Titus 1:7
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“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;”
θεός
God. Theos. In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. The ultimate reality. The source of all existence. Personal knowable and present.
οἰκονόμος
steward,
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οἰκονόμος
A steward, a manager, an administrator. It is required of stewards that they be found faithful. God does not require success. He requires faithfulness.
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δεῖ
It behooves
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δεῖ
also deon deh-on'; neuter active participle of the same; both used impersonally; it is (was, etc.) necessary (as binding)
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ἐπίσκοπος
overseer
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ἐπίσκοπος
a superintendent, i.e. Christian officer in genitive case charge of a (or the) church (literally or figuratively)
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πάροινος
given to wine,
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πάροινος
staying near wine, i.e. tippling (a toper)
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πλήκτης
a striker,
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πλήκτης
a smiter, i.e. pugnacious (quarrelsome)
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ὀργίλος
quick tempered,
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ὀργίλος
irascible
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εἶναι
to be
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εἶναι
to exist
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