1 Timothy 3:8
New Testament • 10 words with Strong's data
"Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;"
Word-by-Word Analysis
יַחַד
yachad
properly, a unit, i.e. (adverb) unitedly
διάκονος
diákonos
an attendant, i.e. (genitive case) a waiter (at table or in other menial duties); specially, a Christian teacher and pastor (technically, a deacon or ...
שְׁאוֹל
shᵉʼôwl
Hades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranean retreat), including its accessories and inmates
English grammatical function word ('doubletongued'). These words (articles, prepositions, conjunctions, pronouns, auxiliary verbs) have no direct equi...
נָתַן
nâthan
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
רַב
rab
abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
יַיִן
yayin
wine (as fermented); by implication, intoxication
בָּצַע
bâtsaʻ
figuratively, to finish, or (intransitively) stop
בֶּצַע
betsaʻ
plunder; by extension, gain (usually unjust)
Key Terms in This Verse
English grammatical function word ('doubletongued'). These words (articles, prepositions, conjunctions, pronouns, auxiliary verbs) have no direct equivalent in the original Hebrew or Greek text; they ...
Study GRAM →διάκονος diákonos
an attendant, i.e. (genitive case) a waiter (at table or in other menial duties); specially, a Christian teacher and pastor (technically, a deacon or deaconess)
Study G1249 →שְׁאוֹל shᵉʼôwl
Hades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranean retreat), including its accessories and inmates
Study H7585 →נָתַן nâthan
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
Study H5414 →Cross References
Paul and Timotheus, the servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus which are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons:
The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things;
Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;
Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach’s sake and thine often infirmities.
Do not drink wine nor strong drink, thou, nor thy sons with thee, when ye go into the tabernacle of the congregation, lest ye die: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations:
Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.
Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
Neither shall any priest drink wine, when they enter into the inner court.
For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre;
Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.
They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak.
Thou givest thy mouth to evil, and thy tongue frameth deceit.
Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips:
For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is very wickedness; their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue.
Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind;
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