Titus 1:16
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Berean Study Bible
They profess to know God, but by their actions they deny Him. They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good deed.

Young's Literal Translation
God they profess to know, and in the works they deny [Him], being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work disapproved.

King James Bible
They profess that they know God; but in works they deny [him], being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.

Greek
They profess
ὁμολογοῦσιν (homologousin)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 3670: From a compound of the base of homou and logos; to assent, i.e. Covenant, acknowledge.

to know
εἰδέναι (eidenai)
Verb - Perfect Infinitive Active
Strong's 1492: To know, remember, appreciate.

God,
Θεὸν (Theon)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.

but
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

they deny [Him]
ἀρνοῦνται (arnountai)
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 720: Perhaps from a and the middle voice of rheo; to contradict, i.e. Disavow, reject, abnegate.

by [their]
τοῖς (tois)
Article - Dative Neuter Plural
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

actions.
ἔργοις (ergois)
Noun - Dative Neuter Plural
Strong's 2041: From a primary ergo; toil; by implication, an act.

They are
ὄντες (ontes)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

detestable,
βδελυκτοὶ (bdelyktoi)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 947: Abominable, detestable. From bdelusso; detestable, i.e. idolatrous.

disobedient,
ἀπειθεῖς (apeitheis)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 545: Unbelieving, disobedient, who will not be persuaded. Unpersuadable, i.e. Contumacious.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

unfit
ἀδόκιμοι (adokimoi)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 96: Failing to pass the test, unapproved, counterfeit. By implication, worthless.

for
πρὸς (pros)
Preposition
Strong's 4314: To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward.

any
πᾶν (pan)
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's 3956: All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.

good
ἀγαθὸν (agathon)
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's 18: A primary word; 'good'.

deed.
ἔργον (ergon)
Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's 2041: From a primary ergo; toil; by implication, an act.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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