Strong’s
G423Adjective3 times in the New Testament (critical text)Where it occurs
Translated as
In the text
- 1 Timothy 3:2ἀνεπίλημπτον
An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of but one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,
Abbott-Smith
ἀν-επί-λημπτος (Rec. -λμπτος; Bl., § 6, 8), -ον
(ἀ- ἐπιλαμβάνω)
without reproach: 1Ti.3:2 5:7 6:14.†
SYN.: ἀμεμπτος, ἀνέγκλητος. It is stronger than these, for it implies not only that the man is of good report, but that he is deservedly so (cf. MM, VGT, see word).
(AS)
(ἀ- ἐπιλαμβάνω)
without reproach: 1Ti.3:2 5:7 6:14.†
SYN.: ἀμεμπτος, ἀνέγκλητος. It is stronger than these, for it implies not only that the man is of good report, but that he is deservedly so (cf. MM, VGT, see word).
(AS)
Sources: Abbott-Smith’s Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922, public domain) and glosses from STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAGNT (Greek New Testament, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.