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He mustδεῖalsoκαὶhaveἔχεινa goodκαλὴνtestimonyμαρτυρίανfromἀπὸthoseτῶνoutside,ἔξωθενso thatἵναhe may notμὴfallἐμπέσῃintoεἰςdisgraceὀνειδισμὸνandκαὶthe snareπαγίδαof the devil.τοῦ διαβόλου
1 Timothy 3:7
Study it in the app“He must also have a good testimony from those outside, so that he may not fall into disgrace and the snare of the devil.”
With the Greek beneath
1 Timothy 3:7, word by word
- He mustδεῖdei
must
Something that has to be done.
Where else “dei” appears- haveἔχεινechein
have
To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.
Where else “echein” appears- a goodκαλὴνkalēn
beautiful
Lovely to look at.
Where else “kalēn” appears- testimonyμαρτυρίανmartyrian
testimony
Testimony, witness.
Where else “martyrian” appears- outsideἔξωθενexōthen
outside
From outside, on the outside.
Where else “exōthen” appears- fallἐμπέσῃempesēi
fall into
Fall into, fall among.
Where else “empesēi” appears- disgraceὀνειδισμὸνoneidismon
insult, reproach
Insult, reproach, disgrace.
Where else “oneidismon” appears- the snareπαγίδαpagida
trap, snare
Trap, snare.
Where else “pagida” appears- of the devilδιαβόλουdiabolou
devil
The enemy of God and of people, who accuses, tempts and deceives.
Where else “diabolou” appears
The context
6not a new convert, so that he may not become conceited and fall into the condemnation of the devil.
7 · This verse (above)
8Servants likewise must be honorable, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy for dishonest gain,