1Ti 3:1 | RWP | e4.org | Faithful is the saying ( πιστος ο λογος ). Here the phrase points to the preceding words (not like ) and should close the preceding paragraph. If a man seeketh ( ε τις ορεγετα ). Condition of first class, assumed as true. Present middle indicative of ορεγω , old verb to reach out after something, governing the genitive. In N.T. only here, ; . The office of a bishop ( επισκοπης ). Genitive case after ορεγετα . Late and rare word outside of LXX and N.T. (in a Lycaonian inscription). From επισκοπεω and means "over-seership" as in .

‏ 1 Timothy 3:1

Faithful is the saying ( πιστος ο λογος ). Here the phrase points to the preceding words (not like 1:15) and should close the preceding paragraph.

If a man seeketh ( ε τις ορεγετα ). Condition of first class, assumed as true. Present middle indicative of ορεγω, old verb to reach out after something, governing the genitive. In N.T. only here, 6:10; Heb 11:16.

The office of a bishop ( επισκοπης ). Genitive case after ορεγετα. Late and rare word outside of LXX and N.T. (in a Lycaonian inscription). From επισκοπεω and means "over-seership" as in Ac 1:20.