1 Timothy 3:8 — King James Version← Study notes
“Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;”
1 Timothy 3:8 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · 1 Timothy 3:811 words
ΔιακόνουςDiakonousdeacon, minister, servant
ὡσαύτωςhōsautōseven
so, likewise, after the same (in lik…
σεμνούςsemnousgrave, honest
μὴmēnot
διλόγουςdilogousdouble-tongued
μὴmēnot
οἴνῳoinōwine
πολλῷpollōmany / much
προσέχονταςprosechontas(give) attend(-ance, -ance at, -ance to
μὴmēnot
αἰσχροκερδεῖςaischrokerdeisgiven to (greedy of) filthy
lucre
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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