King James Version

1 Timothy 3:1

This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.

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ΠιστὸςpistosThis is a trueπιστόςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “This is a true”, the subject formG4103trustworthy, faithful, believing.This is a trueὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.λόγοςlogossayingλόγοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “saying”, the subject formG3056a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy.sayingεἴeiifεἰconjunction — “if”G1487if.τιςtisoneτιςinterrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “one”, the subject formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.ἐπισκοπῆςepiskopēsoffice of a bishopἐπισκοπή (episkopē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “office of a bishop”, the of-formG1984(a) visitation (of judgment), (b) oversight, supervision, overseership.the office of a bishopὀρέγεταιoregetaito aspireὀρέγομαι (oregomai)verb, present middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “to aspire”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3713I stretch forth, mid: I hanker after, long for, am eager for, aspire to.καλοῦkaloua goodκαλός (kalos)adjective, genitive, singular, neuter — “a good”, the of-formG2570beautiful, as an outward sign of the inward good, noble, honorable character; good, worthy, honorable, noble, and seen to be so.This verse uses “good”.a goodἔργουergouworkἔργον (ergon)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “work”, the of-formG2041work, task, employment; a deed, action; that which is wrought or made, a work.This verse uses “work”.workἐπιθυμεῖepithumeito long forἐπιθυμέω (epithumeō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to long for”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1937I long for, covet, lust after, set the heart upon.This verse uses “long for”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

Stedfast [is] the word: If any one the oversight doth long for, a right work he desireth;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Faithful is the saying, If a man seeketh the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.

Young’s Literal Translation

Stedfast [is] the word: If any one the oversight doth long for, a right work he desireth;

World English Bible

This is a faithful saying: someone who seeks to be an overseer desires a good work.

Darby Translation

The word [is] faithful: if any one aspires to exercise oversight, he desires a good work.

Douay-Rheims

A faithful saying: if a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.

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