Greek Interlinear
Titus 1:5 Interlinear
“For this cause left I thee in Crete that the things that are wanting thou shouldest set in order and ordain in every city elders as I thee had appointed”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Τούτου | G5127 | For this | of (from or concerning) this (person or thing) |
| 2 | χάριν | G5484 | cause | through favor of, i.e., on account of |
| 3 | κατέλιπόν | G2641 | left I | to leave down, i.e., behind; by implication, to abandon, have remaining |
| 4 | σε | G4571 | thee | thee |
| 5 | ἐν | G1722 | in | "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc |
| 6 | Κρήτῃ | G2914 | Crete | crete, an island in the mediterranean |
| 7 | ἵνα | G2443 | that | in order that (denoting the purpose or the result) |
| 8 | τὰ | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 9 | λείποντα | G3007 | the things that are wanting | to leave, i.e., (intransitively or passively) to fail or be absent |
| 10 | ἐπιδιορθώσῃ | G1930 | thou shouldest set in order | to straighten further, i.e., (figuratively) arrange additionally |
| 11 | καὶ | G2532 | and | and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words |
| 12 | καταστήσῃς | G2525 | ordain | to place down (permanently), i.e., (figuratively) to designate, constitute, convoy |
| 13 | κατὰ | G2596 | in every | (prepositionally) down (in place or time), in varied relations (according to the case (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined) |
| 14 | πόλιν | G4172 | city | a town (properly, with walls, of greater or less size) |
| 15 | πρεσβυτέρους | G4245 | elders | older; as noun, a senior; specially, an israelite sanhedrist (also figuratively, member of the celestial council) or christian "presbyter" |
| 16 | ὡς | G5613 | as | which how, i.e., in that manner (very variously used, as follows) |
| 17 | ἐγώ | G1473 | I | i, me |
| 18 | σοι | G4671 | thee | to thee |
| 19 | διεταξάμην | G1299 | had appointed | to arrange thoroughly, i.e., (specially) institute, prescribe, etc |
Verse Context
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Titus 1:5 (current)For this cause left I thee in Crete that the things that are wanting thou shouldest set in order and ordain in every city elders as I thee had appointed
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