1 Timothy 3:2
Text Analysis
Strong'sGreekEnglishMorphology
1163 [e]δεῖ
dei
It behoovesV-PIA-3S
3767 [e]οὖν
oun
thereforeConj
3588 [e]τὸν
ton
theArt-AMS
1985 [e]ἐπίσκοπον
episkopon
overseerN-AMS
423 [e]ἀνεπίλημπτον
anepilēmpton
above reproachAdj-AMS
1510 [e]εἶναι,
einai
to be,V-PNA
1520 [e]μιᾶς
mias
of oneAdj-GFS
1135 [e]γυναικὸς
gynaikos
wifeN-GFS
435 [e]ἄνδρα,
andra
[the] husband,N-AMS
3524 [e]νηφάλιον,
nēphalion
sober,Adj-AMS
4998 [e]σώφρονα,
sōphrona
self-controlled,Adj-AMS
2887 [e]κόσμιον,
kosmion
respectable,Adj-AMS
5382 [e]φιλόξενον,
philoxenon
hospitable,Adj-AMS
1317 [e]διδακτικόν,
didaktikon
able to teach,Adj-AMS





















Greek Texts
ΠΡΟΣ ΤΙΜΟΘΕΟΝ Α΄ 3:2 Greek NT: Nestle 1904
δεῖ οὖν τὸν ἐπίσκοπον ἀνεπίλημπτον εἶναι, μιᾶς γυναικὸς ἄνδρα, νηφάλιον, σώφρονα, κόσμιον, φιλόξενον, διδακτικόν,

ΠΡΟΣ ΤΙΜΟΘΕΟΝ Α΄ 3:2 Greek NT: Westcott and Hort 1881
δεῖ οὖν τὸν ἐπίσκοπον ἀνεπίλημπτον εἶναι, μιᾶς γυναικὸς ἄνδρα, νηφάλιον, σώφρονα, κόσμιον, φιλόξενον, διδακτικόν,

ΠΡΟΣ ΤΙΜΟΘΕΟΝ Α΄ 3:2 Greek NT: Westcott and Hort / [NA27 and UBS4 variants]
δεῖ οὖν τὸν ἐπίσκοπον ἀνεπίλημπτον εἶναι, μιᾶς γυναικὸς ἄνδρα, νηφάλιον, σώφρονα, κόσμιον, φιλόξενον, διδακτικόν,

ΠΡΟΣ ΤΙΜΟΘΕΟΝ Α΄ 3:2 Greek NT: RP Byzantine Majority Text 2005
Δεῖ οὖν τὸν ἐπίσκοπον ἀνεπίληπτον εἴναι, μιᾶς γυναικὸς ἄνδρα, νηφάλεον, σώφρονα, κόσμιον, φιλόξενον, διδακτικόν·

ΠΡΟΣ ΤΙΜΟΘΕΟΝ Α΄ 3:2 Greek NT: Greek Orthodox Church
Δεῖ οὖν τὸν ἐπίσκοπον ἀνεπίληπτον εἶναι, μιᾶς γυναικὸς ἄνδρα, νηφάλιον, σώφρονα, κόσμιον, φιλόξενον, διδακτικόν,

ΠΡΟΣ ΤΙΜΟΘΕΟΝ Α΄ 3:2 Greek NT: Tischendorf 8th Edition
δεῖ οὖν ὁ ἐπίσκοπος ἀνεπίληπτος εἰμί εἷς γυνή ἀνήρ νηφάλεος σώφρων κόσμιος φιλόξενος διδακτικός

ΠΡΟΣ ΤΙΜΟΘΕΟΝ Α΄ 3:2 Greek NT: Scrivener's Textus Receptus 1894
δεῖ οὖν τὸν ἐπίσκοπον ἀνεπίληπτον εἶναι, μιᾶς γυναικὸς ἄνδρα, νηφάλιον, σώφρονα, κόσμιον, φιλόξενον, διδακτικόν·

ΠΡΟΣ ΤΙΜΟΘΕΟΝ Α΄ 3:2 Greek NT: Stephanus Textus Receptus 1550
δεῖ οὖν τὸν ἐπίσκοπον ἀνεπίληπτον εἶναι μιᾶς γυναικὸς ἄνδρα νηφάλεον σώφρονα κόσμιον φιλόξενον διδακτικόν

1 Timothy 3:2 Hebrew Bible
ופקיד העדה צריך להיות איש אשר אין בו דפי בעל אשה אחת משל ברוחו צנוע ונחמד לבריות מכניס ארחים ומבין ללמד ולא אהב יין ולא נוח להכות ולא בצע בצע רע׃

1 Timothy 3:2 Aramaic NT: Peshitta
ܘܠܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܢܗܘܐ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܐܝܢܐ ܕܡܘܡܐ ܠܐ ܡܫܬܟܚ ܒܗ ܘܗܘܐ ܒܥܠܐ ܕܚܕܐ ܐܢܬܬܐ ܐܝܢܐ ܕܥܝܪ ܪܥܝܢܗ ܘܢܟܦ ܘܡܛܟܤ ܘܪܚܡ ܐܟܤܢܝܐ ܘܡܠܦܢ ܀

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, prudent, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
An overseer, therefore, must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, self-controlled, sensible, respectable, hospitable, an able teacher,
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

bishop.

Titus 1:6-9 If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children …

blameless.

1 Timothy 3:10 And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office …

Luke 1:6 And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments …

Philippians 2:15 That you may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without …

the husband.

1 Timothy 4:3 Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats…

1 Timothy 5:9 Let not a widow be taken into the number under three score years …

Hebrews 3:14 For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of …

vigilant.

Isaiah 56:10 His watchmen are blind: they are all ignorant, they are all dumb …

1 Peter 4:7 But the end of all things is at hand: be you therefore sober, and …

1 Peter 5:8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring …

of good behaviour. or, modest. given.

Romans 12:13 Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality.

Titus 1:8 But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate;

Hebrews 13:2 Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained …

1 Peter 4:9 Use hospitality one to another without grudging.

apt.

2 Timothy 2:24 And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle to all …

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