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1 This is a faithful saying: if a man seeks the office of an overseer, he desires a good work.

2 The overseer therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sensible, modest, hospitable, good at teaching;

3 not a drinker, not violent, not greedy for money, but gentle, not quarrelsome, not covetous;

4 one who rules his own house well, having children in subjection with all reverence;

5 (but if a man doesnโ€™t know how to rule his own house, how will he take care of the assembly of God?)

6 not a new convert, lest being puffed up he fall into the same condemnation as the devil.

7 Moreover he must have good testimony from those who are outside, to avoid falling into reproach and the snare of the devil.

8 Servants, in the same way, must be reverent, not double-tongued, not addicted to much wine, not greedy for money;

9 holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.

10 Let them also first be tested; then let them serve if they are blameless.

11 Their wives in the same way must be reverent, not slanderers, temperate, faithful in all things.

12 Let servants be husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.

13 For those who have served well gain for themselves a good standing, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.

14 These things I write to you, hoping to come to you shortly;

15 but if I wait long, that you may know how men ought to behave themselves in Godโ€™s house, which is the assembly of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.

16 Without controversy, the mystery of godliness is great: God was revealed in the flesh, justified in the spirit, seen by angels, preached among the nations, believed on in the world, and received up in glory.

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1
  1. ฯ€ฮนฯƒฯ„แฝธฯ‚pistospistos: (objectively) trustworthy; (subjectively) trustfulAdjective โ€” Nominative Singular MasculineG4103
  2. แฝhoho: theArticle โ€” Nominative Singular MasculineG3588
  3. ฮปฯŒฮณฮฟฯ‚logoslogos: something said (including the thought)Noun โ€” Nominative Singular MasculineG3056
  4. ฮ•แผดeiei: if, whether, that, etc.ConditionalG1487
  5. ฯ„ฮนฯ‚tistis: some or any person or objectParticle โ€” Nominative Singular MasculineG5100
  6. แผฯ€ฮนฯƒฮบฮฟฯ€แฟ†ฯ‚episkopฤ“sepiskope: inspection (for relief); (by implication) superintendenceNoun โ€” Genitive Singular FeminineG1984
  7. แฝ€ฯฮญฮณฮตฯ„ฮฑฮนoregetaioregomai: to stretch oneself, i.e. reach out after (long for)Verb โ€” Present Middle Indicative, 3rd SingularG3713
  8. ฮบฮฑฮปฮฟแฟฆkaloukalos: (properly) beautiful; (chiefly, figuratively) goodAdjective โ€” Genitive Singular NeuterG2570
  9. แผ”ฯฮณฮฟฯ…ergoutoil (as an effort or occupation); (by implication) an actNoun โ€” Genitive Singular NeuterG2041
  10. แผฯ€ฮนฮธฯ…ฮผฮตแฟ–epithymeiepithumeo: to set the heart upon, i.e. long for (rightfully or otherwise)Verb โ€” Present Active Indicative, 3rd SingularG1937
2
  1. ฮดฮตแฟ–deidei: it is (was, etc.) necessary (as binding)Verb โ€” Present Indicative, 3rd SingularG1163
  2. ฮฟแฝ–ฮฝounoun: (adverbially) certainly; (conjunctionally) accordinglyConjunctionG3767
  3. ฯ„แฝธฮฝtonho: theArticle โ€” Accusative Singular MasculineG3588
  4. แผฯ€ฮฏฯƒฮบฮฟฯ€ฮฟฮฝepiskoponepiskopos: an overseerNoun โ€” Accusative Singular MasculineG1985
  5. แผ€ฮฝฮตฯ€ฮฏฮปฮทฯ€ฯ„ฮฟฮฝanepilฤ“ptonanepileptos: not arrested; (by implication) inculpableAdjective โ€” Accusative Singular MasculineG423
  6. ฮตแผถฮฝฮฑฮนeinaieinai: to existVerb โ€” Present InfinitiveG1511
