Titus 1:7

7It behoovesδεῖforγὰρtheτὸνoverseerἐπίσκοπονblamelessἀνέγκλητονto beεἶναιasὡςGod’sθεοῦstewardοἰκονόμον,notμὴself-willedαὐθάδη,notμὴquick temperedὀργίλον,notμὴgiven to wineπάροινον,notμὴa strikerπλήκτην,notμὴgreedy of base gainαἰσχροκερδῆ,

For it is necessary for the overseer to be blameless, as God’s steward—not self-pleasing, not prone to anger, not given to wine, not a striker, not greedy for shameful gain,

Vocab difficulty

88.8

Rare words

  • αὐθάδη

    αὐθάδης

    self-satisfied, arrogant, stubborn.

  • ὀργίλον

    ὀργίλος

    prone to anger, passionate.

  • πάροινον

    πάροινος

    given to wine, drunken, quarrelsome.

  • πλήκτην

    πλήκτης

    a striker, contentious person, brawler.

  • αἰσχροκερδῆ

    αἰσχροκερδής

    greedy, fond of base gain.