1 Timothy
1 Timothy 3:2
2An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of but one wife,a temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,
Footnotes
- a 3:2 Or faithful to his wife; also in verse 12
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An | τὸν | ton | Article - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| overseer | ἐπίσκοπον | episkopon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G1985 overseer, supervisor, ruler |
| then | οὖν | oun | Conjunction | G3767 therefore, then |
| must | δεῖ | dei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1163 it is necessary, inevitable |
| be | εἶναι | einai | Verb - Present Infinitive Active | G1510 I am, exist |
| above reproach | ἀνεπίλημπτον | anepilēmpton | Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular | G423 irreproachable |
| husband | ἄνδρα | andra | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | 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 |
| temperate | νηφάλιον | nēphalion | Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3524 sober, temperate |
| self-controlled | σώφρονα | sōphrona | Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular | G4998 self-controlled, temperate |
| respectable | κόσμιον | kosmion | Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular | G2887 orderly, virtuous |
| hospitable | φιλόξενον | philoxenon | Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular | G5382 hospitable |
| able to teach | διδακτικόν | didaktikon | Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular | G1317 able to teach, apt to teach |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Titus 1:6–9 · 2 Timothy 2:24 · Romans 12:13 · 1 Timothy 5:9 · 1 Peter 4:9 · 1 Timothy 3:10–11 · 1 Peter 5:8 · Titus 2:2 · Hebrews 13:2 · 1 Peter 4:7 · Philippians 2:15 · Hebrews 3:14
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.