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
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
δεῖ οὖν τὸν ἐπίσκοπον ἀνεπίλημπτον εἶναι, μιᾶς γυναικὸς ἄνδρα, νηφάλιον, σώφρονα, κόσμιον, φιλόξενον, διδακτικόν,
- δεῖdei“It behooves”Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · “be necessary” · Strong's G1163
- οὖνoun“therefore”Conjunction · “therefore/then” · Strong's G3767
- τὸνton“the”Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἐπίσκοπονepiskopon“overseer”Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from ἐπίσκοπος · “overseer” · Strong's G1985
- ἀνεπίλημπτονanepilēmpton“above reproach”Adjective, accusative, singular, masculine · from ἀνεπίληπτος · “irreproachable” · Strong's G0423
- εἶναι,einai“to be,”Verb, present, active, infinitive · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1511
- μιᾶςmias“of one”Adjective, genitive, singular, feminine · from εἷς · “one” · Strong's G1520
- γυναικὸςgunaikos“wife”Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from γυνή · “woman” · Strong's G1135H
- ἄνδρα,andra“[the] husband,”Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from ἀνήρ · “man” · Strong's G0435H
- νηφάλιον,nēphalion“sober,”Adjective, accusative, singular, masculine · from νηφαλέος · “sober” · Strong's G3524
- σώφρονα,sōphrona“self-controlled,”Adjective, accusative, singular, masculine · from σώφρων · “self-controlled” · Strong's G4998
- κόσμιον,kosmion“respectable,”Adjective, accusative, singular, masculine · from κόσμιος · “respectable” · Strong's G2887
- φιλόξενον,philoxenon“hospitable,”Adjective, accusative, singular, masculine · from φιλόξενος · “hospitable” · Strong's G5382
- 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)