King James Version

Titus 1:2

In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;

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ἐπ’epInἐπί (epi)preposition — “In”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.Inἐλπίδιelpidihopeἐλπίς (elpis)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “hope”, the to- or for-formG1680hope, expectation, trust, confidence.This verse uses “hope”.hopeζωῆςzōēslifeζωή (zōē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “life”, the of-formG2222life, both of physical (present) and of spiritual (particularly future) existence.lifeαἰωνίουaiōniouworldαἰώνιος (aiōnios)adjective, genitive, singular, feminine — “world”, the of-formG166age-long, and therefore: practically eternal, unending; partaking of the character of that which lasts for an age, as contrasted with that which is brief and fleeting.the worldἣνhēnwhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, singular, feminine — “which”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.ἐπηγγείλατοepēngeilatoto professἐπαγγέλλομαι (epangellomai)verb, aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “to profess”, a single actionG1861I promise, profess.This verse uses “profess”.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἀψευδὴςapseudēsnot a liarἀψευδήςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “not a liar”, the subject formG893not guilty of falsehood, truthful.θεὸςtheosGodθεόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “God”, the subject formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.πρὸprobeforeπρόpreposition — “before”G4253(a) of place: before, in front of, (b) of time: before, earlier than.χρόνωνchronōnbeganχρόνος (chronos)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “began”, the of-formG5550time, a particular time, season.beganαἰωνίωνaiōniōneternalαἰώνιος (aiōnios)adjective, genitive, plural, masculine — “eternal”, the of-formG166age-long, and therefore: practically eternal, unending; partaking of the character of that which lasts for an age, as contrasted with that which is brief and fleeting.This verse uses “eternal”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

upon hope of life age-during, which God, who doth not lie, did promise before times of ages,

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American Standard Version (1901)

in hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before times eternal;

Young’s Literal Translation

upon hope of life age-during, which God, who doth not lie, did promise before times of ages,

World English Bible

in hope of eternal life, which God, who can’t lie, promised before time began;

Darby Translation

in [the] hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before the ages of time,

Douay-Rheims

Unto the hope of life everlasting, which God, who lieth not, hath promised before the times of the world:

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