Titus
Titus 1:7
7As God’s steward, an overseer must be above reproach — not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not greedy for money.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| As | ὡς | hōs | Adverb | G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that |
| God’s | Θεοῦ | Theou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| steward | οἰκονόμον | oikonomon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3623 a steward |
| an overseer | ἐπίσκοπον | episkopon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G1985 overseer, supervisor, ruler |
| 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 | ἀνέγκλητον | anenklēton | Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular | G410 irreproachable, blameless |
| not | μὴ | mē | Adverb | G3361 not, lest |
| self-willed | αὐθάδη | authadē | Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular | G829 self-satisfied, arrogant |
| not | μὴ | mē | Adverb | G3361 not, lest |
| quick-tempered | ὀργίλον | orgilon | Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3711 prone to anger |
| not | μὴ | mē | Adverb | G3361 not, lest |
| given to drunkenness | πάροινον | paroinon | Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3943 given to wine, drunken |
| not | μὴ | mē | Adverb | G3361 not, lest |
| violent | πλήκτην | plēktēn | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G4131 a contentious person |
| not | μὴ | mē | Adverb | G3361 not, lest |
| greedy for money | αἰσχροκερδῆ | aischrokerdē | Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular | G146 greedy |
Cross-references
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Ephesians 5:18 · 2 Peter 2:10 · 1 Peter 4:10 · 1 Peter 5:2 · James 1:19–20 · Luke 12:42 · Isaiah 28:7 · Ezekiel 44:21 · 2 Timothy 2:24–25 · 1 Timothy 3:1–13 · Proverbs 14:17 · Isaiah 56:10–12
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.