1 Timothy

1 Timothy 3:4

⁴An overseer must manage his own household well and keep his children under control, with complete dignity.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
manage	προϊστάμενον	proistamenon	Verb - Present Participle Middle - Accusative Masculine Singular	G4291 I rule
own	ἰδίου	idiou	Adjective - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2398 one's own, private, personal
household	οἴκου	oikou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3624 a house, household
well	καλῶς	kalōs	Adverb	G2573 well, nobly, rightly
keep	ἔχοντα	echonta	Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Singular	G2192 I have, hold, possess
children	τέκνα	tekna	Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural	G5043 a child, descendent, inhabitant
under	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
control	ὑποταγῇ	hypotagē	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G5292 subjection, submission
with	μετὰ	meta	Preposition	G3326 with, after
complete	πάσης	pasēs	Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular	G3956 all, the whole, every kind of
dignity	σεμνότητος	semnotētos	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G4587 dignity, honor

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