1 Timothy 3:12 — King James Version← Study notes

“Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.”

1 Timothy 3:12 — Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 Timothy 3:1212 words

GreekMeaning

διάκονοιdiakonoi

DeaconsnounG1249

ἔστωσανestōsan

should beverbG1510

μιᾶςmias

of oneadjectiveG1519

γυναικὸςgynaikos

wifenounG1135

ἄνδρεςandres

husbandsnounG435

τέκνωνteknōn

their childrennounG5043

καλῶςkalōs

welladverbG2573

προϊστάμενοιproistamenoi

managingverbG4291

καὶkai

andwordG2532

τῶνtōn

thearticleG3588

ἰδίωνidiōn

their ownadjectiveG2398

οἴκωνoikōn

householdsnounG3624

ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

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