  7. ฮผฮนแพถฯ‚miasheis: oneAdjective โ€” Genitive Singular FeminineG1520
  8. ฮณฯ…ฮฝฮฑฮนฮบแฝธฯ‚gynaikosgune: a woman; (specially) a wifeNoun โ€” Genitive Singular FeminineG1135
  9. แผ„ฮฝฮดฯฮฑandraaner: (properly) a man, an individual male; (maritally) a husbandNoun โ€” Accusative Singular MasculineG435
  10. ฮฝฮทฯ†ฮฌฮปฮตฮฟฮฝnฤ“phaleonnephaleos: sober; (figuratively) circumspectAdjective โ€” Accusative Singular MasculineG3524
  11. ฯƒฯŽฯ†ฯฮฟฮฝฮฑsลphronasophron: safe (sound) in mind, i.e. self-controlled (moderate as to opinion or passion)Adjective โ€” Accusative Singular MasculineG4998
  12. ฮบฯŒฯƒฮผฮนฮฟฮฝkosmionkosmios: orderly, i.e. decorousAdjective โ€” Accusative Singular MasculineG2887
  13. ฯ†ฮนฮปฯŒฮพฮตฮฝฮฟฮฝphiloxenonphiloxenos: fond of guests, i.e. hospitableAdjective โ€” Accusative Singular MasculineG5382
  14. ฮดฮนฮดฮฑฮบฯ„ฮนฮบฯŒฮฝdidaktikondidaktikos: instructive ("didactic")Adjective โ€” Accusative Singular MasculineG1317
3
  1. ฮผแฝดmฤ“me: (adverb) not; (conjunction) lestParticle โ€” negativeG3361
  2. ฯ€ฮฌฯฮฟฮนฮฝฮฟฮฝparoinonparoinos: staying near wine, i.e. tippling (a toper)Adjective โ€” Accusative Singular MasculineG3943
  3. ฮผแฝดmฤ“me: (adverb) not; (conjunction) lestParticle โ€” negativeG3361
  4. ฯ€ฮปฮฎฮบฯ„ฮทฮฝplฤ“ktฤ“nplektes: a smiter, i.e. pugnacious (quarrelsome)Noun โ€” Accusative Singular MasculineG4131
  5. ฮผแฝดmฤ“me: (adverb) not; (conjunction) lestParticle โ€” negativeG3361
  6. ฮฑแผฐฯƒฯ‡ฯฮฟฮบฮตฯฮดแฟ†,aischrokerdฤ“aischrokerdes: characterized by sordid, disgraceful gainAdjective โ€” Accusative Singular MasculineG146
  7. แผ€ฮปฮป'allalla: (properly) other things; (adverbially) contrariwise (in many relations)ConjunctionG235
  8. แผฯ€ฮนฮตฮนฮบแฟ†epieikฤ“epieikes: appropriate; (by implication) mildAdjective โ€” Accusative Singular MasculineG1933
  9. แผ„ฮผฮฑฯ‡ฮฟฮฝamachonamachos: peaceableAdjective โ€” Accusative Singular MasculineG269
  10. แผ€ฯ†ฮนฮปฮฌฯฮณฯ…ฯฮฟฮฝaphilargyronaphilarguros: without fondness of silver (money)Adjective โ€” Accusative Singular MasculineG866
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  1. ฯ„ฮฟแฟฆtouho: theArticle โ€” Genitive Singular MasculineG3588
  2. แผฐฮดฮฏฮฟฯ…idiouidios: pertaining to self, i.e. one's own; (by implication) private or separateAdjective โ€” Genitive Singular MasculineG2398
  3. ฮฟแผดฮบฮฟฯ…oikouoikos: a dwelling (more or less extensive); (by implication) a family (more or less related)Noun โ€” Genitive Singular MasculineG3624
  4. ฮบฮฑฮปแฟถฯ‚kalลskalos: well (usually morally)AdverbG2573
  5. ฯ€ฯฮฟฯŠฯƒฯ„ฮฌฮผฮตฮฝฮฟฮฝproistamenonproistemi: to stand before; (in rank) to presideVerb โ€” Present Middle ParticipleG4291
  6. ฯ„ฮญฮบฮฝฮฑteknateknon: a child (as produced)Noun โ€” Accusative Plural NeuterG5043
  7. แผ”ฯ‡ฮฟฮฝฯ„ฮฑechontaecho: to hold (such as possession, ability, contiuity, relation, or condition)Verb โ€” Present Active ParticipleG2192
  8. แผฮฝenen: "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.PrepositionG1722
  9. แฝ‘ฯ€ฮฟฯ„ฮฑฮณแฟ‡hypotagฤ“hupotage: subordinationNoun โ€” Dative Singular FeminineG5292
  10. ฮผฮตฯ„แฝฐmetameta: (properly) denoting accompaniment; "amid" (local or causal)PrepositionG3326
  11. ฯ€ฮฌฯƒฮทฯ‚pasฤ“spas: all, any, every, the wholeAdjective โ€” Genitive Singular FeminineG3956
  12. ฯƒฮตฮผฮฝฯŒฯ„ฮทฯ„ฮฟฯ‚semnotฤ“tossemnotes: venerableness, i.e. probityNoun โ€” Genitive Singular FeminineG4587
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  1. ฮตแผฐeiei: if, whether, that, etc.ConditionalG1487
  2. ฮดฮญdede: but, and, etc.ConjunctionG1161
  3. ฯ„ฮนฯ‚tistis: some or any person or objectParticle โ€” Nominative Singular MasculineG5100
