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1 Timothy 3:2

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This [is] a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.	A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;	Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

A bishop^G1985 then^G3767 must^G1163 be^G1511 blameless^G423, the husband^G435 of one^G3391 wife^G1135, vigilant^G3524, sober^G4998, of good behaviour^G2887, given to hospitality^G5382, apt to teach^G1317;

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Original Greek

δεῖ οὖν τὸν ἐπίσκοπον ἀνεπίληπτον εἶναι, μιᾶς γυναικὸς ἄνδρα, νηφάλιον, σώφρονα, κόσμιον, φιλόξενον, διδακτικόν·

Greek	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
δεῖ	dei	G1163	V-PAI-3S	must
οὖν	oun	G3767	CONJ	then
τὸν	ton	G3588	T-ASM	the
ἐπίσκοπον	episkopon	G1985	N-ASM	A bishop
ἀνεπίληπτον	anepilēpton	G423	A-ASM	blameless
εἶναι,	einai	G1511	V-PAN	be
μιᾶς	mias	G3391	A-GSF	of one
γυναικὸς	gunaikos	G1135	N-GSF	wife
ἄνδρα,	andra	G435	N-ASM	husband
νηφάλιον,	nēphalion	G3524	N-ASM	vigilant
σώφρονα,	sōphrona	G4998	A-ASM	sober
κόσμιον,	kosmion	G2887	A-ASM	of good behaviour
φιλόξενον,	philoxenon	G5382	A-ASM	given to hospitality
διδακτικόν·	didaktikon	G1317	A-ASM	apt to teach

Source: Textus Receptus (Scrivener 1894)

Strong's References

• G423 — ἀνεπίληπτος (anepílēptos, an-ep-eel'-ape-tos): irreproachable — from Α (as a negative particle) and a derivative of ἐπιλαμβάνομαι; not arrested, i.e. (by implication) inculpable:--blameless, unrebukeable.
• G435 — ἀνήρ (anḗr, an'-ayr): a male human being, a man — a primary word (compare ἄνθρωπος); a man (properly as an individual male):--fellow, husband, man, sir.
• G1135 — γυνή (gynḗ, goo-nay'): a woman, wife, my lady — probably from the base of γίνομαι; a woman; specially, a wife:--wife, woman.
• G1163 — δεῖ (deî, die): it is necessary, inevitable — 3rd person singular active present of δέω; also deon deh-on'; neuter active participle of the same; both used impersonally; it is (was, etc.) necessary (as binding):--behoved, be meet, must (needs), (be) need(-ful), ought, should.
• G1317 — διδακτικός (didaktikós, did-ak-tik-os'): able to teach, apt to teach — from διδακτός; instructive ("didactic"):--apt to teach.
• G1511 — εἶναι (eînai, i'-nahee): present infinitive from εἰμί; to exist:--am, was. come, is, X lust after, X please well, there is, to be, was.
• G1985 — ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos, ep-is'-kop-os): overseer, supervisor, ruler — from ἐπί and σκοπός (in the sense of ἐπισκοπέω); a superintendent, i.e. Christian officer in genitive case charge of a (or the) church (literally or figuratively):--bishop, overseer.
• G2887 — κόσμιος (kósmios, kos'-mee-os): orderly, virtuous — from κόσμος (in its primary sense); orderly, i.e. decorous:--of good behaviour, modest.
• G3391 — μία (mía, mee'-ah): irregular feminine of εἷς; one or first:--a (certain), + agree, first, one, X other.
• G3524 — νηφάλεος (nēpháleos, nay-fal'-eh-os): sober, temperate — from νήφω; sober, i.e. (figuratively) circumspect:--sober.
• G3767 — οὖν (oûn, oon): therefore, then — apparently a primary word; (adverbially) certainly, or (conjunctionally) accordingly:--and (so, truly), but, now (then), so (likewise then), then, therefore, verily, wherefore.
• G4998 — σώφρων (sṓphrōn, so'-frone): self-controlled, temperate — from the base of σώζω and that of φρήν; safe (sound) in mind, i.e. self-controlled (moderate as to opinion or passion):--discreet, sober, temperate.
• G5382 — φιλόξενος (philóxenos, fil-ox'-en-os): hospitable — from φίλος and ξένος; fond of guests, i.e. hospitable:--given to (lover of, use) hospitality.

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

• G3588 — ὁ (ho, ho): the — the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):--the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.

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