Titus 3:9
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Berean Study Bible
But avoid foolish controversies, genealogies, arguments, and quarrels about the law, because these things are pointless and worthless.

Young's Literal Translation
and foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about law, stand away from—for they are unprofitable and vain.

King James Bible
But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.

Greek
But
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

avoid
περιΐστασο (periistaso)
Verb - Present Imperative Middle - 2nd Person Singular
Strong's 4026: From peri and histemi; to stand all around, i.e. to be a bystander, or to keep away from.

foolish
Μωρὰς (Mōras)
Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural
Strong's 3474: Probably from the base of musterion; dull or stupid, i.e. Heedless, blockhead, absurd.

controversies,
ζητήσεις (zētēseis)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural
Strong's 2214: A question, debate, controversy; a seeking, search. From zeteo; a searching, i.e. A dispute or its theme.

genealogies,
γενεαλογίας (genealogias)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural
Strong's 1076: Genealogy. From the same as genealogeo; tracing by generations, i.e. 'genealogy'.

arguments,
ἔρεις (ereis)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural
Strong's 2054: Contention, strife, wrangling. Of uncertain affinity; a quarrel, i.e. wrangling.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

quarrels
μάχας (machas)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural
Strong's 3163: From machomai; a battle, i.e. controversy.

about [the] Law,
νομικὰς (nomikas)
Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural
Strong's 3544: From nomos; according to law, i.e. Legal; as noun, an expert in the law.

because
γὰρ (gar)
Conjunction
Strong's 1063: For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.

[these things] are
εἰσὶν (eisin)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

pointless
ἀνωφελεῖς (anōpheleis)
Adjective - Nominative Feminine Plural
Strong's 512: Useless, unprofitable. Useless or inutility.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

worthless.
μάταιοι (mataioi)
Adjective - Nominative Feminine Plural
Strong's 3152: Vain, unreal, ineffectual, unproductive; practically: godless. From the base of maten; empty, i.e. profitless, or, an idol.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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