  4. ฯ„ฮฟแฟฆtouho: theArticle โ€” Genitive Singular MasculineG3588
  5. แผฐฮดฮฏฮฟฯ…idiouidios: pertaining to self, i.e. one's own; (by implication) private or separateAdjective โ€” Genitive Singular MasculineG2398
  6. ฮฟแผดฮบฮฟฯ…oikouoikos: a dwelling (more or less extensive); (by implication) a family (more or less related)Noun โ€” Genitive Singular MasculineG3624
  7. ฯ€ฯฮฟฯƒฯ„แฟ†ฮฝฮฑฮนprostฤ“naiproistemi: to stand before; (in rank) to presideVerb โ€” Aorist Active InfinitiveG4291
  8. ฮฟแฝฮบoukou: no or notParticle โ€” negativeG3756
  9. ฮฟแผถฮดฮตฮฝoideneido: (properly) to see; (by implication, in the perfect tense only) to knowVerb โ€” Perfect Active Indicative, 3rd SingularG1492
  10. ฯ€แฟถฯ‚pลspos: in what way?; (sometimes indirect) how?AdverbG4459
  11. แผฮบฮบฮปฮทฯƒฮฏฮฑฯ‚ekklฤ“siasekklesia: (properly) a "calling out"; (concretely) a called out assembly of citizensNoun โ€” Genitive Singular FeminineG1577
  12. ฮธฮตฮฟแฟฆtheoutheos: a deity; (figuratively) a magistrateNoun โ€” Genitive Singular MasculineG2316
  13. แผฯ€ฮนฮผฮตฮปฮฎฯƒฮตฯ„ฮฑฮนepimelฤ“setaiepimeleomai: to care for (physically or otherwise)Verb โ€” Future Indicative, 3rd SingularG1959
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  1. ฮผแฝดmฤ“me: (adverb) not; (conjunction) lestParticle โ€” negativeG3361
  2. ฮฝฮตฯŒฯ†ฯ…ฯ„ฮฟฮฝneophytonneophutos: newly planted; (figuratively) a young convert ("neophyte")Adjective โ€” Accusative Singular MasculineG3504
  3. แผตฮฝฮฑhinahina: in order that (denoting the purpose or the result)ConjunctionG2443
  4. ฮผแฝดmฤ“me: (adverb) not; (conjunction) lestParticle โ€” negativeG3361
  5. ฯ„ฯ…ฯ†ฯ‰ฮธฮตแฝถฯ‚typhลtheistuphoo: to envelop with smoke; (figuratively) to inflate with self-conceitVerb โ€” Aorist Passive ParticipleG5187
  6. ฮตแผฐฯ‚eiseis: to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, timePrepositionG1519
  7. ฮบฯฮฏฮผฮฑkrimakrima: a decision (the function or the effect, for or against ("crime"))Noun โ€” Accusative Singular NeuterG2917
  8. แผฮผฯ€ฮญฯƒแฟƒempesฤ“empipto: to fall on; (literally) to be entrapped byVerb โ€” Aorist Active Subjunctive, 3rd SingularG1706
  9. ฯ„ฮฟแฟฆtouho: theArticle โ€” Genitive Singular MasculineG3588
  10. ฮดฮนฮฑฮฒฯŒฮปฮฟฯ…diaboloudiabolos: a slanderer; (specially) SatanAdjective โ€” Genitive Singular MasculineG1228
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  1. ฮดฮตแฟ–deidei: it is (was, etc.) necessary (as binding)Verb โ€” Present Indicative, 3rd SingularG1163
  2. ฮดแฝฒdede: but, and, etc.ConjunctionG1161
  3. ฮฑแฝฯ„แฝธฮฝautonautos: selfPronoun โ€” Accusative Singular MasculineG846
  4. ฮบฮฑแฝถkaikai: and, also, even, so then, too, etc.ConjunctionG2532
  5. ฮผฮฑฯฯ„ฯ…ฯฮฏฮฑฮฝmartyrianmarturia: evidence given (judicially or genitive case)Noun โ€” Accusative Singular FeminineG3141
  6. ฮบฮฑฮปแฝดฮฝkalฤ“nkalos: (properly) beautiful; (chiefly, figuratively) goodAdjective โ€” Accusative Singular FeminineG2570
  7. แผ”ฯ‡ฮตฮนฮฝecheinecho: to hold (such as possession, ability, contiuity, relation, or condition)Verb โ€” Present Active InfinitiveG2192
  8. แผ€ฯ€แฝธapoapo: "off," i.e. away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation)PrepositionG575
  9. ฯ„แฟถฮฝtลnho: theArticle โ€” Genitive Plural MasculineG3588
  10. แผ”ฮพฯ‰ฮธฮตฮฝexลthenexothen: external(-ly)AdverbG1855
  11. แผตฮฝฮฑhinahina: in order that (denoting the purpose or the result)ConjunctionG2443
  12. ฮผแฝดmฤ“me: (adverb) not; (conjunction) lestParticle โ€” negativeG3361
  13. ฮตแผฐฯ‚eiseis: to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, timePrepositionG1519
