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ServantsΔιακόνουςlikewiseὡσαύτωςmust behonorable,σεμνούςnotμὴdouble-tongued,διλόγουςnotμὴgivenπροσέχονταςto muchπολλῷwine,οἴνῳnotμὴgreedy for dishonest gain,αἰσχροκερδεῖς
1 Timothy 3:8
Study it in the app“Servants likewise must be honorable, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy for dishonest gain,”
With the Greek beneath
1 Timothy 3:8, word by word
- ServantsΔιακόνουςDiakonous
minister
One who serves God in his work, also a deacon.
Where else “Diakonous” appears- likewiseὡσαύτωςhōsautōs
likewise
Likewise, in the same way.
Where else “hōsautōs” appears- honorableσεμνούςsemnous
honorable
Honorable, worthy of respect.
Where else “semnous” appears- double-tonguedδιλόγουςdilogous
double-tongued
Double-tongued: saying one thing to one person and another to someone else.
Where else “dilogous” appears- givenπροσέχονταςprosechontas
devote oneself
To give one's time and effort to a task.
Where else “prosechontas” appears- to muchπολλῷpollōi
much
A great amount of something, like fruit or work.
Where else “pollōi” appears- wineοἴνῳoinōi
wine
Wine.
Where else “oinōi” appears- greedy for dishonest gainαἰσχροκερδεῖςaischrokerdeis
greedy for gain
Greedy for dishonest gain.
Where else “aischrokerdeis” appears
Translation note
“Servants” (diakonoi): the word means “servant, attendant” (Thayer); here it names a group in the assembly alongside the overseer (verses 1-13). The English “deacon” comes from this word.
The context
7He must also have a good testimony from those outside, so that he may not fall into disgrace and the snare of the devil.
8 · This verse (above)
9holding the mystery of the faith with a clean conscience.