TIT 3:13 Interlinear View

1. Greek word
2. Greek lemma
3. OET-LV words
4. OET-RV words
5. Strongs
6. Role/Morphology
7. OET Gloss
8. VLT Gloss
9. CAPS codes
10. Confidence
11. OET tags
12. OET word #
1. Ζηνᾶν
2. zēnas
3. Zaʸnas
4. Zenas
5. 22110
6. N····AMS
7. Zaʸnas
8. Zenas
9. U
10. Person=Zenas; Y65
11. 140554
1. τόν
2. ho
3. the
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····AMS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y65
11. 140555
1. νομικόν
2. nomikos
3. lawyer
4. lawyer
5. 35440
6. A····AMS
7. lawyer
8. lawyer
9. -
10. Y65
11. 140556
1. καί
2. kai
3. and
4. and
5. 25320
6. C·······
7. and
8. and
9. -
10. Y65
11. 140557
1. Ἀπολλῶν
2. apollōs
3. Apollōs
4. Apollos
5. 6250
6. N····AMS
7. Apollōs
8. Apollos
9. U
10. Person=Apollos; Y65; F140564
11. 140558
1. Ἀπολλῶ
2. apollōs
3. -
4. -
5. 6250
6. N····GMS
7. Apollōs
8. Apollos
9. U
10. Person=Apollos
11. 140559
1. Σπουδαίως
2. spoudaiōs
3. Earnestly
4. -
5. 47090
6. D·······
7. earnestly
8. earnestly
9. US
10. Y65
11. 140560
1. πρόπεμψον
2. propempō
3. send forward
4. -
5. 43110
6. VMAA2··S
7. send_forward
8. send_forward
9. -
10. Y65; R139929; Person=Titus
11. 140561
1. ἵνα
2. hina
3. in order that
4. -
5. 24430
6. C·······
7. in_order_that
8. in_order_that
9. -
10. Y65
11. 140562
1. μηδέν
2. mēdeis
3. nothing
4. -
5. 33670
6. R····NNS
7. nothing
8. nothing
9. -
10. Y65
11. 140563
1. αὐτοῖς
2. autos
3. to them
4. -
5. 8460
6. R···3DMP
7. ˱to˲ them
8. ˱to˲ them
9. -
10. Y65; R140558; Person=Apollos
11. 140564
1. λείπῃ
2. leipō
3. may be lacking
4. -
5. 30070
6. VSPA3··S
7. ˓may_be˒ lacking
8. ˓may_be˒ lacking
9. -
10. Y65
11. 140565
1. λίπῃ
2. leipō
3. -
4. -
5. 30070
6. VSAA3··S
7. ˓may˒ lack
8. ˓may˒ lack
9. -
10. -
11. 140566

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 3:12–15: Final instructions and greetings

This is the final section of the letter. Paul concludes the letter with instructions about Titus’ situation, closing greetings, and a blessing.

3:13a

Do your best to equip Zenas the lawyer and Apollos,

When the lawyer named Zenas and another man named Apollos leave on their journey, do whatever you can to help them.

Do your best to equip Zenas the lawyer and Apollos: Paul wanted Titus to help Zenas and Apollos while they traveled. It is not clear where Zenas and Apollos were when Paul was writing this letter. There are two possibilities:

These two men were with Paul and he knew that they were soon going to Crete. Possibly they were the ones who took this letter to Titus. Most commentators hold this view.
These two men were on Crete with Titus, and that they were about to leave on a trip. A few commentators hold this view.

In your translation, try not to be specific about where these men were because Paul did not give us this information.

Do your best: This translates the same Greek word that the BSB translates as “make every effort” in 3:12b. Paul wanted Titus to try hard to help these two men.

to equip: This phrase refers to helping travelers as they set out on a journey. See Acts 15:3; and 1 Corinthians 16:6.

Zenas the lawyer: Zenas is not mentioned anywhere else in the Bible. If you do not have a word for lawyer in your language, you could say “law expert,” or “person who is an expert in the civil law.” This was his profession. Zenas was probably working in the field of Roman civil law, not the Jewish religious law, the law of Moses.

Apollos: Most scholars think that this is the Apollos mentioned in Acts 18:24 and in 1 Corinthians 3:4–22. Spell his name the same way in each of these places.

3:13b

so that they will have everything they need.

