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And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being found blameless. (KJV)
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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.
καὶkaiAlso
Lemma: καί (kai) · Strong's: G2532
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: and — καί, ; conj., ; and ; I. Copulative. ; 1. Connecting single words; (a) in general: Mat.2:18, 16:1, Mrk.2:15, Luk.8:15, Heb.1:1, al. mult.; repeated before each of the terms in a series, Mat.23:23, Luk.14:21, Rom.7:12,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 9450 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2532; TFLSJ G2532; TAGNT 1 Timothy 3:10 word 1
οὗτοιhoutoithese
Lemma: οὗτος (ohutos) · Strong's: G3778
Parsing: Demonstrative pronoun · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (D-NPM)
Meaning: this/he/she/it — οὗτος, αὕτη, τοῦτο, genitive, τούτου, ταύτης, τούτου, ; [in LXX chiefly for זֹאת ,זֶה ; ] ; demonstr. pron. (related to ἐκεῖνος as hic to ille), ; this; 1. as subst., this one, he; (a) absol.: Mat.3:17, Mrk.9:7,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 1423 times. Also: Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:22, Matthew 3:3, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 3:17, Matthew 4:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3778; TFLSJ G3778; TAGNT 1 Timothy 3:10 word 2
δὲdenow
Lemma: δέ (de) · Strong's: G1161
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: then — δέ (before vowels δ᾽; on the general neglect of the elision in NT, see WH, App., 146; Tdf., Pr., 96), ; post-positive conjunctive particle; 1. copulative, but, in the next place, and, now (Abbott, JG, 104): Mat.1:2ff.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 2921 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1161; TFLSJ G1161; TAGNT 1 Timothy 3:10 word 3
δοκιμαζέσθωσανdokimazesthōsanthey should be tested
Lemma: δοκιμάζω (dokimazō) · Strong's: G1381
Parsing: Verb · Present · Passive · Imperative · 3rd · Plural (V-PPM-3P)
Meaning: to test — δοκιμάζω; (δόκιμος), [in LXX chiefly for בָּחַן ; ] ; 1. primarily of metals (Pro.8:10 17:3, Sir.2:5, Wis.3:6), to test, try, prove (in the hope and expectation that the test will prove successful, see reff. s. Syn.):…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 22 times. Also: Luke 12:56, Luke 14:19, Romans 1:28, Romans 2:18, Romans 12:2, Romans 14:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1381; TFLSJ G1381; TAGNT 1 Timothy 3:10 word 4
πρῶτον,prōtonfirst,
Lemma: πρῶτος (prōtos) · Strong's: G4413G
Parsing: Adjective · Accusative · Singular · Neuter (A-ASN)
Meaning: first — B. Superl., πρῶτος, -η, -ον, ; [in LXX chiefly for רִאשׁוֹן, also for אֶחַד, etc. ; ] ; first, ; 1. of Time or Place; (a) absol., as subst., ὁ π.., Luk.14:18, Jhn.19:32, 1Co.14:30; ὁ π. καὶ ὁ ἔσχατος, Rev.1:17 2:8…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 143 times. Also: Matthew 5:24, Matthew 6:33, Matthew 7:5, Matthew 8:21, Matthew 10:2, Matthew 12:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4413G; TFLSJ G4413G; TAGNT 1 Timothy 3:10 word 5
εἶταeitathen
Lemma: εἶτα (eita) · Strong's: G1534
Parsing: Adverb (ADV)
Meaning: then — εἶτα ; adv., ; denoting sequence; 1. of time; then, next: Mrk.8:25, Luk.8:12, Jhn.13:5 19:27 20:27, 1Ti.3:10, Jas.1:15; before genitive abs., Mrk.4:17; in enumerations, 1Co.15:5 15:7 15:24, 1Ti.2:13. ; 2. In argument;…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 15 times. Also: Mark 4:17, Mark 4:28, Mark 8:25, Luke 8:12, John 13:5, John 19:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1534; TFLSJ G1534; TAGNT 1 Timothy 3:10 word 6
διακονείτωσανdiakoneitōsanthey should serve
Lemma: διακονέω (diakoneō) · Strong's: G1247
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Imperative · 3rd · Plural (V-PAM-3P)
Meaning: to serve — διακονέω, ῶ; (δίακονος); 1. generally, to minister, serre, wait upon, especially at table, to do one a service, cure for one's needs: absol., Mat.20:28, Mrk.10:45, Luk.10:40 22:26, 27, Jhn.12:2, 1Pe.4:11; ὅσα…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 37 times. Also: Matthew 4:11, Matthew 8:15, Matthew 20:28, Matthew 25:44, Matthew 27:55, Mark 1:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1247; TFLSJ G1247; TAGNT 1 Timothy 3:10 word 7
ἀνέγκλητοιanegklētoiblameless
Lemma: ἀνέγκλητος (anegklētos) · Strong's: G0410
Parsing: Adjective · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (A-NPM)
Meaning: irreproachable — ἀν-έγκλητος, -ον; (ἀ-, ἐγκαλέω), [in LXX: 3Ma.5:31 * ; ] ; not to be called to account, unreprovable: 1Co.1:8, Col.1:22, 1Ti.3:10, Tit.1:6-7.†; SYN.: ἄμεμπτος, ἀνεπίλημπτος (see Tr., Syn., § ciii; Cremer, 742; MM, VGT,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 5 times. Also: 1 Corinthians 1:8, Colossians 1:22, Titus 1:6, Titus 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0410; TFLSJ G0410; TAGNT 1 Timothy 3:10 word 8
ὄντες.¶ontesbeing.
Lemma: εἰμί (eimi) · Strong's: G1510
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Participle · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (V-PAP-NPM)
Meaning: to be — εἰμί, ; with various uses and significations, like the English verb to be. ; I. As substantive verb. ; 1. Of persons and things, to be, exist: Act.17:28, Jhn.1:1, 8:58, 17:5, al; ὁ ὢν καὶ ὁ ἦν (for past ptcp.), Rev.1:4,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 2406 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1510; TFLSJ G1510; TAGNT 1 Timothy 3:10 word 9
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Additionally | → | καί G2532 and |
| . . . | → | δέ G1161 then |
| they | → | οὗτος G3778 this/he/she/it |
| must first be tested | → | δοκιμάζω G1381 to test |
| . . . | → | G4412 |
| Then | → | εἶτα G1534 then |
| if they are | → | εἰμί G1510 to be |
| above reproach | → | ἀνέγκλητος G0410 irreproachable |
| let them serve as deacons | → | διακονέω G1247 to serve |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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