Titus 1:7

“For the overseer must be blameless as God’s steward, not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not given to drink, not violent, not greedy for dishonest gain,”

Titus 1:7 · direct translation from the Greek
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Titus 1:7, word by word

the overseerἐπίσκοπονepiskopon

overseer

Overseer: one who watches over and cares for others, a leader in charge of the assembly.

Where else “episkopon” appears
mustδεῖdei

must

Something that has to be done.

Where else “dei” appears
beεἶναιeinai

be

To be: says who or what something is.

Where else “einai” appears
blamelessἀνέγκλητονanenklēton

blameless

Blameless, with nothing to be accused of.

Where else “anenklēton” appears
God’sθεοῦtheou

God

The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.

Where else “theou” appears
stewardοἰκονόμονoikonomon

manager

One who oversees another's goods.

Where else “oikonomon” appears
self-willedαὐθάδηauthadē

arrogant

Arrogant, self-willed: seeking only to please oneself.

Where else “authadē” appears
quick-temperedὀργίλονorgilon

quick-tempered

Quick-tempered, easily angered.

Where else “orgilon” appears
given to drinkπάροινονparoinon

given to wine

Given to wine, fond of drinking.

Where else “paroinon” appears
violentπλήκτηνplēktēn

violent

Violent: someone who strikes others, a brawler.

Where else “plēktēn” appears
greedy for dishonest gainαἰσχροκερδῆaischrokerdē

greedy for gain

Greedy for dishonest gain.

Where else “aischrokerdē” appears

The context

6if anyone is blameless, the husband of one wife, having believing children not open to the charge of reckless living or rebellious.

7 · This verse (above)

8but hospitable, loving what is good, sensible, righteous, holy, self-controlled,

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