Make sure that they have whatever they need for their journey.
Give them whatever they need, so they will not lack anything as they travel.

so that they will have everything they need: The Greek phrase is more literally “so that nothing to them is lacking.” Paul asked Titus to give Zenas and Apollos everything they needed for their journey. This might include money, food, and clothing.

Here are some other ways to translate this phrase:

see that they lack nothing (RSV)

make sure that they have everything that they need for their journey (EASY)

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

σπουδαίως πρόπεμψον

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ζηνᾶν τόν νομικόν καί Ἀπολλῶν Σπουδαίως πρόπεμψον ἵνα μηδέν αὐτοῖς λείπῃ)

The implication here is that to Diligently send these men is to help and equip them. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [Give supplies for traveling to]

Note 2 topic: translate-names

Ζηνᾶν & Ἀπολλῶν

Zenas & Apollos

Zenos and Apollos are names of men.

καὶ Ἀπολλῶν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ζηνᾶν τόν νομικόν καί Ἀπολλῶν Σπουδαίως πρόπεμψον ἵνα μηδέν αὐτοῖς λείπῃ)

Alternate translation: [and also Apollos]

Note 3 topic: grammar-connect-logic-goal

ἵνα μηδὲν αὐτοῖς λείπῃ

in_order_that (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ζηνᾶν τόν νομικόν καί Ἀπολλῶν Σπουδαίως πρόπεμψον ἵνα μηδέν αὐτοῖς λείπῃ)

Here, so that indicates the way in which Titus is to send off these men. Alternate translation: [in such a way that they lack nothing]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / doublenegatives

ἵνα μηδὲν αὐτοῖς λείπῃ

in_order_that (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ζηνᾶν τόν νομικόν καί Ἀπολλῶν Σπουδαίως πρόπεμψον ἵνα μηδέν αὐτοῖς λείπῃ)

You can state this positively. Alternate translation: [so that they have everything that they need]

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)

1. OET-LV words
2. OET-RV words
3. Strongs
4. Greek word
5. Greek lemma
6. Role/Morphology
7. OET Gloss
8. VLT Gloss
9. CAPS codes
10. Confidence
11. OET tags
12. OET word #
1. Earnestly
2. -
3. 47090
4. US
5. spoudaiōs
6. D-·······
7. earnestly
8. earnestly
9. US
10. Y65
11. 140560
1. send forward
2. -
3. 43110
5. propempō
6. V-MAA2··S
7. send_forward
8. send_forward
9. -
10. Y65; R139929; Person=Titus
11. 140561
1. Zaʸnas
2. Zenas
3. 22110
4. U
5. zēnas
6. N-····AMS
7. Zaʸnas
8. Zenas
9. U
10. Person=Zenas; Y65
11. 140554
1. the
2. -
3. 35880
5. ho
6. E-····AMS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y65
11. 140555
1. lawyer
2. lawyer
3. 35440
5. nomikos
6. A-····AMS
7. lawyer
8. lawyer
9. -
10. Y65
11. 140556
1. and
2. and
3. 25320
5. kai
6. C-·······
7. and
8. and
9. -
10. Y65
11. 140557
1. Apollōs
2. Apollos
3. 6250
4. U
5. apollōs
6. N-····AMS
7. Apollōs
8. Apollos
9. U
10. Person=Apollos; Y65; F140564
11. 140558
1. in order that
2. -
3. 24430
5. hina
6. C-·······
7. in_order_that
8. in_order_that
9. -
10. Y65
11. 140562
1. nothing
2. -
3. 33670
5. mēdeis
6. R-····NNS
7. nothing
8. nothing
9. -
10. Y65
11. 140563
1. may be lacking
2. -
3. 30070
5. leipō
6. V-SPA3··S
7. ˓may_be˒ lacking
8. ˓may_be˒ lacking
9. -
10. Y65
11. 140565
1. to them
2. -
3. 8460
5. autos
6. R-···3DMP
7. ˱to˲ them
8. ˱to˲ them
9. -
10. Y65; R140558; Person=Apollos
11. 140564

Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.

Acknowledgements: The SR Greek text, lemmas, morphology, and VLT gloss are all thanks to the CNTR.

OET interlinear TIT 3:13

SR Greek word order (including unused variant words in grey)

Section 3:12–15: Final instructions and greetings

3:13a

3:13b

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)