1 Timothy 3:7 — King James Version← Study notes
“Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.”
1 Timothy 3:7 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · 1 Timothy 3:718 words
δεῖdeibind, be in bonds, knit
δὲdeand / but
καὶkaiand / also
μαρτυρίανmartyrianrecord, report, testimony
καλὴνkalēnfair, good(-ly), honest
ἔχεινecheinhave
ἀπὸapofrom
τῶνtōnthe
ἔξωθενexōthenout(-side, -ward, - wardly)
ἵναhinaso that / in order that
μὴmēnot
εἰςeisinto / to
ὀνειδισμὸνoneidismonreproach
ἐμπέσῃempesēfall among (into)
καὶkaiand / also
παγίδαpagidasnare
τοῦtouthe
διαβόλουdiaboloufalse
accuser, devil, slanderer
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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