1 Timothy

1 Timothy 3:12

¹²A deacon must be the husband of but one wife, a good manager of his children and of his own household.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
A deacon	Διάκονοι	Diakonoi	Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural	G1249 a waiter, servant, administrator
must be	ἔστωσαν	estōsan	Verb - Present Imperative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G1510 I am, exist
husband	ἄνδρες	andres	Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural	G435 a male human being, a man
of but one	μιᾶς	mias	Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular	G1520 one
wife	γυναικὸς	gynaikos	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G1135 a woman, wife, my lady
a good	καλῶς	kalōs	Adverb	G2573 well, nobly, rightly
manager	προϊστάμενοι	proistamenoi	Verb - Present Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Plural	G4291 I rule
children	τέκνων	teknōn	Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural	G5043 a child, descendent, inhabitant
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
own	ἰδίων	idiōn	Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural	G2398 one's own, private, personal
household	οἴκων	oikōn	Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural	G3624 a house, household

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