Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleAs one of their own prophets has said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.” Young's Literal Translation A certain one of them, a prophet of their own, said—‘Cretans! always liars, evil beasts, lazy bellies!’ King James Bible One of themselves, [even] a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians [are] alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies. Greek [As] oneτις (tis) Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 5100: Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object. of ἐξ (ex) Preposition Strong's 1537: From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out. their αὐτῶν (autōn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. own ἴδιος (idios) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 2398: Pertaining to self, i.e. One's own; by implication, private or separate. prophets προφήτης (prophētēs) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 4396: From a compound of pro and phemi; a foreteller; by analogy, an inspired speaker; by extension, a poet. has said, εἶπέν (eipen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say. “Cretans Κρῆτες (Krētes) Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 2912: A Cretan, an inhabitant of Crete. From Krete; a Cretan, i.e. Inhabitant of Crete. [are] always ἀεὶ (aei) Adverb Strong's 104: From an obsolete primary noun; 'ever, 'by qualification regularly; by implication, earnestly. liars, ψεῦσται (pseustai) Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 5583: A liar, deceiver. From pseudomai; a falsifier. evil κακὰ (kaka) Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural Strong's 2556: Bad, evil, in the widest sense. Apparently a primary word; worthless, i.e. depraved, or injurious. beasts, θηρία (thēria) Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural Strong's 2342: Properly: a wild beast, hence: any animal; met: a brute. Diminutive from the same as thera; a dangerous animal. lazy ἀργαί (argai) Adjective - Nominative Feminine Plural Strong's 692: Idle, lazy, thoughtless, unprofitable, injurious. (by implication) lazy, useless. gluttons.” γαστέρες (gasteres) Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural Strong's 1064: The stomach; by analogy, the matrix; figuratively, a gourmand. |
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