Titus 1:10 - Exposition

Unruly men for unruly and, A.V. and T.R. Unruly ( ἀνυπότακτοι ); see Titus 1:6 . Vain talkers ( ματαιολόγοι ); only here in the New Testament, not found in the LXX ., and rare in classical Greek (see ματαιολογία , 1 Timothy 1:6 ). κενολόγος and κενολογία are used in the same sense of "vain, empty, talking." Deceivers — ( φρεναπάται ); here only in the New Testament, not found in the LXX . or in classical Greek—literally, soul-deceivers, or, as some take St, self-deceivers. Here the word means "deceivers," whoso character is described in 2 Peter 2:14 as "beguiling unstable souls." They of the circumcision ; Judaizing Christians, the most obstinate and difficult adversaries with whom St. Paul had to cope (see Galatians passim ; Philippians 3:2 , Philippians 3:3 , etc.).