  14. แฝ€ฮฝฮตฮนฮดฮนฯƒฮผแฝธฮฝoneidismononeidismos: reproach, derisionNoun โ€” Accusative Singular MasculineG3680
  15. แผฮผฯ€ฮญฯƒแฟƒempesฤ“empipto: to fall on; (literally) to be entrapped byVerb โ€” Aorist Active Subjunctive, 3rd SingularG1706
  16. ฮบฮฑแฝถkaikai: and, also, even, so then, too, etc.ConjunctionG2532
  17. ฯ€ฮฑฮณฮฏฮดฮฑpagidapagis: a trap (as fastened by a noose or notch)Noun โ€” Accusative Singular FeminineG3803
  18. ฯ„ฮฟแฟฆtouho: theArticle โ€” Genitive Singular MasculineG3588
  19. ฮดฮนฮฑฮฒฯŒฮปฮฟฯ…diaboloudiabolos: a slanderer; (specially) SatanAdjective โ€” Genitive Singular MasculineG1228
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  1. ฮ”ฮนฮฑฮบฯŒฮฝฮฟฯ…ฯ‚diakonousdiakonos: an attendant, a servant; (genitive case) a waiter (at table or in other menial duties)Noun โ€” Accusative Plural MasculineG1249
  2. แฝกฯƒฮฑฯฯ„ฯ‰ฯ‚hลsautลshosautos: as thus, i.e. in the same wayAdverbG5615
  3. ฯƒฮตฮผฮฝฮฟฯฯ‚semnoussemnos: venerable, i.e. honorableAdjective โ€” Accusative Plural MasculineG4586
  4. ฮผแฝดmฤ“me: (adverb) not; (conjunction) lestParticle โ€” negativeG3361
  5. ฮดฮนฮปฯŒฮณฮฟฯ…ฯ‚dilogousdilogos: equivocal, i.e. telling a different storyAdjective โ€” Accusative Plural MasculineG1351
  6. ฮผแฝดmฤ“me: (adverb) not; (conjunction) lestParticle โ€” negativeG3361
  7. ฮฟแผดฮฝแฟณoinลoinos: wineNoun โ€” Dative Singular MasculineG3631
  8. ฯ€ฮฟฮปฮปแฟทpollลpolus: (singular) much (in any respect) or (plural) many, (neuter singular as adverbial) largely, (neuter plural as...Adjective โ€” Dative Singular MasculineG4183
  9. ฯ€ฯฮฟฯƒฮญฯ‡ฮฟฮฝฯ„ฮฑฯ‚prosechontasprosecho: to hold the mind towards, i.e. pay attention to, be cautious about, apply oneself to, adhere toVerb โ€” Present Active ParticipleG4337
  10. ฮผแฝดmฤ“me: (adverb) not; (conjunction) lestParticle โ€” negativeG3361
  11. ฮฑแผฐฯƒฯ‡ฯฮฟฮบฮตฯฮดฮตแฟ–ฯ‚aischrokerdeisaischrokerdes: characterized by sordid, disgraceful gainAdjective โ€” Accusative Plural MasculineG146
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  1. แผ”ฯ‡ฮฟฮฝฯ„ฮฑฯ‚echontasecho: to hold (such as possession, ability, contiuity, relation, or condition)Verb โ€” Present Active ParticipleG2192
  2. ฯ„แฝธtoho: theArticle โ€” Accusative Singular NeuterG3588
  3. ฮผฯ…ฯƒฯ„ฮฎฯฮนฮฟฮฝmystฤ“rionmusterion: a secret or "mystery"Noun โ€” Accusative Singular NeuterG3466
  4. ฯ„แฟ†ฯ‚tฤ“sho: theArticle โ€” Genitive Singular FeminineG3588
  5. ฯ€ฮฏฯƒฯ„ฮตฯ‰ฯ‚pisteลspistis: persuasion, i.e. credence; (morally) conviction (of religious truth, or the truthfulness of God or a religious...Noun โ€” Genitive Singular FeminineG4102
  6. แผฮฝenen: "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.PrepositionG1722
  7. ฮบฮฑฮธฮฑฯแพทkatharakatharos: cleanAdjective โ€” Dative Singular FeminineG2513
  8. ฯƒฯ…ฮฝฮตฮนฮดฮฎฯƒฮตฮนsyneidฤ“seisuneidesis: co-perception, i.e. moral consciousnessNoun โ€” Dative Singular FeminineG4893
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  1. ฮบฮฑแฝถkaikai: and, also, even, so then, too, etc.ConjunctionG2532
  2. ฮฟแฝ—ฯ„ฮฟฮนhoutoihoutos: the he (she or it), i.e. this or that (often with article repeated)Adverb โ€” Nominative Plural MasculineG3778
  3. ฮดแฝฒdede: but, and, etc.ConjunctionG1161
  4. ฮดฮฟฮบฮนฮผฮฑฮถฮญฯƒฮธฯ‰ฯƒฮฑฮฝdokimazesthลsandokimazo: to test; (by implication) to approveVerb โ€” Present Passive Imperative, 3rd PluralG1381
  5. ฯ€ฯแฟถฯ„ฮฟฮฝprลtonproton: firstly (in time, place, order, or importance)AdverbG4412
  6. ฮตแผถฯ„ฮฑeitaeita: a particle of succession (in time or logical enumeration), then, moreoverAdverbG1534
