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Titus 1:7

For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre;

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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).mustγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.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”.ἀνέγκλητονanenklētonblamelessἀνέγκλητος (anenklētos)adjective, accusative, singular, masculine — “blameless”, the object formG410irreproachable, blameless.This verse uses “blameless”.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).ὡςhōsasὡςconjunction — “as”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.asθεοῦtheouof Godθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.of Godοἰκονόμονoikonomonmanagerοἰκονόμος (oikonomos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “manager”, the object formG3623a household manager, a steward, guardian.μὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.notαὐθάδηauthadēselfwilledαὐθάδης (authadēs)adjective, accusative, singular, masculine — “selfwilled”, the object formG829self-satisfied, arrogant, stubborn.selfwilledμὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.notὀργίλονorgilonsoon angryὀργίλος (orgilos)adjective, accusative, singular, masculine — “soon angry”, the object formG3711prone to anger, passionate.soon angryμὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.notπάροινονparoinongiven to wineπάροινος (paroinos)adjective, accusative, singular, masculine — “given to wine”, the object formG3943given to wine, drunken, quarrelsome.This verse uses “given to wine”.given to wineμὴmēnoμήadverb — “no”G3361not, lest.noπλήκτηνplēktēnstrikerπλήκτης (plēktēs)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “striker”, the object formG4131a striker, contentious person, brawler.strikerμὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.notαἰσχροκερδῆaischrokerdēgiven to filthy lucreαἰσχροκερδής (aischrokerdēs)adjective, accusative, singular, masculine — “given to filthy lucre”, the object formG146greedy, fond of base gain.given to filthy lucre

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

for it behoveth the overseer to be blameless, as God's steward, not self-pleased, nor irascible, not given to wine, not a striker, not given to filthy lucre;

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American Standard Version (1901)

For the bishop must be blameless, as God’s steward; not self-willed, not soon angry, no brawler, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre;

Young’s Literal Translation

for it behoveth the overseer to be blameless, as God's steward, not self-pleased, nor irascible, not given to wine, not a striker, not given to filthy lucre;

World English Bible

For the overseer must be blameless, as God’s steward, not self-pleasing, not easily angered, not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for dishonest gain;

Darby Translation

For the overseer must be free from all charge [against him] as God's steward; not headstrong, not passionate, not disorderly through wine, not a striker, not seeking gain by base means;

Douay-Rheims

For a bishop must be without crime, as the steward of God: not proud, not subject to anger, not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre:

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