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Titus 1:7

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← Titus 1:6	Titus 1:7 (KJV)	Titus 1:8 →
If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly.	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;	But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate;

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

For^G1063 a bishop^G1985 must^G1163 be^G1511 blameless^G410, as the steward^G3623 of God^G2316; not^G3361 selfwilled^G829, not^G3361 soon angry^G3711, not^G3361 given to wine^G3943, no^G3361 striker^G4131, not^G3361 given to filthy lucre^G146;

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Original Greek

δεῖ γὰρ τὸν ἐπίσκοπον ἀνέγκλητον εἶναι, ὡς Θεοῦ οἰκονόμον· μὴ αὐθάδη, μὴ ὀργίλον, μὴ πάροινον, μὴ πλήκτην, μὴ αἰσχροκερδῆ,

Greek	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
δεῖ	dei	G1163	V-PAI-3S	must
γὰρ	gar	G1063	CONJ	For
τὸν	ton	G3588	T-ASM	the
ἐπίσκοπον	episkopon	G1985	N-ASM	a bishop
ἀνέγκλητον	anenklēton	G410	A-ASM	blameless
εἶναι,	einai	G1511	V-PAN	be
ὡς	hōs	G5613	ADV	as
Θεοῦ	Theou	G2316	N-GSM	of God
οἰκονόμον·	oikonomon	G3623	N-ASM	steward
μὴ	mē	G3361	PRT-N	not
αὐθάδη,	authadē	G829	A-ASM	selfwilled
μὴ	mē	G3361	PRT-N	not
ὀργίλον,	orgilon	G3711	A-ASM	soon angry
μὴ	mē	G3361	PRT-N	not
πάροινον,	paroinon	G3943	A-ASM	given to wine
μὴ	mē	G3361	PRT-N	no
πλήκτην,	plēktēn	G4131	N-ASM	striker
μὴ	mē	G3361	PRT-N	not
αἰσχροκερδῆ,	aischrokerdē	G146	A-ASM	given to filthy lucre

Source: Textus Receptus (Scrivener 1894)

Strong's References

• G146 — αἰσχροκερδής (aischrokerdḗs, ahee-skhrok-er-dace'): greedy — from αἰσχρός and (gain); sordid:--given to (greedy of) filthy lucre.
• G410 — ἀνέγκλητος (anénklētos, an-eng'-klay-tos): irreproachable, blameless — from Α (as a negative particle) and a derivative of ἐγκαλέω; unaccused, i.e. (by implication) irreproachable:--blameless.
• G829 — αὐθάδης (authádēs, ow-thad'-ace): self-satisfied, arrogant — from αὐτός and the base of ἡδονή; self-pleasing, i.e. arrogant:--self-willed.
• G1063 — γάρ (gár, gar): for — a primary particle; properly, assigning a reason (used in argument, explanation or intensification; often with other particles):--and, as, because (that), but, even, for, indeed, no doubt, seeing, then, therefore, verily, what, why, yet.
• 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.
• 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.
• G2316 — θεός (theós, theh'-os): God, a god — of uncertain affinity; a deity, especially (with ὁ) the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very:--X exceeding, God, god(-ly, -ward).
• 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.
• G3623 — οἰκονόμος (oikonómos, oy-kon-om'-os): a steward — from οἶκος and the base of νόμος; a house-distributor (i.e. manager), or overseer, i.e. an employee in that capacity; by extension, a fiscal agent (treasurer); figuratively, a preacher (of the Gospel):--chamberlain, governor, steward.
• G3711 — ὀργίλος (orgílos, org-ee'-los): prone to anger — from ὀργή; irascible:--soon angry.
• G3943 — πάροινος (pároinos, par'-oy-nos): given to wine, drunken — from παρά and οἶνος; staying near wine, i.e. tippling (a toper):--given to wine.
• G4131 — πλήκτης (plḗktēs, plake'-tace): a contentious person — from πλήσσω; a smiter, i.e. pugnacious (quarrelsome):--striker.

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.
• G5613 — ὡς (hōs, hoce): as, like as, how, while, so that — probably adverb of comparative from ὅς; which how, i.e. in that manner (very variously used, as follows):--about, after (that), (according) as (it had been, it were), as soon (as), even as (like), for, how (greatly), like (as, unto), since, so (that), that, to wit, unto, when(-soever), while, X with all speed.

Cross References

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

• a bishop — 1 Timothy 3:1, 1 Timothy 3:2-13, Titus 1:5
• as — Matthew 24:45, Luke 12:42, 1 Corinthians 4:1-2, 1 Peter 4:10
• no — 2 Timothy 2:24-25
• not given to filthy — Isaiah 56:10-11, 1 Timothy 3:3, 1 Timothy 3:8, 1 Peter 5:2
• not given to wine — Leviticus 10:9, Proverbs 31:4-5, Isaiah 28:7, Isaiah 56:12, Ezekiel 44:21, Ephesians 5:18, 1 Timothy 3:3, Titus 2:3
• not selfwilled — Genesis 49:6, 2 Peter 2:10
• not soon — Proverbs 14:17, Proverbs 15:18, Proverbs 16:32, Ecclesiastes 7:9, James 1:19-20

Reciprocal references (17): Leviticus 21:18, 2 Kings 5:20, Nehemiah 6:12, Jeremiah 8:10, Malachi 2:6, Matthew 20:8, Luke 16:1, John 10:12, Acts 20:28, Ephesians 4:31, Ephesians 5:3, 1 Thessalonians 2:5, 1 Timothy 3:10, 1 Timothy 5:23, Titus 1:11, 2 Peter 2:3, 3 John 1:9

Related Topics

• Thompson Chain: CHURCH, THE, LEADERS, RELIGIOUS, LUCRE, TITLES AND NAMES, WRATH-ANGER
• Torrey’s: ANGER, SELF-WILL AND STUBBORNNESS, TITLES AND NAMES OF MINISTERS
• Nave’s: ANGER, AVARICE, BISHOP, COMMANDMENTS, COVETOUSNESS, DECISION, ELDER, FABLE, HOSPITALITY, INTEGRITY, MINISTER, Christian, SELF-WILL, STEWARD, TEMPERANCE

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