  7. ฮดฮนฮฑฮบฮฟฮฝฮตฮฏฯ„ฯ‰ฯƒฮฑฮฝdiakoneitลsandiakoneo: to be an attendant, to wait upon (menially or as a host, friend)Verb โ€” Present Active Imperative, 3rd PluralG1247
  8. แผ€ฮฝฮญฮณฮบฮปฮทฯ„ฮฟฮนanenklฤ“toianegkletos: unaccused; (by implication) irreproachable, blamelessAdjective โ€” Nominative Plural MasculineG410
  9. แฝ„ฮฝฯ„ฮตฯ‚onteson: beingVerb โ€” Present ParticipleG5607
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  1. ฮณฯ…ฮฝฮฑแฟ–ฮบฮฑฯ‚gynaikasgune: a woman; (specially) a wifeNoun โ€” Accusative Plural FeminineG1135
  2. แฝกฯƒฮฑฯฯ„ฯ‰ฯ‚hลsautลshosautos: as thus, i.e. in the same wayAdverbG5615
  3. ฯƒฮตฮผฮฝฮฌฯ‚semnassemnos: venerable, i.e. honorableAdjective โ€” Accusative Plural FeminineG4586
  4. ฮผแฝดmฤ“me: (adverb) not; (conjunction) lestParticle โ€” negativeG3361
  5. ฮดฮนฮฑฮฒฯŒฮปฮฟฯ…ฯ‚diabolousdiabolos: a slanderer; (specially) SatanAdjective โ€” Accusative Plural FeminineG1228
  6. ฮฝฮทฯ†ฮฑฮปฮญฮฟฯ…ฯ‚nฤ“phaleousnephaleos: sober; (figuratively) circumspectAdjective โ€” Accusative Plural MasculineG3524
  7. ฯ€ฮนฯƒฯ„แฝฐฯ‚pistaspistos: (objectively) trustworthy; (subjectively) trustfulAdjective โ€” Accusative Plural FeminineG4103
  8. แผฮฝenen: "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.PrepositionG1722
  9. ฯ€แพถฯƒฮนฮฝpasinpas: all, any, every, the wholeAdjective โ€” Dative Plural NeuterG3956
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  1. ฮดฮนฮฌฮบฮฟฮฝฮฟฮนdiakonoidiakonos: an attendant, a servant; (genitive case) a waiter (at table or in other menial duties)Noun โ€” Nominative Plural MasculineG1249
  2. แผ”ฯƒฯ„ฯ‰ฯƒฮฑฮฝestลsanesto: let them beVerb โ€” Present Imperative, 3rd PluralG2077
  3. ฮผฮนแพถฯ‚miasheis: oneAdjective โ€” Genitive Singular FeminineG1520
  4. ฮณฯ…ฮฝฮฑฮนฮบแฝธฯ‚gynaikosgune: a woman; (specially) a wifeNoun โ€” Genitive Singular FeminineG1135
  5. แผ„ฮฝฮดฯฮตฯ‚andresaner: (properly) a man, an individual male; (maritally) a husbandNoun โ€” Nominative Plural MasculineG435
  6. ฯ„ฮญฮบฮฝฯ‰ฮฝteknลnteknon: a child (as produced)Noun โ€” Genitive Plural NeuterG5043
  7. ฮบฮฑฮปแฟถฯ‚kalลskalos: well (usually morally)AdverbG2573
  8. ฯ€ฯฮฟฯŠฯƒฯ„ฮฌฮผฮตฮฝฮฟฮนproistamenoiproistemi: to stand before; (in rank) to presideVerb โ€” Present Middle ParticipleG4291
  9. ฮบฮฑแฝถkaikai: and, also, even, so then, too, etc.ConjunctionG2532
  10. ฯ„แฟถฮฝtลnho: theArticle โ€” Genitive Plural MasculineG3588
  11. แผฐฮดฮฏฯ‰ฮฝidiลnidios: pertaining to self, i.e. one's own; (by implication) private or separateAdjective โ€” Genitive Plural MasculineG2398
  12. ฮฟแผดฮบฯ‰ฮฝoikลnoikos: a dwelling (more or less extensive); (by implication) a family (more or less related)Noun โ€” Genitive Plural MasculineG3624
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  1. ฮฟแผฑhoiho: theArticle โ€” Nominative Plural MasculineG3588
  2. ฮณแฝฐฯgargar: (properly) assigning a reasonConjunctionG1063
  3. ฮบฮฑฮปแฟถฯ‚kalลskalos: well (usually morally)AdverbG2573
  4. ฮดฮนฮฑฮบฮฟฮฝฮฎฯƒฮฑฮฝฯ„ฮตฯ‚diakonฤ“santesdiakoneo: to be an attendant, to wait upon (menially or as a host, friend)Verb โ€” Aorist Active ParticipleG1247
  5. ฮฒฮฑฮธฮผแฝธฮฝbathmonbathmos: a step; (figuratively) grade (of dignity)Noun โ€” Accusative Singular MasculineG898
  6. แผ‘ฮฑฯ…ฯ„ฮฟแฟ–ฯ‚heautoisheautou: self (selves)DualG1438
  7. ฮบฮฑฮปแฝธฮฝkalonkalos: (properly) beautiful; (chiefly, figuratively) goodAdjective โ€” Accusative Singular MasculineG2570
  8. ฯ€ฮตฯฮนฯ€ฮฟฮนฮฟแฟฆฮฝฯ„ฮฑฮนperipoiountaiperipoieomai: to make around oneself, i.e. acquire (buy)Verb โ€” Present Middle Indicative, 3rd PluralG4046
