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

διάκονοιdiakonoideacon, minister, servant

ἔστωσανestōsanam, have been, is I

μιᾶςmiasinto / to

γυναικὸςgynaikoswife, woman

ἄνδρεςandresfellow, husband, man

τέκνωνteknōnchild

καλῶςkalōs(in a) good (place), honestly, + recover

προϊστάμενοιproistamenoimaintain, be over, rule

καὶkaiand / also

τῶνtōnthe

ἰδίωνidiōnacquaintance, when they were alone, apart

οἴκωνoikōnhouse / home

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

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