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Titus 1:5

For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee:

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “I left” (ἀπέλιπόν) before you here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “I left behind” (κατέλιπόν) before you here.

ΤούτουtoutouFor thisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, genitive, singular, neuter — “For this”, the of-formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.For thisχάρινcharincauseχάρινpreposition — “cause”G5484for the sake of, by reason of, on account of.causeἀπέλιπόνapeliponleft Iἀπολείπω (apoleipō)verb, aorist active indicative, 1st person singular — “left I”, a single actionG620I leave, leave behind; pass: I am reserved, remain; I desert, abandon.left Iσεsetheeσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “thee”, the object formG4771you.theeἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inΚρήτῃkrētēCreteΚρήτηnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “Crete”, the to- or for-formG2914Crete.Creteἵναhinathatἵναconjunction — “that”G2443in order that, so that.thatτὰtatheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.λείπονταleipontathings that are wantingλείπω (leipō)verb, present active participle, accusative, plural, neuter — “things that are wanting”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3007(earlier: I leave behind, abandon), (a) I am wanting, (b) mid: e.g. with gen: I come behind (in a race), am left behind in, fall short of (some standard), am wanting in.the things that are wantingἐπιδιορθώσῃepidiorthōsēto straighten outἐπιδιορθόω (epidiorthoō)verb, aorist middle subjunctive, 2nd person singular — “to straighten out”, a single actionG1930I set in order besides, put in order, correct.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andκαταστήσῃςkatastēsēsordainκαθίστημι (kathistēmi)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 2nd person singular — “ordain”, a single actionG2525I set down, bring down to a place; I set in order, appoint, make, constitute.ordainκατὰkatain everyκατάpreposition — “in every”G2596gen: against, down from, throughout, by; acc: over against, among, daily, day-by-day, each day, according to, by way of.in everyπόλινpolincityπόλις (polis)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “city”, the object formG4172a city, the inhabitants of a city.cityπρεσβυτέρουςpresbuterouselderπρεσβύτερος (presbuteros)adjective, accusative, plural, masculine — “elder”, the object formG4245elder, usually used as subst.; an elder, a member of the Sanhedrin, an elder of a Christian assembly.ὡςhōsasὡςconjunction — “as”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.asἐγώegōIἐγώpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “I”, the subject formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Iσοιsoitheeσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “thee”, the to- or for-formG4771you.theeδιεταξάμηνdietaxamēnto directδιατάσσω (diatassō)verb, aorist middle indicative, 1st person singular — “to direct”, a single actionG1299I give orders to, prescribe, arrange.

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κατέλιπόνkateliponleft Iκαταλείπω (kataleipō)verb, second aorist active indicative, 1st person singular — “left I”, a single actionG2641I leave behind, desert, abandon, forsake; I leave remaining, reserve.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

For this cause left I thee in Crete, that the things lacking thou mayest arrange, and mayest set down in every city elders, as I did appoint to thee;

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American Standard Version (1901)

For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that were wanting, and appoint elders in every city, as I gave thee charge;

Young’s Literal Translation

For this cause left I thee in Crete, that the things lacking thou mayest arrange, and mayest set down in every city elders, as I did appoint to thee;

World English Bible

I left you in Crete for this reason, that you would set in order the things that were lacking and appoint elders in every city, as I directed you—

Darby Translation

For this cause I left thee in Crete, that thou mightest go on to set right what remained [unordered], and establish elders in each city, as I had ordered thee:

Douay-Rheims

For this cause I left thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and shouldest ordain priests in every city, as I also appointed thee:

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