Titus 2:5
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.”
λόγος
In Greek thought, the logos was the rational principle holding the universe together. John opens his Gospel with this word — not as a concept, but as a person. In the beginning was the Word. Before anything existed, the Word already was.
ἵνα
so that
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ἵνα
That, in order that, so that. Hina. For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son in order that whoever believes in Him should not perish. The purpose of the cross is clear.
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ὑποτάσσω
being subject
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ὑποτάσσω
To submit, to place under, to be subject to. Hupotasso. Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ. Submission is not weakness. It is the posture of security and strength.
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θεός
of God
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θεός
God. Theos. In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. The ultimate reality. The source of all existence. Personal knowable and present.
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σώφρων
self-controlled,
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σώφρων
safe (sound) in mind, i.e. self-controlled (moderate as to opinion or passion)
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ἴδιος
to their own
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ἴδιος
pertaining to self, i.e. one's own; by implication, private or separate
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