  9. ฮบฮฑแฝถkaikai: and, also, even, so then, too, etc.ConjunctionG2532
  10. ฯ€ฮฟฮปฮปแฝดฮฝpollฤ“npolus: (singular) much (in any respect) or (plural) many, (neuter singular as adverbial) largely, (neuter plural as...Adjective โ€” Accusative Singular FeminineG4183
  11. ฯ€ฮฑแฟคแฟฅฮทฯƒฮฏฮฑฮฝparrhฤ“sianparrhesia: all out-spokenness, i.e. frankness, bluntness, publicityNoun โ€” Accusative Singular FeminineG3954
  12. แผฮฝenen: "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.PrepositionG1722
  13. ฯ€ฮฏฯƒฯ„ฮตฮนpisteipistis: persuasion, i.e. credence; (morally) conviction (of religious truth, or the truthfulness of God or a religious...Noun โ€” Dative Singular FeminineG4102
  14. ฯ„แฟ‡tฤ“ho: theArticle โ€” Dative Singular FeminineG3588
  15. แผฮฝenen: "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.PrepositionG1722
  16. ฮงฯฮนฯƒฯ„แฟทchristลChristos: (literally) Anointed; (transliterated) "Christ"Noun โ€” Dative Singular MasculineG5547
  17. แผธฮทฯƒฮฟแฟฆiฤ“souIesous: Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua), the name of our Lord and two (three) other IsraelitesNoun โ€” Dative Singular MasculineG2424
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  1. ฮคฮฑแฟฆฯ„ฮฌtautatauta: these thingsAdverb โ€” Accusative Plural NeuterG5023
  2. ฯƒฮฟฮนsoisoi: to theePronoun โ€” 2nd person Dative SingularG4671
  3. ฮณฯฮฌฯ†ฯ‰graphลgrapho: to "grave", especially to write; (figuratively) to describeVerb โ€” Present Active Indicative, 1st SingularG1125
  4. แผฮปฯ€ฮฏฮถฯ‰ฮฝelpizลnelpizo: to expect or confideVerb โ€” Present Active ParticipleG1679
  5. แผฮปฮธฮตแฟ–ฮฝeltheinerchomai: to come or goVerb โ€” Aorist Active InfinitiveG2064
  6. ฯ€ฯแฝธฯ‚prospros: forward to, i.e. toward; (genitive case) the side of, i.e. pertaining toPrepositionG4314
  7. ฯƒแฝฒsese: theePronoun โ€” 2nd person Accusative SingularG4571
  8. ฯ„ฮฌฯ‡ฮนฮฟฮฝยทtachiontachion: more swiftly; (in manner) more rapidlyAdverbG5032
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  1. แผแฝฐฮฝeanean: in case that, provided that, etc.ConditionalG1437
  2. ฮดแฝฒdede: but, and, etc.ConjunctionG1161
  3. ฮฒฯฮฑฮดฯฮฝฯ‰bradynลbraduno: to delayVerb โ€” Present Active Subjunctive, 1st SingularG1019
  4. แผตฮฝฮฑhinahina: in order that (denoting the purpose or the result)ConjunctionG2443
  5. ฮตแผฐฮดแฟ‡ฯ‚eidฤ“seido: (properly) to see; (by implication, in the perfect tense only) to knowVerb โ€” Perfect Active Subjunctive, 2nd SingularG1492
  6. ฯ€แฟถฯ‚pลspos: in what way?; (sometimes indirect) how?AdverbG4459
  7. ฮดฮตแฟ–deidei: it is (was, etc.) necessary (as binding)Verb โ€” Present Indicative, 3rd SingularG1163
  8. แผฮฝenen: "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.PrepositionG1722
  9. ฮฟแผดฮบแฟณoikลoikos: a dwelling (more or less extensive); (by implication) a family (more or less related)Noun โ€” Dative Singular MasculineG3624
  10. ฮธฮตฮฟแฟฆtheoutheos: a deity; (figuratively) a magistrateNoun โ€” Genitive Singular MasculineG2316
  11. แผ€ฮฝฮฑฯƒฯ„ฯฮญฯ†ฮตฯƒฮธฮฑฮนanastrephesthaianastrepho: to overturn; also, to returnVerb โ€” Present Passive InfinitiveG390
  12. แผฅฯ„ฮนฯ‚hฤ“tishostis: which some, i.e. any that; (definite) which samePronoun โ€” Nominative Singular FeminineG3748
  13. แผฯƒฯ„แฝถฮฝestinesti: he (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they areVerb โ€” Present Indicative, 3rd SingularG2076
  14. แผฮบฮบฮปฮทฯƒฮฏฮฑekklฤ“siaekklesia: (properly) a "calling out"; (concretely) a called out assembly of citizensNoun โ€” Nominative Singular FeminineG1577
  15. ฮธฮตฮฟแฟฆtheoutheos: a deity; (figuratively) a magistrateNoun โ€” Genitive Singular MasculineG2316
