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Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things. (KJV)
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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.
ΓυναῖκαςGunaikasWomen
Lemma: γυνή (gunē) · Strong's: G1135H
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Plural · Feminine (N-APF)
Meaning: woman: wife — γυνή, -αικός, ἡ, ; [in LXX for אִשָּׁה ; ] ; 1. a woman, married or unmarried: Mat.11:11 14:21, al.; ὕπανδρος γ., Rom.7:2; γ. χήρα, Luk.4:26; in vocat., γύναι implies neither reproof nor severity, but is used frequently…
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Used 98 times. Also: Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:24, Matthew 5:31, Matthew 5:32, Matthew 14:3, Matthew 18:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1135H; TFLSJ G1135H; TAGNT 1 Timothy 3:11 word 1
ὡσαύτωςhōsautōslikewise
Lemma: ὡσαύτως (hōsautōs) · Strong's: G5615
Parsing: Adverb (ADV)
Meaning: likewise — ὡσαύτως ; adv., ; strengthened for ὡς (in Hom, at the beginning of a clause, in the form ὣς δ᾽ αὔτως, later in one word), in like manner, just so, likewise: Mat.20:5 21:30, 36 25:17, Mrk.14:31, Luk.13:5 20:31, Rom.8:26,…
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Used 18 times. Also: Matthew 20:5, Matthew 21:30, Matthew 21:36, Matthew 25:17, Mark 12:21, Mark 14:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5615; TFLSJ G5615; TAGNT 1 Timothy 3:11 word 2
σεμνάς,semnas[must be] dignified,
Lemma: σεμνός (semnos) · Strong's: G4586
Parsing: Adjective · Accusative · Plural · Feminine (A-APF)
Meaning: noble — σεμνός, -ή, -όν ; (σέβομαι), [in LXX: Pro.6:8 8:6 15:26, 2Ma.6:11 2Mac 6:28 2Mac 8:15, 4Ma.5:36 4Mac 7:15 4Mac 17:5 * ; ] ; 1. reverend, august, venerable, in cl. of the gods and also of human beings. ; 2. grave,…
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Used 4 times. Also: Philippians 4:8, 1 Timothy 3:8, Titus 2:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4586; TFLSJ G4586; TAGNT 1 Timothy 3:11 word 3
μὴmēnot
Lemma: μή (mē) · Strong's: G3361
Parsing: Negative Particle · Negative · Negative (PRT-N)
Meaning: not — μή, ; subjective negative particle, ; used where the negation depends on a condition or hypothesis, expressed or understood, as distinct from οὐ, which denies absolutely. μή is used where one thinks a thing is not, as…
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Used 1087 times. Also: Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 2:12, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 3:10, Matthew 4:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3361; TFLSJ G3361; TAGNT 1 Timothy 3:11 word 4
διαβόλους,diabolousslanderers,
Lemma: διάβολος (diabolos) · Strong's: G1228
Parsing: Adjective · Accusative · Plural · Feminine (A-APF)
Meaning: devilish/the Devil — διάβολος, -ον; (διαβάλλω, which see) [in LXX for שָׂטָן (as Job.1:6), exc. Est.7:4 8:1 (צַר, צָרַר) ; ] ; slanderous, accusing falsely. As subst., ὁ, ἡ, δ.; (a) generally (of. Es, ll. with), a slanderer, false accuser:…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 38 times. Also: Matthew 4:1, Matthew 4:5, Matthew 4:8, Matthew 4:11, Matthew 13:39, Matthew 25:41 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1228; TFLSJ G1228; TAGNT 1 Timothy 3:11 word 5
νηφαλίους,nēphaliousclear-minded,
Lemma: νηφαλέος (nēphaleos) · Strong's: G3524
Parsing: Adjective · Accusative · Plural · Feminine (A-APF)
Meaning: sober — νηφάλιος (-λεος, Rec., in 1Ti, ll. with), -ον (in cl., -α, -ον), ; (νήφω), ; 1. in cl., of drink, not mixed with wine. ; 2. In later writers (Plut., al.), of persons, sober, temperate: 1Ti.3:2 3:11, Tit.2:2.†; (AS)
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, Byzantine
Used 3 times. Also: 1 Timothy 3:2, Titus 2:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3524; TFLSJ G3524; TAGNT 1 Timothy 3:11 word 6
πιστὰςpistasfaithful
Lemma: πιστός (pistos) · Strong's: G4103
Parsing: Adjective · Accusative · Plural · Feminine (A-APF)
Meaning: faithful — πιστός, -ή, -όν; (πείθω), [in LXX chiefly for אָמַן ; ] ; I. Pass., to be trusted or believed; 1. of persons, trusty, faithful : Mat.24:45 25:21, 23 Luk.12:42, Act.16:15, 1Co.4:2 4:17 7:25, Eph.1:1 6:21, Col.1:2, 7 4:7,…
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Used 68 times. Also: Matthew 24:45, Matthew 25:21, Matthew 25:23, Luke 12:42, Luke 16:10, Luke 16:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4103; TFLSJ G4103; TAGNT 1 Timothy 3:11 word 7
ἐνenin
Lemma: ἐν (en) · Strong's: G1722
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: in/on/among — ἐν, ; prep, (the most frequently of all in NT), with dative (= Heb. בְּ, Lat. in, with abl.). ; I. Of place, with dative of thing(s), of person(s), in, within, on, at, by, among: ἐν τ. πόλει, Luk.7:37; τ. οφθαλμῷ,…
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Used 2826 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 2:1, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1722; TFLSJ G1722; TAGNT 1 Timothy 3:11 word 8
πᾶσιν.pasinall things.
Lemma: πᾶς (pas) · Strong's: G3956
Parsing: Adjective · Dative · Plural · Neuter (A-DPN)
Meaning: all — πᾶς, πᾶσα, πᾶν, genitive, παντός, πάσης, παντός, ; [in LXX chiefly for כֹּל ; ] ; all, every. ; I. As adj., ; 1. with subst. anarth., all, every, of every kind: Mat.3:10 4:23, Mrk.9:49, Luk.4:37, Jhn.2:1o, Act.27:20,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 1264 times. Also: Matthew 1:17, Matthew 2:3, Matthew 2:4, Matthew 2:16, Matthew 3:5, Matthew 3:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3956; TFLSJ G3956; TAGNT 1 Timothy 3:11 word 9
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| In the same way | → | ὡσαύτως G5615 likewise |
| [the] women | → | γυνή G1135H woman: wife |
| [must be] dignified | → | σεμνός G4586 noble |
| not | → | μή G3361 not |
| slanderers | → | διάβολος G1228 devilish/the Devil |
| [but] temperate | → | νηφαλέος G3524 sober |
| [and] faithful | → | πιστός G4103 faithful |
| in | → | ἐν G1722 in/on/among |
| all things | → | πᾶς G3956 all |
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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