1 Timothy 3:2
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of but one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,

Young's Literal Translation
it behoveth, therefore, the overseer to be blameless, of one wife a husband, vigilant, sober, decent, a friend of strangers, apt to teach,

King James Bible
A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;

Greek
An
τὸν (ton)
Article - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

overseer,
ἐπίσκοπον (episkopon)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 1985: From epi and skopos; a superintendent, i.e. Christian officer in genitive case charge of a church.

then,
οὖν (oun)
Conjunction
Strong's 3767: Therefore, then. Apparently a primary word; certainly, or accordingly.

must
δεῖ (dei)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 1163: Third person singular active present of deo; also deon deh-on'; neuter active participle of the same; both used impersonally; it is Necessary.

be
εἶναι (einai)
Verb - Present Infinitive Active
Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

above reproach,
ἀνεπίλημπτον (anepilēmpton)
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 423: Irreproachable, never caught doing wrong. Not arrested, i.e. inculpable.

[the] husband
ἄνδρα (andra)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 435: A male human being; a man, husband. A primary word; a man.

of but one
μιᾶς (mias)
Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's 1520: One. (including the neuter Hen); a primary numeral; one.

wife,
γυναικὸς (gynaikos)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's 1135: A woman, wife, my lady. Probably from the base of ginomai; a woman; specially, a wife.

temperate,
νηφάλιον (nēphalion)
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3524: Sober, not intoxicated (with wine), temperate, vigilant. Or nephalios from nepho; sober, i.e. circumspect.

self-controlled,
σώφρονα (sōphrona)
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 4998: From the base of sozo and that of phren; safe in mind, i.e. Self-controlled.

respectable,
κόσμιον (kosmion)
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2887: Orderly, virtuous, decent, modest, well-ordered. From kosmos; orderly, i.e. Decorous.

hospitable,
φιλόξενον (philoxenon)
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 5382: Hospitable, loving strangers. From philos and xenos; fond of guests, i.e. Hospitable.

able to teach,
διδακτικόν (didaktikon)
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 1317: Able to teach, apt to teach. From didaktos; instructive.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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