Titus 2:9
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Slaves are to submit to their own masters in everything, to be well-pleasing, not argumentative,

Young's Literal Translation
Servants—to their own masters [are] to be subject, in all things to be well-pleasing, not gainsaying,

King James Bible
[Exhort] servants to be obedient unto their own masters, [and] to please [them] well in all [things]; not answering again;

Greek
Slaves
Δούλους (Doulous)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's 1401: (a) (as adj.) enslaved, (b) (as noun) a (male) slave. From deo; a slave.

are to submit
ὑποτάσσεσθαι (hypotassesthai)
Verb - Present Infinitive Passive
Strong's 5293: From hupo and tasso; to subordinate; reflexively, to obey.

to their own
ἰδίοις (idiois)
Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural
Strong's 2398: Pertaining to self, i.e. One's own; by implication, private or separate.

masters
δεσπόταις (despotais)
Noun - Dative Masculine Plural
Strong's 1203: A lord, master, or prince. Perhaps from deo and posis; an absolute ruler.

in
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

everything,
πᾶσιν (pasin)
Adjective - Dative Neuter Plural
Strong's 3956: All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.

to be
εἶναι (einai)
Verb - Present Infinitive Active
Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

well-pleasing,
εὐαρέστους (euarestous)
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's 2101: Acceptable, well-pleasing (especially to God), grateful. From eu and arestos; fully agreeable.

not
μὴ (mē)
Adverb
Strong's 3361: Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether.

argumentative,
ἀντιλέγοντας (antilegontas)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's 483: To speak or say in opposition, contradict (oppose, resist). From anti and lego; to dispute, refuse.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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