Titus 3:8
{ "verseID": "Titus.3.8", "source": "Πιστὸς ὁ λόγος, καὶ περὶ τούτων βούλομαί σε διαβεβαιοῦσθαι, ἵνα φροντίζωσιν καλῶν ἔργων προΐστασθαι οἱ πεπιστευκότες Θεῷ. Ταῦτά ἐστιν τὰ καλὰ καὶ ὠφέλιμα τοῖς ἀνθρώποις.", "text": "*Pistos ho logos*, and about *toutōn boulomai se diabebaiousthai*, so that *phrontizōsin kalōn ergōn proistasthai hoi pepisteukotes Theō*. These *estin ta kala* and *ōphelima tois anthrōpois*.", "grammar": { "*Pistos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - faithful/trustworthy", "*ho*": "nominative, masculine, singular - the", "*logos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - word/saying", "and": "conjunction (καὶ) - and", "about": "preposition (περὶ) - about/concerning", "*toutōn*": "genitive, neuter, plural - these things", "*boulomai*": "present middle, 1st singular - I want/wish/desire", "*se*": "accusative, 2nd singular - you", "*diabebaiousthai*": "present middle infinitive - to affirm confidently/to insist", "so that": "conjunction (ἵνα) - so that/in order that", "*phrontizōsin*": "present active subjunctive, 3rd plural - they may be careful/take care", "*kalōn*": "genitive, neuter, plural - good", "*ergōn*": "genitive, neuter, plural - works/deeds", "*proistasthai*": "present middle infinitive - to engage in/to be concerned about", "*hoi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - those/the ones", "*pepisteukotes*": "perfect active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having believed/trusting", "*Theō*": "dative, masculine, singular - God", "These": "nominative, neuter, plural (Ταῦτά) - these things", "*estin*": "present, 3rd singular - is/are", "*ta*": "nominative, neuter, plural - the", "*kala*": "nominative, neuter, plural - good/excellent", "and": "conjunction (καὶ) - and", "*ōphelima*": "nominative, neuter, plural - profitable/beneficial", "*tois*": "dative, masculine, plural - to the", "*anthrōpois*": "dative, masculine, plural - men/people" }, "variants": { "*Pistos*": "faithful/trustworthy/reliable", "*logos*": "word/saying/message", "*boulomai*": "I want/wish/desire/intend", "*diabebaiousthai*": "to affirm confidently/to insist/to assert strongly", "*phrontizōsin*": "they may be careful/take care/be concerned", "*kalōn*": "good/noble/excellent", "*ergōn*": "works/deeds/actions", "*proistasthai*": "to engage in/to be concerned about/to devote oneself to", "*pepisteukotes*": "having believed/trusting/placing faith in", "*Theō*": "God/deity", "*kala*": "good/excellent/fine/beautiful", "*ōphelima*": "profitable/beneficial/useful/helpful", "*anthrōpois*": "men/people/human beings" } }