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Αἱρετικὸν ἄνθρωπον μετὰ μίαν καὶ δευτέραν νουθεσίαν παραιτοῦ, εἰδὼς ὅτι ἐξέστραπται ὁ τοιοῦτος καὶ ἁμαρτάνει ὢν αὐτοκατάκριτος. (Titus 3:10–11)

Reject a divisive person after a first and second warning, knowing that such a one has turned aside and is sinning, being self-condemned.

The Anatomy of Discipline

The instruction begins with αἱρετικὸν ἄνθρωπον, literally “a sectarian man” or “a man of division.” The adjective αἱρετικός stems from αἵρεσις, meaning “choice,” “party,” or “sect,” which in this context conveys willful separation from communal truth. The imperative παραιτοῦ (“reject” or “avoid”) marks a decisive pastoral boundary. Paul’s syntax—μετὰ μίαν καὶ δευτέραν νουθεσίαν—reveals a measured process: the first and second admonitions precede any rejection.… Learn Koine Greek