One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies.
One of themſelues, euen a Prophet of their owne, ſaid: The Cretians are alway lyers, euill beaſts, ſlow bellies.
εἶπέ τις ἐξ αὐτῶν, ἴδιος αὐτῶν προφήτης, Κρῆτες ἀεὶ ψεῦσται, κακὰ θηρία, γαστέρες ἀργαί.
εἶπέ τις ἐξ αὐτῶν ἴδιος αὐτῶν προφήτης, Κρῆτες ἀεὶ ψεῦσται, κακὰ θηρία, γαστέρες ἀργαί.
ἀεί , adverb, aei — ever, unceasingly (value 16)
G104,
ἀεί aeí, ah-eye'; from an obsolete primary noun (apparently meaning continued duration); "ever," by qualification regularly; by implication, earnestly:—always, ever.perpetually, incessantly
invariably, at any and every time: when according to the circumstances something is or ought to be done again
Used in 8 Verses, 7 Books 8  Occurrence Count
ἀργός , adjective, argos — inactive, idle (value 374)
G692,
ἀργός argós, ar-gos'; from G1 (as a negative particle) and G2041; inactive, i.e. unemployed; (by implication) lazy, useless:—barren, idle, slow.free from labour, at leisure
lazy, shunning the labour which one ought to perform
Used in 6 Verses, 4 Books 8  Occurrence Count
αὐτός , pronoun, autos — (1) self (emphatic) (2) he, she, it (used for the third person pronoun) (3) the same (value 971)
G846,
αὐτός autós, ow-tos'; from the particle αὖ aû (perhaps akin to the base of G109 through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward); the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative G1438) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons:—her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare G848.himself, herself, themselves, itself
he, she, it
the same
Used in 3781 Verses, 27 Books 5773  Occurrence Count
γαστήρ , feminine noun, gastēr — the belly (value 612)
G1064,
γαστήρ gastḗr, gas-tare'; of uncertain derivation; the stomach; by analogy, the matrix; figuratively, a gourmand:—belly, + with child, womb.the belly
the womb
the stomach
a glutton, gormandiser, a man who is as it were all stomach
Used in 9 Verses, 6 Books 9  Occurrence Count
ἐκ , preposition, ek — from, from out of (value 25)
G1537,
ἐκ ek, ek; a primary preposition denoting origin (the point whence action or motion proceeds), from, out (of place, time, or cause; literal or figurative; direct or remote):—after, among, × are, at, betwixt(-yond), by (the means of), exceedingly, (+ abundantly above), for(- th), from (among, forth, up), + grudgingly, + heartily, X heavenly, × hereby, + very highly, in, …ly, (because, by reason) of, off (from), on, out among (from, of), over, since, × thenceforth, through, × unto, × vehemently, with(-out).out of, from, by, away from
Used in 761 Verses, 26 Books 920  Occurrence Count
ἔπω , verb, eipon — answer, bid, bring word, command (value 885)
G2036,
ἔπω épō, ep'-o; a primary verb (used only in the definite past tense, the others being borrowed from G2046, G4483, and G5346); to speak or say (by word or writing):—answer, bid, bring word, call, command, grant, say (on), speak, tell. Compare G3004.Used in 901 Verses, 16 Books 976  Occurrence Count
θηρίον , neuter noun, thērion — a wild beast (value 247)
G2342,
θηρίον thēríon, thay-ree'-on; diminutive from the same as G2339; a dangerous animal:—(venomous, wild) beast.an animal
a wild animal, wild beast, beast
metaph. a brutal, bestial man, savage, ferocious
Used in 38 Verses, 6 Books 46  Occurrence Count
ἴδιος , adjective, idios — one's own, distinct (value 294)
G2398,
ἴδιος ídios, id'-ee-os; of uncertain affinity; pertaining to self, i.e. one's own; by implication, private or separate:—X his acquaintance, when they were alone, apart, aside, due, his (own, proper, several), home, (her, our, thine, your) own (business), private(-ly), proper, severally, their (own).pertaining to one's self, one's own, belonging to one's self
Used in 109 Verses, 19 Books 113  Occurrence Count
κακός , adjective, kakos — bad, evil (value 311)
G2556,
κακός kakós, kak-os'; apparently a primary word; worthless (intrinsically, such; whereas G4190 properly refers to effects), i.e. (subjectively) depraved, or (objectively) injurious:—bad, evil, harm, ill, noisome, wicked.of a bad nature
not such as it ought to be
of a mode of thinking, feeling, acting
base, wrong, wicked
