1 Timothy 3:2

An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of but one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,
1 Timothy 3:2
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Original language (Greek)

δεῖ οὖν τὸν ἐπίσκοπον ἀνεπίλημπτον εἶναι, μιᾶς γυναικὸς ἄνδρα, νηφάλιον, σώφρονα, κόσμιον, φιλόξενον, διδακτικόν,

  1. δεῖdei“It behooves”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · “be necessary” · Strong's G1163
  2. οὖνoun“therefore”
    Conjunction · “therefore/then” · Strong's G3767
  3. τὸνton“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  4. ἐπίσκοπονepiskopon“overseer”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from ἐπίσκοπος · “overseer” · Strong's G1985
  5. ἀνεπίλημπτονanepilēmpton“above reproach”
    Adjective, accusative, singular, masculine · from ἀνεπίληπτος · “irreproachable” · Strong's G0423
  6. εἶναι,einai“to be,”
    Verb, present, active, infinitive · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1511
  7. μιᾶςmias“of one”
    Adjective, genitive, singular, feminine · from εἷς · “one” · Strong's G1520
  8. γυναικὸςgunaikos“wife”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from γυνή · “woman” · Strong's G1135H
  9. ἄνδρα,andra“[the] husband,”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from ἀνήρ · “man” · Strong's G0435H
  10. νηφάλιον,nēphalion“sober,”
    Adjective, accusative, singular, masculine · from νηφαλέος · “sober” · Strong's G3524
  11. σώφρονα,sōphrona“self-controlled,”
    Adjective, accusative, singular, masculine · from σώφρων · “self-controlled” · Strong's G4998
  12. κόσμιον,kosmion“respectable,”
    Adjective, accusative, singular, masculine · from κόσμιος · “respectable” · Strong's G2887
  13. φιλόξενον,philoxenon“hospitable,”
    Adjective, accusative, singular, masculine · from φιλόξενος · “hospitable” · Strong's G5382
  14. διδακτικόν,didaktikon“able to teach,”
    Adjective, accusative, singular, masculine · from διδακτικός · “able to teach” · Strong's G1317
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)