Titus 1:12
New Testament • 12 words with Strong's data
"One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies."
Word-by-Word Analysis
אֶחָד
ʼechâd
properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
עָשָׂה
ʻâsâh
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
נָבִיא
nâbîyʼ
a prophet or (generally) inspired man
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
נֶצַח
netsach
properly, a goal, i.e. the bright object at adistance travelled towards; hence (figuratively), splendor, or (subjectively) truthfulness, or (objective...
כָּחַשׁ
kâchash
to be untrue, in word (to lie, feign, disown) or deed (to disappoint, fail, cringe)
רַע
raʻ
bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
חַי
chay
alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or livin...
English grammatical function word ('bellies'). These words (articles, prepositions, conjunctions, pronouns, auxiliary verbs) have no direct equivalent...
Key Terms in This Verse
English grammatical function word ('bellies'). These words (articles, prepositions, conjunctions, pronouns, auxiliary verbs) have no direct equivalent in the original Hebrew or Greek text; they are re...
Study GRAM →כָּחַשׁ kâchash
to be untrue, in word (to lie, feign, disown) or deed (to disappoint, fail, cringe)
Study H3584 →נֶצַח netsach
properly, a goal, i.e. the bright object at adistance travelled towards; hence (figuratively), splendor, or (subjectively) truthfulness, or (objectively) confidence; but usually (adverbially), continu...
Study H5331 →חַי chay
alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively
Study H2416 →עָשָׂה ʻâsâh
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
Study H6213 →Cross References
For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple.
Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;
For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.
Which have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness;
Cretes and Arabians, we do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God.
But these, as natural brute beasts, made to be taken and destroyed, speak evil of the things that they understand not; and shall utterly perish in their own corruption;
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