Titus 1:8:2Titus.1.8.W2TAB
φιλόξενον
philoksenon
“hospitable”
- Transliteration
- phi-LO-kse-non
- Extended
- pʰih-LOH-kseh-nohn
- IPA
- /pʰiˈlok.se.non/
Meaning by language
- English
- hospitable
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Alphabet Analysis
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Xi | x — as in axiom (ks) | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
phi-LO-kse-non
- sentence
al-LA phi-LO-kse-non phi-LA-ga-thon SÔ-phro-na DI-kai-on HO-si-on en-gra-TÊ
Exegesis
What follows is an asyndetic sequence of accusative masculine singular adjectives—philoxenon {φιλόξενον | philó-xe-non}, philagathon {φιλάγαθον | philá-ga-thon}, sophrona {σώφρονα | sō-phro-na}, dikaion {δίκαιον | díkai-on}, hosion {ὅσιον | hós-i-on}, enkrate {ἐγκρατῆ | en-kra-tē}—that agree with the implicit subject “overseer” carried over from the preceding context. This string functions predicatively, effectively meaning “he must be” each of these things, even though the copula is not stated. The lack of conjunctions between the adjectives heightens the cumulative force, presenting a compact but rich portrait of character. In English, the formal rendering preserves the sequence and much of the lexical parallelism, using commas and a final “and” to approximate the asyndeton while remaining idiomatic. The dynamic rendering expands certain terms semantically—especially hospitality, prudence, and self-mastery—to clarify how these inner qualities express themselves in behavior, while still maintaining the single descriptive flow tied to the adversative “instead/but.”
In context — Titus 1:8
But he must be hospitable, a lover of good , self-controlled, just , holy, and disciplined.
About this coordinate
Titus 1:8:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Titus 1:8, so the Greek word φιλόξενον (philoksenon) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Titus.1.8.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Titus.1.8.W2.S1) and character.