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1 Timothy 3:2

A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;

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δεῖdeibindδέω (déō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “bind”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1210I bind, tie, fasten; I impel, compel; I declare to be prohibited and unlawful.Strong’s files this form under G1163 (δεῖ).mustοὖνounthereforeοὖνconjunction — “therefore”G3767therefore, then.This verse uses “therefore”.τὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἐπίσκοπονepiskoponoverseerἐπίσκοπος (episkopos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “overseer”, the object formG1985(used as an official title in civil life), overseer, supervisor, ruler, especially used with reference to the supervising function exercised by an elder or presbyter of a church or congregation.This verse uses “overseer”.ἀνεπίλημπτονanepilēmptonblamelessἀνεπίλημπτος (anepilēmptos)adjective, accusative, singular, masculine — “blameless”, the object formG423irreproachable, never caught doing wrong.blamelessεἶναιeinaito existεἰμί (eimí)verb, present active infinitive — “to exist”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.Strong’s files this form under G1511 (εἶναι, exist).μιᾶςmiasof oneεἷς (heis)adjective, genitive, singular, feminine — “of one”, the of-formG1520one.of oneγυναικὸςgunaikoswifeγυνή (gunē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “wife”, the of-formG1135a woman, wife, my lady.This verse uses “wife”.wifeἄνδραandramanἀνήρ (anēr)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “man”, the object formG435a male human being; a man, husband.νηφάλιονnēphalionvigilantνηφάλιος (nēphalios)adjective, accusative, singular, masculine — “vigilant”, the object formG3524sober, not intoxicated (with wine), temperate, vigilant.vigilantσώφροναsōphronasoberσώφρων (sōphrōn)adjective, accusative, singular, masculine — “sober”, the object formG4998of sound mind, self-controlled, temperate, sober-minded, modest, chaste.soberκόσμιονkosmionof good behaviourκόσμιος (kosmios)adjective, accusative, singular, masculine — “of good behaviour”, the object formG2887orderly, virtuous, decent, modest, well-ordered.of good behaviourφιλόξενονphiloxenongiven to hospitalityφιλόξενος (philoxenos)adjective, accusative, singular, masculine — “given to hospitality”, the object formG5382hospitable, loving strangers.given to hospitalityδιδακτικόνdidaktikonapt to teachδιδακτικός (didaktikos)adjective, accusative, singular, masculine — “apt to teach”, the object formG1317able to teach, apt to teach.This verse uses “apt to teach”.apt to teach

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

it behoveth, therefore, the overseer to be blameless, of one wife a husband, vigilant, sober, decent, a friend of strangers, apt to teach,

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American Standard Version (1901)

The bishop therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sober-minded, orderly, given to hospitality, apt to teach;

Young’s Literal Translation

it behoveth, therefore, the overseer to be blameless, of one wife a husband, vigilant, sober, decent, a friend of strangers, apt to teach,

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

The overseer then must be irreproachable, husband of one wife, sober, discreet, decorous, hospitable, apt to teach;

Douay-Rheims

It behoveth therefore a bishop to be blameless, the husband of one wife, sober, prudent, of good behaviour, chaste, given to hospitality, a teacher,

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