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managingπροϊστάμενονhis ownτοῦ ἰδίουhouseholdοἴκουwell,καλῶςhavingἔχονταhischildrenτέκναinἐνsubmissionὑποταγῇwithμετὰallπάσηςdignityσεμνότητος
1 Timothy 3:4
Study it in the app“managing his own household well, having his children in submission with all dignity”
With the Greek beneath
1 Timothy 3:4, word by word
- managingπροϊστάμενονproistamenon
lead
To be in charge, direct with care.
Where else “proistamenon” appears- his ownἰδίουidiou
own
What belongs to someone; their people, their family.
Where else “idiou” appears- householdοἴκουoikou
household
The family, or a people descended from one man, like Israel.
Where else “oikou” appears- wellκαλῶςkalōs
well
Well, rightly.
Where else “kalōs” appears- havingἔχονταechonta
have
To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.
Where else “echonta” appears- childrenτέκναtekna
child
Someone born of parents, or of a family or people.
Where else “tekna” appears- submissionὑποταγῇhypotagēi
submission
Submission, placing oneself under the authority of another.
Where else “hypotagēi” appears- dignityσεμνότητοςsemnotētos
dignity
Dignity: seriousness that inspires respect.
Where else “semnotētos” appears
The context
3not given to drink, not violent, but gentle, not quarrelsome, free from the love of money,
4 · This verse (above)
5(but if anyone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he take care of the assembly of God?),