1 Timothy 3:2 — King James Version← Study notes
“A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;”
1 Timothy 3:2 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · 1 Timothy 3:214 words
δεῖdeibind, be in bonds, knit
οὖνounand (so, truly), but
τὸνtonthe
ἐπίσκοπονepiskoponbishop, overseer
ἀνεπίλημπτονanepilēmpton
εἶναιeinaiam, have been, is I
μιᾶςmiasinto / to
γυναικὸςgynaikoswife, woman
ἄνδραandrafellow, husband, man
νηφάλιονnēphalion
σώφροναsōphronadiscreet, sober, temperate
κόσμιονkosmionof good
behaviour, modest
φιλόξενονphiloxenongiven to (lover
of, use) hospitality
διδακτικόνdidaktikonapt to teach
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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