1 {
"verseID": "1 Timothy.3.1",
"source": "¶Πιστὸς ὁ λόγος, Εἴ τις ἐπισκοπῆς ὀρέγεται, καλοῦ ἔργου ἐπιθυμεῖ.",
"text": "*Pistos* the *logos*, If anyone *episkopēs* *oregetai*, *kalou ergou epithymei*.",
"grammar": {
"*Pistos*": "adjective, nominative, masculine, singular - faithful/trustworthy",
"*logos*": "noun, nominative, masculine, singular - word/saying",
"*episkopēs*": "noun, genitive, feminine, singular - oversight/position of overseer",
"*oregetai*": "verb, present, middle, indicative, 3rd person, singular - reaches for/desires/aspires to",
"*kalou*": "adjective, genitive, neuter, singular - good/noble",
"*ergou*": "noun, genitive, neuter, singular - work/task",
"*epithymei*": "verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person, singular - desires/longs for"
},
"variants": {
"*Pistos*": "faithful/trustworthy/reliable/true",
"*logos*": "word/saying/message/statement",
"*episkopēs*": "oversight/position of overseer/office of bishop/superintendence",
"*oregetai*": "reaches for/desires/aspires to/stretches out for",
"*kalou*": "good/noble/honorable/excellent",
"*ergou*": "work/task/deed/labor",
"*epithymei*": "desires/longs for/sets heart upon"
}
}
2 {
"verseID": "1 Timothy.3.2",
"source": "Δεῖ οὖν τὸν ἐπίσκοπον ἀνεπίληπτον εἶναι, μιᾶς γυναικὸς ἄνδρα, νηφάλιον, σώφρονα, κόσμιον, φιλόξενον, διδακτικόν·",
"text": "*Dei oun* the *episkopon anepilēpton einai*, *mias gynaikos andra*, *nēphalion*, *sōphrona*, *kosmion*, *philoxenon*, *didaktikon*;",
"grammar": {
"*Dei*": "verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person, singular, impersonal - it is necessary",
"*oun*": "conjunction - therefore/then",
"*episkopon*": "noun, accusative, masculine, singular - overseer/bishop",
"*anepilēpton*": "adjective, accusative, masculine, singular - above reproach/blameless",
"*einai*": "verb, present, active, infinitive - to be",
"*mias*": "adjective, genitive, feminine, singular - one/single",
"*gynaikos*": "noun, genitive, feminine, singular - woman/wife",
"*andra*": "noun, accusative, masculine, singular - man/husband",
"*nēphalion*": "adjective, accusative, masculine, singular - temperate/sober",
"*sōphrona*": "adjective, accusative, masculine, singular - self-controlled/prudent",
"*kosmion*": "adjective, accusative, masculine, singular - respectable/orderly",
"*philoxenon*": "adjective, accusative, masculine, singular - hospitable/lover of strangers",
"*didaktikon*": "adjective, accusative, masculine, singular - able to teach"
},
"variants": {
"*Dei*": "it is necessary/must/ought",
"*episkopon*": "overseer/bishop/superintendent",
"*anepilēpton*": "above reproach/blameless/irreproachable",
"*mias gynaikos andra*": "husband of one wife/one-woman man",
"*nēphalion*": "temperate/sober/clear-headed",
"*sōphrona*": "self-controlled/prudent/of sound mind",
"*kosmion*": "respectable/orderly/well-behaved",
"*philoxenon*": "hospitable/lover of strangers/generous to guests",
"*didaktikon*": "able to teach/apt to teach/skilled in teaching"
}
}
3 {
"verseID": "1 Timothy.3.3",
"source": "Μὴ πάροινον, μὴ πλήκτην, μὴ αἰσχροκερδῆ· ἀλλʼ ἐπιεικῆ, ἄμαχον, ἀφιλάργυρον·",
"text": "*Mē paroinon*, *mē plēktēn*, *mē aischrokerdē*; *all' epieikē*, *amachon*, *aphilargyron*;",
"grammar": {
"*Mē*": "negative particle - not",
"*paroinon*": "adjective, accusative, masculine, singular - given to wine/drunkard",
"*plēktēn*": "noun, accusative, masculine, singular - striker/violent person",
"*aischrokerdē*": "adjective, accusative, masculine, singular - greedy for money/fond of dishonest gain",
"*all'*": "conjunction - but",
"*epieikē*": "adjective, accusative, masculine, singular - gentle/reasonable/forbearing",
"*amachon*": "adjective, accusative, masculine, singular - not quarrelsome/peaceable",
"*aphilargyron*": "adjective, accusative, masculine, singular - not loving money/not greedy"
},
"variants": {
"*paroinon*": "given to wine/drunkard/addicted to alcohol",
"*plēktēn*": "striker/violent person/brawler",
"*aischrokerdē*": "greedy for money/fond of dishonest gain/sordid",
"*epieikē*": "gentle/reasonable/forbearing/fair",
"*amachon*": "not quarrelsome/peaceable/not contentious",
"*aphilargyron*": "not loving money/not greedy/free from love of money"
}
}
4 {
"verseID": "1 Timothy.3.4",
"source": "Τοῦ ἰδίου οἴκου καλῶς προϊστάμενον, τέκνα ἔχοντα ἐν ὑποταγῇ μετὰ πάσης σεμνότητος·",
"text": "The *idiou oikou kalōs proistamenon*, *tekna echonta* in *hypotagē meta pasēs semnotētos*;",
"grammar": {
"*idiou*": "adjective, genitive, masculine, singular - his own/one's own",
"*oikou*": "noun, genitive, masculine, singular - house/household",
"*kalōs*": "adverb - well/properly",
"*proistamenon*": "participle, present, middle, accusative, masculine, singular - managing/ruling/presiding over",
"*tekna*": "noun, accusative, neuter, plural - children",
"*echonta*": "participle, present, active, accusative, masculine, singular - having",
"*hypotagē*": "noun, dative, feminine, singular - submission/obedience",
"*meta*": "preposition with genitive - with",
"*pasēs*": "adjective, genitive, feminine, singular - all/every",
"*semnotētos*": "noun, genitive, feminine, singular - dignity/propriety/reverence"
},
"variants": {
"*idiou*": "his own/one's own/private",
"*oikou*": "house/household/family",
"*kalōs*": "well/properly/excellently",
"*proistamenon*": "managing/ruling/presiding over/leading",
"*tekna*": "children/offspring",
"*hypotagē*": "submission/obedience/subjection",
"*semnotētos*": "dignity/propriety/reverence/seriousness"
}
}