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1 Timothy 3

1 Ti. 3:4 KJV (With Strong’s)

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One that ruleth
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
proistemi (Greek #4291)
to stand before, i.e. (in rank) to preside, or (by implication) to practise
KJV usage: maintain, be over, rule.
Pronounce: pro-is'-tay-mee
Origin: from 4253 and 2476
well
kalos (Greek #2573)
well (usually morally)
KJV usage: (in a) good (place), honestly, + recover, (full) well.
Pronounce: kal-oce'
Origin: adverb from 2570
b his own
idios (Greek #2398)
pertaining to self, i.e. one's own; by implication, private or separate
KJV usage: X his acquaintance, when they were alone, apart, aside, due, his (own, proper, several), home, (her, our, thine, your) own (business), private(-ly), proper, severally, their (own).
Pronounce: id'-ee-os
Origin: of uncertain affinity
house
oikos (Greek #3624)
a dwelling (more or less extensive, literal or figurative); by implication, a family (more or less related, literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: home, house(-hold), temple.
Pronounce: oy'-kos
Origin: of uncertain affinity
, having
echo (Greek #2192)
(used in certain tenses only) a primary verb; to hold (used in very various applications, literally or figuratively, direct or remote; such as possession; ability, contiuity, relation, or condition)
KJV usage: be (able, X hold, possessed with), accompany, + begin to amend, can(+ -not), X conceive, count, diseased, do + eat, + enjoy, + fear, following, have, hold, keep, + lack, + go to law, lie, + must needs, + of necessity, + need, next, + recover, + reign, + rest, + return, X sick, take for, + tremble, + uncircumcised, use.
Pronounce: ekh'-o
Origin: σχέω (skheh'-o)
his children
teknon (Greek #5043)
a child (as produced)
KJV usage: child, daughter, son.
Pronounce: tek'-non
Origin: from the base of 5098
in
en (Greek #1722)
"in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.
KJV usage: about, after, against, + almost, X altogether, among, X as, at, before, between, (here-)by (+ all means), for (... sake of), + give self wholly to, (here-)in(-to, -wardly), X mightily, (because) of, (up-)on, (open-)ly, X outwardly, one, X quickly, X shortly, (speedi-)ly, X that, X there(-in, -on), through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), under, when, where(-with), while, with(-in). Often used in compounds, with substantially the same import; rarely with verbs of motion, and then not to indicate direction, except (elliptically) by a separate (and different) preposition.
Pronounce: en
Origin: a primary preposition denoting (fixed) position (in place, time or state), and (by implication) instrumentality (medially or constructively), i.e. a relation of rest (intermediate between 1519 and 1537)
subjection
hupotage (Greek #5292)
subordination
KJV usage: subjectio n.
Pronounce: hoop-ot-ag-ay'
Origin: from 5293
with
meta (Greek #3326)
properly, denoting accompaniment; "amid" (local or causal); modified variously according to the case (genitive association, or accusative succession) with which it is joined; occupying an intermediate position between 575 or 1537 and 1519 or 4314; less intimate than 1722 and less close than 4862)
KJV usage: after(-ward), X that he again, against, among, X and, + follow, hence, hereafter, in, of, (up-)on, + our, X and setting, since, (un-)to, + together, when, with (+ -out). Often used in composition, in substantially the same relations of participation or proximity, and transfer or sequence.
Pronounce: met-ah'
Origin: a primary preposition (often used adverbially)
all
pas (Greek #3956)
apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole
KJV usage: all (manner of, means), alway(-s), any (one), X daily, + ever, every (one, way), as many as, + no(-thing), X thoroughly, whatsoever, whole, whosoever.
Pronounce: pas
Origin: including all the forms of declension
gravity
semnotes (Greek #4587)
venerableness, i.e. probity
KJV usage: gravity, honesty.
Pronounce: sem-not'-ace
Origin: from 4586
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Sal. 101:2• 2Entenderé en el camino de la perfección Cuando vinieres á mí: En integridad de mi corazón andaré en medio de mi casa. (Sal. 101:2)

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Ministry on This Verse

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1 Ti. 3:12• 12Los diáconos sean maridos de una mujer, que gobiernen bien sus hijos y sus casas. (1 Ti. 3:12)
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Gn. 18:19• 19Porque yo lo he conocido, sé que mandará á sus hijos y á su casa después de sí, que guarden el camino de Jehová, haciendo justicia y juicio, para que haga venir Jehová sobre Abraham lo que ha hablado acerca de él. (Gn. 18:19)
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Jos. 24:15• 15Y si mal os parece servir á Jehová, escogeos hoy á quién sirváis; si á los dioses á quienes siervieron vuestros padres, cuando estuvieron de esotra parte del río, ó á los dioses de los Amorrheos en cuya tierra habitáis: que yo y mi casa serviremos á Jehová. (Jos. 24:15)
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Sal. 101:2‑8• 2Entenderé en el camino de la perfección Cuando vinieres á mí: En integridad de mi corazón andaré en medio de mi casa.
 3No pondré delante de mis ojos cosa injusta: Aborrezco la obra de los que se desvían: Ninguno de ellos se allegará á mí.
 4Corazón perverso se apartará de mí; No conoceré al malvado.
 5Al que solapadamente infama á su prójimo, yo le cortaré; No sufriré al de ojos altaneros, y de corazón vanidoso.
 6Mis ojos pondré en los fieles de la tierra, para que estén conmigo: El que anduviere en el camino de la perfección, éste me sevirá.
 7No habitará dentro de mi casa el que hace fraude: El que habla mentiras no se afirmará delante de mis ojos.
 8Por las mañanas cortaré á todos los impíos de la tierra; Para extirpar de la ciudad de Jehová á todos los que obraren iniquidad. (Sal. 101:2‑8)
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Hch. 10:2• 2Pío y temeroso de Dios con toda su casa, y que hacía muchas limosnas al pueblo, y oraba á Dios siempre. (Hch. 10:2)
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Tit. 1:6• 6El que fuere sin crimen, marido de una mujer, que tenga hijos fieles que no estén acusados de disolución, ó contumaces. (Tit. 1:6)
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Fil. 4:8• 8Por lo demás, hermanos, todo lo que es verdadero, todo lo honesto, todo lo justo, todo lo puro, todo lo amable, todo lo que es de buen nombre; si hay virtud alguna, si alguna alabanza, en esto pensad. (Fil. 4:8)
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Fil. 4•  (Fil. 4)
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Tit. 2:2,7• 2Que los viejos sean templados, graves, prudentes, sanos en la fe, en la caridad, en la paciencia.
 7Mostrándote en todo por ejemplo de buenas obras; en doctrina haciendo ver integridad, gravedad, (Tit. 2:2,7)
• Children subject in all gravity. For there too practical inconsistency would be fatal; and so much the more, as God's assembly needs far more care than one's own house. (“On 1 Timothy 3:1-7” by W. Kelly)

J. N. Darby Translation

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conducting his own house well, having his children in subjection with all gravity;

W. Kelly Translation

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one that ruleth well his own house, having children in subjection with all gravity,