1 Timothy 3:1 — King James Version← Study notes
“This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.”
1 Timothy 3:1 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · 1 Timothy 3:110 words
ΠιστὸςPistosbelieve(-ing, -r), faithful(-ly)
ὁhothe
λόγοςlogosword / message
εἴeiforasmuch as, if, that
τιςtisa (kind
of), any (man, thing
ἐπισκοπῆςepiskopēsthe office of a "bishop", bishoprick, visi…
ὀρέγεταιoregetaicovet after, desire
καλοῦkaloufair, good(-ly), honest
ἔργουergouwork / deed
ἐπιθυμεῖepithymeicovet, desire, would fain
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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