Titus 2:9

δούλους ἰδίοις δεσπόταις ὑποτάσσεσθαι ἐν πᾶσιν εὐαρέστους εἶναι μὴ ἀντιλέγοντας
Exhort servants to be obedient unto their own masters, and to please them well in all things; not answering again;
Word Reference
Original Word Definitions
δούλους
G1401
doulos
a slave (literal or figurative, involuntary or voluntary; frequently, therefore in a qualified sense of subjection or subserviency)
  • a slave, bondman, man of servile condition
    • a slave
      • "metaphorically, one who gives himself up to another's will those whose service is used by Christ in extending and advancing His cause among men"devoted to another to the disregard of one's own interests
    a servant, attendant
ἰδίοις
G2398 A-DPM
idios
pertaining to self, i.e., one's own; by implication, private or separate
  • pertaining to one's self, one's own, belonging to one's self
δεσπόταις
G1203 N-DPM
despotēs
an absolute ruler (___%___despot___%___)
  • a master, Lord
ὑποτάσσεσθαι
G5293 V-PPN
hypotassō
to subordinate; reflexively, to obey
  • to arrange under, to subordinate
    • "to subject, put in subjection"to subject one's self, obey"to submit to one's control"to yield to one's admonition or advice"to obey, be subject
ἐν
G1722 PREP
en
___%___in,___%___ at, (up-)on, by, etc
  • in, by, with
πᾶσιν
G3956 A-DPN
pas
all, any, every, the whole
  • individually
    • each, every, any, all, the whole, everyone, all things, everything
    collectively
    • some of all types
εὐαρέστους
G2101 A-APM
euarestos
fully agreeable
  • well pleasing, acceptable
εἶναι
G1511
einai
to exist
  • to be, to exist, to happen, to be present
μὴ
G3361 PRT-N
mē
(adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas G3756 expects an affirmative one)) whether
  • no, not lest
ἀντιλέγοντας
G483 V-PAP-APM
antilegō
to dispute, refuse
  • to speak against, gainsay, contradict
    • "to oppose one's self to one, decline to obey him, declare one's self against him, refuse to have anything you do with him

δούλους ἰδίοις δεσπόταις ὑποτάσσεσθαι ἐν πᾶσιν εὐαρέστους εἶναι μὴ ἀντιλέγοντας
9
Exhort servants to be obedient unto their own masters, and to please them well in all things; not answering again;
Cross References

1 Peter 2:18

Οἱ οἰκέται ὑποτασσόμενοι ἐν παντὶ φόβῳ τοῖς δεσπόταις οὐ μόνον τοῖς ἀγαθοῖς καὶ ἐπιεικέσιν ἀλλὰ καὶ τοῖς σκολιοῖς
18
Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.

1 Timothy 6:1

Ὅσοι εἰσὶν ὑπὸ ζυγὸν δοῦλοι τοὺς ἰδίους δεσπότας πάσης τιμῆς ἀξίους ἡγείσθωσαν ἵνα μὴ τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ θεοῦ καὶ ἡ διδασκαλία βλασφημῆται
1
Let as many as servants are under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honour, that the name of God and his doctrine be not blasphemed.

Colossians 3:22

Οἱ δοῦλοι ὑπακούετε κατὰ πάντα τοῖς κατὰ σάρκα κυρίοις μὴ ἐν ὀφθαλμοδουλείαις ὡς ἀνθρωπάρεσκοι ἀλλ' ἐν ἁπλότητι καρδίας φοβούμενοι τὸν Θεόν·
22
Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God:

Ephesians 6:5

Οἱ δοῦλοι ὑπακούετε τοῖς κυρίοις κατὰ σάρκα μετὰ φόβου καὶ τρόμου ἐν ἁπλότητι τῆς καρδίας ὑμῶν ὡς τῷ Χριστῷ
5
Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ;

Ephesians 5:24

ἀλλ' ὡσπερ ἡ ἐκκλησία ὑποτάσσεται τῷ Χριστῷ οὕτως καὶ αἱ γυναῖκες τοῖς ἰδίοις ἀνδράσιν ἐν παντί
24
Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing.
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