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κατάστημα
katastēma
G2688
G:N-N Greek

behavior

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Katastema describes the reverent conduct expected of older women in Titus 2:3.

The attested use concerns reverent conduct: in Titus 2:3, the dative singular neuter form occurs in the instruction that older women are to be reverent in their conduct.

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  1. Reverent personal conduct · dominant

    In Titus 2:3, καταστήματι is a dative singular neuter noun within the instruction concerning older women. The APB renders the clause, "Older women likewise are to be reverent in behavior," and places this conduct alongside avoiding slander and enslavement to much wine.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Titus 2:3, the APB presents the term within the phrase "reverent in behavior." This phrase indicates the clause's presentation rather than isolating a precise English equivalent.

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