1 Timothy 3:2

2It behoovesδεῖthereforeοὖνtheτὸνoverseerἐπίσκοπονabove reproachἀνεπίλημπτονto beεἶναι,of oneμιᾶςwifeγυναικὸς[the] husbandἄνδρα,soberνηφάλιον,self-controlledσώφρονα,respectableκόσμιον,hospitableφιλόξενον,able to teachδιδακτικόν,

Therefore it is necessary for the overseer to be above reproach, the husband of one wife, sober, sound-minded, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,

Vocab difficulty

99.1

Rare words

  • ἀνεπίλημπτον

    ἀνεπίλημπτος

  • νηφάλιον

    νηφάλιος

  • σώφρονα

    σώφρων

    of sound mind, self-controlled, temperate, sober-minded, modest, chaste.

  • κόσμιον

    κόσμιος

    orderly, virtuous, decent, modest, well-ordered.

  • φιλόξενον

    φιλόξενος

    hospitable, loving strangers.

  • διδακτικόν

    διδακτικός

    able to teach, apt to teach.