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← 1 Timothy 3 · ← verse 10 · verse 12 →

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…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

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,…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

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,…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

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…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

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

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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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