  16. ฮถแฟถฮฝฯ„ฮฟฯ‚zลntoszao: to liveVerb โ€” Present Active ParticipleG2198
  17. ฯƒฯ„แฟฆฮปฮฟฯ‚stylosstulos: a post ("style"); (figuratively) supportNoun โ€” Nominative Singular MasculineG4769
  18. ฮบฮฑแฝถkaikai: and, also, even, so then, too, etc.ConjunctionG2532
  19. แผ‘ฮดฯฮฑฮฏฯ‰ฮผฮฑhedraiลmahedraioma: a support; (figuratively) basisNoun โ€” Nominative Singular NeuterG1477
  20. ฯ„แฟ†ฯ‚tฤ“sho: theArticle โ€” Genitive Singular FeminineG3588
  21. แผ€ฮปฮทฮธฮตฮฏฮฑฯ‚alฤ“theiasaletheia: truthNoun โ€” Genitive Singular FeminineG225
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  1. ฮบฮฑแฝถkaikai: and, also, even, so then, too, etc.ConjunctionG2532
  2. แฝฮผฮฟฮปฮฟฮณฮฟฯ…ฮผฮญฮฝฯ‰ฯ‚homologoumenลshomologoumenos: confessedlyAdverbG3672
  3. ฮผฮญฮณฮฑmegamegas: bigAdjective โ€” Nominative Singular NeuterG3173
  4. แผฯƒฯ„แฝถฮฝestinesti: he (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they areVerb โ€” Present Indicative, 3rd SingularG2076
  5. ฯ„แฝธtoho: theArticle โ€” Nominative Singular NeuterG3588
  6. ฯ„แฟ†ฯ‚tฤ“sho: theArticle โ€” Genitive Singular FeminineG3588
  7. ฮตแฝฯƒฮตฮฒฮตฮฏฮฑฯ‚eusebeiaseusebeia: well-reverence; devout reverence in attitude, conduct, and deedNoun โ€” Genitive Singular FeminineG2150
  8. ฮผฯ…ฯƒฯ„ฮฎฯฮนฮฟฮฝยทmystฤ“rionmusterion: a secret or "mystery"Noun โ€” Nominative Singular NeuterG3466
  9. ฮ˜ฮตแฝธฯ‚theostheos: a deity; (figuratively) a magistrateNoun โ€” Nominative Singular MasculineG2316
  10. แผฯ†ฮฑฮฝฮตฯฯŽฮธฮทephanerลthฤ“phaneroo: to render apparentVerb โ€” Aorist Passive Indicative, 3rd SingularG5319
  11. แผฮฝenen: "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.PrepositionG1722
  12. ฯƒฮฑฯฮบฮฏsarkisarx: flesh (as stripped of the skin); (strictly) the meat of an animal (as food)Noun โ€” Dative Singular FeminineG4561
  13. แผฮดฮนฮบฮฑฮนฯŽฮธฮทedikaiลthฤ“dikaioo: to render (i.e. show or regard as) just or innocentVerb โ€” Aorist Passive Indicative, 3rd SingularG1344
  14. แผฮฝenen: "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.PrepositionG1722
  15. ฯ€ฮฝฮตฯฮผฮฑฯ„ฮนpneumatipneuma: a current of air, i.e. breath (blast) or a breezeNoun โ€” Dative Singular NeuterG4151
  16. แฝคฯ†ฮธฮทลphthฤ“optanomai: to gaze (i.e. with wide-open eyes)Verb โ€” Aorist Passive Indicative, 3rd SingularG3700
  17. แผ€ฮณฮณฮญฮปฮฟฮนฯ‚angeloisaggelos: a messenger; (especially) an "angel" of GodNoun โ€” Dative Plural MasculineG32
  18. แผฮบฮทฯฯฯ‡ฮธฮทekฤ“rychthฤ“kerusso: to herald (as a public crier), especially divine truth (the gospel)Verb โ€” Aorist Passive Indicative, 3rd SingularG2784
  19. แผฮฝenen: "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.PrepositionG1722
  20. แผ”ฮธฮฝฮตฯƒฮนฮฝethnesinethnos: a race (as of the same habit), i.e. a tribeNoun โ€” Dative Plural NeuterG1484
  21. แผฯ€ฮนฯƒฯ„ฮตฯฮธฮทepisteuthฤ“pisteuo: to have faith (in, upon, or with respect to, a person or thing), i.e. creditVerb โ€” Aorist Passive Indicative, 3rd SingularG4100
  22. แผฮฝenen: "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.PrepositionG1722
  23. ฮบฯŒฯƒฮผแฟณkosmลkosmos: orderly arrangement, i.e. decoration; (by implication) the world including its inhabitantsNoun โ€” Dative Singular MasculineG2889
  24. แผ€ฮฝฮตฮปฮฎฯ†ฮธฮทanelฤ“phthฤ“analambano: to take upVerb โ€” Aorist Passive Indicative, 3rd SingularG353
  25. แผฮฝenen: "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.PrepositionG1722
  26. ฮดฯŒฮพแฟƒdoxฤ“doxa: glory (as very apparent), in a wide application (literal or figurative, objective or subjective)Noun โ€” Dative Singular FeminineG1391

