1Ti 3:8 | RWP | e4.org | Deacons ( διακονους ). Accusative case of general reference like the preceding with δε εινα understood. Technical sense of the word here as in which see (two classes of church officers, bishops or elders, deacons). Grave ( σεμνους ). See . Repeated in verse ; . Not double-tongued ( μη διλογους ). Rare word ( δισ, λεγω ) saying same thing twice. Xenophon has διλογεω and διλογια . In Pollux, but LXX has διγλωσσος (double-tongued, Latin bilinguis ). Only here in N.T. One placed between two persons and saying one thing to one, another to the other. Like Bunyan's Parson "Mr. Two-Tongues." Not given to much wine ( μη οινω πολλω προσεχοντας ). "Not holding the mind ( τον νουν understood as usual with προσεχω , ) on much wine" ( οινω , dative case). That attitude leads to over-indulgence. Not greedy of filthy lucre ( μη αισχροκερδεις ). Old word from αισχρος ( ) and κερδος ( ). "Making small gains in mean ways" (Parry). Not genuine in verse . In N.T. only here and (of bishops).

‏ 1 Timothy 3:8

Deacons ( διακονους ). Accusative case of general reference like the preceding with δε εινα understood. Technical sense of the word here as in Php 1:1 which see (two classes of church officers, bishops or elders, deacons).

Grave ( σεμνους ). See Php 4:8. Repeated in verse 11; Tit 2:2.

Not double-tongued ( μη διλογους ). Rare word ( δισ, λεγω ) saying same thing twice. Xenophon has διλογεω and διλογια. In Pollux, but LXX has διγλωσσος (double-tongued, Latin bilinguis). Only here in N.T. One placed between two persons and saying one thing to one, another to the other. Like Bunyan's Parson "Mr. Two-Tongues."

Not given to much wine ( μη οινω πολλω προσεχοντας ). "Not holding the mind ( τον νουν understood as usual with προσεχω, 1Ti 1:4) on much wine" ( οινω, dative case). That attitude leads to over-indulgence.

Not greedy of filthy lucre ( μη αισχροκερδεις ). Old word from αισχρος (Eph 5:12) and κερδος (Php 1:21). "Making small gains in mean ways" (Parry). Not genuine in verse 3. In N.T. only here and Tit 1:7 (of bishops).