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Servantsδιάκονοιmust beἔστωσανhusbandsἄνδρεςof oneμιᾶςwife,γυναικὸςmanagingπροϊστάμενοιtheirchildrenτέκνωνandκαὶtheir ownτῶν ἰδίωνhouseholdsοἴκωνwell.καλῶς
1 Timothy 3:12
Study it in the app“Servants must be husbands of one wife, managing their children and their own households well.”
With the Greek beneath
1 Timothy 3:12, word by word
- Servantsδιάκονοιdiakonoi
minister
One who serves God in his work, also a deacon.
Where else “diakonoi” appears- must beἔστωσανestōsan
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estōsan” appears- husbandsἄνδρεςandres
husband
The married man, his wife's partner.
Where else “andres” appears- of oneμιᾶςmias
single
Just one, or united as one.
Where else “mias” appears- wifeγυναικὸςgynaikos
wife
A married woman, joined to her husband.
Where else “gynaikos” appears- managingπροϊστάμενοιproistamenoi
lead
To be in charge, direct with care.
Where else “proistamenoi” appears- childrenτέκνωνteknōn
child
Someone born of parents, or of a family or people.
Where else “teknōn” appears- their ownἰδίωνidiōn
own
What belongs to someone; their people, their family.
Where else “idiōn” appears- householdsοἴκωνoikōn
household
The family, or a people descended from one man, like Israel.
Where else “oikōn” appears- wellκαλῶςkalōs
well
Well, rightly.
Where else “kalōs” appears
The context
11Women likewise must be honorable, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.
12 · This verse (above)
13For those who have served well gain for themselves a good standing and great confidence in the faith that is in the Messiah Jesus.