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Is not made for (ou keitai). The use of keitai for tetheitai (perfect passive of tithēmi) is a common enough idiom. See the same point about law in Gal 3:18-23; Rom 13:13. For “knowing this” (eidōs touto) see note on Eph 5:5.
Unruly (anupotaktois). Dative (like all these words) of the late verbal (a privative and hupotassō). In N.T. only here, Tit 1:6, Tit 1:10; Heb 2:8.
Ungodly (asebesi). See Rom 4:5; Rom 5:6.
Sinners (hamartōlois). See Rom 3:7.
Unholy (anosiois). Common word (a privative and hosios. In N.T. only here and 2Ti 3:2.
Profane (bebēlois). Old word from bainō, to go, and bēlos, threshold. See Heb 12:16.
Murderers of fathers (patrolōiais). Late form for common Attic patralōiais (from patēr, father, and aloiaō, to smite) only here in N.T.
Murderers of mothers (mētrolōiais). Late form Attic mētralōiais. Only here in N.T.
Manslayers (andraphonois). Old compound (anēr, man, phonos, murder). Only here in N.T.