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Strong's words in 1 Timothy 3 (6)
Strong's G2316 — ฮธฮตฮฟแฟฆ (theou)
theos (theh-os') n. 1. a deity 2. (figuratively) a magistrate 3. (by Hebraism) very {(especially with G3588) the supreme Divinity} [of uncertain affinity] KJV: X exceeding, God, god(-ly, -ward) See also: G3588. Appears 4 times in 1 Timothy 3.
Strong's G3624 — ฮฟแผดฮบฮฟฯ… (oikou)
oikos (oy`-kos) n. 1. a dwelling (more or less extensive) 2. (by implication) a family (more or less related) {literally or figuratively} [of uncertain affinity] KJV: home, house(-hold), temple. Appears 4 times in 1 Timothy 3.
Strong's G1135 — ฮณฯ…ฮฝฮฑฮนฮบแฝธฯ‚ (gynaikos)
gune (goo-nay') n. 1. a woman 2. (specially) a wife [probably from the base of G1096] KJV: wife, woman Root(s): G1096. Appears 3 times in 1 Timothy 3.
Strong's G1163 — ฮดฮตแฟ– (dei)
dei (dei`) (also deon deh-on') v. 1. it is (was, etc.) necessary (as binding) [third person singular active present of G1210, neuter active participle of the same, both used impersonally] KJV: behoved, be meet, must (needs), (be) need(-ful), ought, should Root(s): G1210. Appears 3 times in 1 Timothy 3.
Strong's G1228 — ฮดฮนฮฑฮฒฯŒฮปฮฟฯ… (diabolou)
diabolos (dee-ab'-ol-os) adj. 1. a slanderer 2. (specially) Satan [from G1225] KJV: false accuser, devil, slanderer Root(s): G1225 Compare: H7854. Appears 3 times in 1 Timothy 3.
Strong's G2192 — แผ”ฯ‡ฮฟฮฝฯ„ฮฑ (echonta)
echo (ekh'-o) (including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; (used in certain tenses only)) v. 1. to hold (such as possession, ability, contiuity, relation, or condition) {used in very various applicat. Appears 3 times in 1 Timothy 3.

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“Appoint, therefore, for yourselves, bishops and deacons worthy of the Lord, men meek, and not lovers of money, and truthful and proved; for they also render to you the service of prophets and teachers.”

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