kai • both

ἀπίστοις apistois • unbelieving

οὐδὲν ouden • nothing

καθαρόν, katharon • pure

ἀλλὰ alla • but

μεμίανται memiantai • defiled

αὐτῶν autōn • their

καὶ kai • both

ὁ o • those

νοῦς nous • mind

καὶ kai • both

ἡ ē • those

συνείδησις. suneidēsis • conscience

16 •

θεὸν theon • God

ὁμολογοῦσιν omologousin • profess

εἰδέναι, eidenai • know

τοῖς tois • the

δὲ de • but

ἔργοις ergois • deeds

ἀρνοῦνται, arnountai • deny

βδελυκτοὶ bdeluktoi • detestable

ὄντες ontes • being

καὶ kai • and

ἀπειθεῖς apeitheis • disobedient

καὶ kai • and

πρὸς pros • unto

πᾶν pan • any

ἔργον ergon • deeds

ἀγαθὸν agathon • good

ἀδόκιμοι. adokimoi • worthless