Titus 1:7
New Testament • 13 words with Strong's data
"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;"
Word-by-Word Analysis
ἐπίσκοπος
epískopos
a superintendent, i.e. Christian officer in genitive case charge of a (or the) church (literally or figuratively)
בֵּן
bên
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or ...
אֱלֹהִים
ʼĕlôhîym
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of...
English grammatical function word ('selfwilled'). These words (articles, prepositions, conjunctions, pronouns, auxiliary verbs) have no direct equival...
מָהַר
mâhar
properly, to be liquid or flow easily, i.e. (by implication); to hurry (in a good or a bad sense); often used (with another verb) adverbially, promptl...
נָתַן
nâthan
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
יַיִן
yayin
wine (as fermented); by implication, intoxication
πλήκτης
plḗktēs
a smiter, i.e. pugnacious (quarrelsome)
נָתַן
nâthan
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
בֶּצַע
betsaʻ
plunder; by extension, gain (usually unjust)
Key Terms in This Verse
English grammatical function word ('selfwilled'). These words (articles, prepositions, conjunctions, pronouns, auxiliary verbs) have no direct equivalent in the original Hebrew or Greek text; they are...
Study GRAM →ἐπίσκοπος epískopos
a superintendent, i.e. Christian officer in genitive case charge of a (or the) church (literally or figuratively)
Study G1985 →בֵּן bên
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)
Study H1121 →מָהַר mâhar
properly, to be liquid or flow easily, i.e. (by implication); to hurry (in a good or a bad sense); often used (with another verb) adverbially, promptly
Study H4116 →Cross References
And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;
But chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise government. Presumptuous are they, selfwilled, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignities.
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;
As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.
And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of meat in due season?
Neither shall any priest drink wine, when they enter into the inner court.
He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated.
But they also have erred through wine, and through strong drink are out of the way; the priest and the prophet have erred through strong drink, they are swallowed up of wine, they are out of the way t...
A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.
The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things;
Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.
Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season?
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:
He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.
O my soul, come not thou into their secret; unto their assembly, mine honour, be not thou united: for in their anger they slew a man, and in their selfwill they digged down a wall.
For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee:
Paul and Timotheus, the servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus which are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons:
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