Tit 3:10 | RWP | e4.org | Heretical ( αιρετικον ). Old adjective from αιρεσις ( αιρεομα , to choose), a choosing of a party (sect, ) or of teaching ( ). Possibly a schism had been started here in Crete. Refuse ( παραιτου ). Present middle imperative of παραιτεω , to ask from, to beg off from. See same form in ; . Possibly an allusion here to Christ's directions in .

‏ Titus 3:10

Heretical ( αιρετικον ). Old adjective from αιρεσις ( αιρεομα, to choose), a choosing of a party (sect, Ac 5:17) or of teaching (2Pe 2:1). Possibly a schism had been started here in Crete.

Refuse ( παραιτου ). Present middle imperative of παραιτεω, to ask from, to beg off from. See same form in 1Ti 4:7; 5:11. Possibly an allusion here to Christ's directions in Mt 18:15-17.