troublesome, injurious, pernicious, destructive, baneful
Used in 46 Verses, 19 Books 51  Occurrence Count
Κρής , proper masculine noun, krēs — a Cretan (value 328)
G2912,
Κρής Krḗs, krace; from G2914; a Cretan, i.e. inhabitant of Crete:—Crete, Cretian.a Cretan, an inhabitant of the island of Crete
Used in 3 Verses, 2 Books 3  Occurrence Count
λέγω , verb, legō — to say (value 838)
G3004,
†λέγω légō, leg'-o; a primary verb; properly, to "lay" forth, i.e. (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas G2036 and G5346 generally refer to an individual expression or speech respectively; while G4483 is properly to break silence merely, and G2980 means an extended or random harangue)); by implication, to mean:—ask, bid, boast, call, describe, give out, name, put forth, say(-ing, on), shew, speak, tell, utter.to say, to speak
affirm over, maintain
to teach
to exhort, advise, to command, direct
to point out with words, intend, mean, mean to say
to call by name, to call, name
to speak out, speak of, mention
Used in 1244 Verses, 25 Books 1343  Occurrence Count
προφήτης , masculine noun, prophētēs — a prophet (an interpreter or forth-teller of the divine will) (value 1266)
G4396,
προφήτης prophḗtēs, prof-ay'-tace; from a compound of G4253 and G5346; a foreteller ("prophet"); by analogy, an inspired speaker; by extension, a poet:—prophet.in Greek writings, an interpreter of oracles or of other hidden things
one who, moved by the Spirit of God and hence his organ or spokesman, solemnly declares to men what he has received by inspiration, especially concerning future events, and in particular such as relate to the cause and kingdom of God and to human salvation
the OT prophets, having foretold the kingdom, deeds and death, of Jesus the Messiah.
of John the Baptist, the herald of Jesus the Messiah
of the illustrious prophet, the Jews expected before the advent of the Messiah
the Messiah
of men filled with the Spirit of God, who by God's authority and command in words of weight pleads the cause of God and urges salvation of men
of prophets that appeared in the apostolic age among Christians
they are associated with the apostles
they discerned and did what is best for the Christian cause, foretelling certain future events. (Acts 11:27)
in the religious assemblies of the Christians, they were moved by the Holy Spirit to speak, having power to instruct, comfort, encourage, rebuke, convict, and stimulate, their hearers
a poet (because poets were believed to sing under divine inspiration)
of Epimenides (Tit. 1:12)
Used in 143 Verses, 15 Books 148  Occurrence Count
τὶς , pronoun, tis — a certain one, someone, anyone (value 510)
G5100,
τὶς tìs, tis; an enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object:—a (kind of), any (man, thing, thing at all), certain (thing), divers, he (every) man, one (X thing), ought, + partly, some (man, -body, - thing, -what), (+ that no-)thing, what(-soever), × wherewith, whom(-soever), whose(-soever).a certain, a certain one
some, some time, a while
Used in 496 Verses, 26 Books 541  Occurrence Count
ψεύστης , masculine noun, pseustēs — liar (value 1813)
G5583,
ψεύστης pseústēs, psyoos-tace'; from G5574; a falsifier:—liar.a liar
one who breaks faith
a false and faithless man
Used in 10 Verses, 5 Books 10  Occurrence Count
| Titus 1:12Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies. |
| Original Text (TR 1894)Stephanus 1550 (Total 8701) |
| εἶπέ τις ἐξ αὐτῶν, ἴδιος αὐτῶν προφήτης, Κρῆτες ἀεὶ ψεῦσται, κακὰ θηρία, γαστέρες ἀργαί. |
| Verse #29905 (Ch. #1130) — 14 words, 70 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Greek |
Value |
| One |
G5100tis |
τὶς |
510 |
| of |
G1537ek |
ἐκ |
25 |
| themselves, |
G846autos |
αὐτός |
971 |
| even a prophet |
G4396prophētēs |
προφήτης |
1266 |
| of their |
G846autos |
αὐτός |
971 |
| own, |
G2398idios |
ἴδιος |
294 |
| said, |
G3004legō |
λέγω |
838 |
| The Cretians |
G2912krēs |
Κρής |
328 |
| are alway |
G104aei |
ἀεί |
16 |
| liars, |
G5583pseustēs |
ψεύστης |
1813 |
| evil |
G2556kakos |
κακός |
311 |
| beasts, |
G2342thērion |
θηρίον |
247 |
| slow |
G692argos |
ἀργός |
374 |
| bellies. |
G1064gastēr |
γαστήρ |
612 |
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