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1 Timothy 3:11

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← 1 Timothy 3:10	1 Timothy 3:11 (KJV)	1 Timothy 3:12 →
And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being [found] blameless.	Even so [must their] wives [be] grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.	Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

Even so must their wives^G1135 be grave^G4586, not^G3361 slanderers^G1228, sober^G3524, faithful^G4103 in^G1722 all things^G3956.

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Original Greek

γυναῖκας ὡσαύτως σεμνάς, μὴ διαβόλους, νηφαλίους, πιστὰς ἐν πᾶσι.

Greek	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
γυναῖκας	gunaikas	G1135	N-APF	wives
ὡσαύτως	hōsautōs	G5615	ADV	Even so
σεμνάς,	semnas	G4586	A-APF	grave
μὴ	mē	G3361	PRT-N	not
διαβόλους,	diabolous	G1228	A-APF	slanderers
νηφαλίους,	nēphalious	G3524	A-APM	sober
πιστὰς	pistas	G4103	A-APF	faithful
ἐν	en	G1722	PREP	in
πᾶσι.	pasi	G3956	A-DPN	all things

Source: Textus Receptus (Scrivener 1894)

Strong's References

• G1135 — γυνή (gynḗ, goo-nay'): a woman, wife, my lady — probably from the base of γίνομαι; a woman; specially, a wife:--wife, woman.
• G1228 — διάβολος (diábolos, dee-ab'-ol-os): slanderous, the Slanderer, the Devil — from διαβάλλω; a traducer; specially, Satan (compare שָׂטָן):--false accuser, devil, slanderer.
• G1722 — ἐν (en, en): in, on, among — a primary preposition denoting (fixed) position (in place, time or state), and (by implication) instrumentality (medially or constructively), i.e. a relation of rest (intermediate between εἰς and ἐκ); "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.:--about, after, against, + almost, X altogether, among, X as, at, before, between, (here-)by (+ all means), for (… sake of), + give self wholly to, (here-)in(-to, -wardly), X mightily, (because) of, (up-)on, (open-)ly, X outwardly, one, X quickly, X shortly, (speedi-)ly, X that, X there(-in, -on), through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), under, when, where(-with), while, with(-in). Often used in compounds, with substantially the same import; rarely with verbs of motion, and then not to indicate direction, except (elliptically) by a separate (and different) preposition.
• G3361 — μή (mḗ, may): not, lest — a primary particle of qualified negation (whereas οὐ expresses an absolute denial); (adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas οὐ expects an affirmative one)) whether:--any but (that), X forbear, + God forbid, + lack, lest, neither, never, no (X wise in), none, nor, (can-)not, nothing, that not, un(-taken), without. Often used in compounds in substantially the same relations. See also ἐὰν μή, ἵνα μή, οὐ μή, μῆκος, μηκύνω, μήν, μὴ οὐκ.
• G3524 — νηφάλεος (nēpháleos, nay-fal'-eh-os): sober, temperate — from νήφω; sober, i.e. (figuratively) circumspect:--sober.
• G3956 — πᾶς (pâs, pas): all, the whole, every kind of — including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole:--all (manner of, means), alway(-s), any (one), X daily, + ever, every (one, way), as many as, + no(-thing), X thoroughly, whatsoever, whole, whosoever.
• G4103 — πιστός (pistós, pis-tos'): trustworthy, faithful, believing — from πείθω; objectively, trustworthy; subjectively, trustful:--believe(-ing, -r), faithful(-ly), sure, true.
• G4586 — σεμνός (semnós, sem-nos'): honorable — from σέβομαι; venerable, i.e. honorable:--grave, honest.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Greek (Textus Receptus, Scrivener 1894) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• G5615 — ὡσαύτως (hōsaútōs, ho-sow'-toce): likewise — from ὡς and an adverb from αὐτός; as thus, i.e. in the same way:--even so, likewise, after the same (in like) manner.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• be — 1 Timothy 3:4
• faithful — 1 Timothy 1:12, 1 Timothy 6:2
• not — Psalms 15:3, Psalms 50:20, Psalms 101:5, Proverbs 10:18, Proverbs 25:13, Jeremiah 9:4, Matthew 4:1, John 6:70, 2 Timothy 3:3, Titus 2:3, Revelation 12:9-10
• sober — 1 Thessalonians 5:6-8, 1 Timothy 3:2, 2 Timothy 4:5, Titus 3:2, 1 Peter 5:8
• their — Leviticus 21:7, Leviticus 21:13-15, Ezekiel 44:22, Luke 1:5-6, Titus 2:3

Reciprocal references (8): Leviticus 19:16, Ezra 10:18, Malachi 2:15, Galatians 5:22, Ephesians 4:31, Titus 2:2, James 4:11, 1 Peter 2:1

Related Topics

• Thompson Chain: HOME, LEADERS, RELIGIOUS, SOBERNESS
• Torrey’s: SLANDER, WIVES
• Nave’s: CHURCH, COMMANDMENTS, DEACON, MINISTER, Christian, SLANDER, SOBRIETY, WIFE, WOMEN

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