rwp Titus:1:7-8
rwp@Titus:1:7 @{The bishop} (\ton episkopon\). Same office as "elder" in strkjv@1:5|. "Elder is the title, oversight is the function" (B. Weiss). {As God's steward} (\hs theou oikonomon\). See strkjv@1Corinthians:4:1f.| for Paul's idea of the bishop (elder) as God's steward (cf. strkjv@1Corinthians:9:17; strkjv@Colossians:1:25; strkjv@Ephesians:3:2; strkjv@1Timothy:1:4|). {Not self-willed} (\m authad\). Old word (from \autos, hdomai\), self-pleasing, arrogant. In N.T. only here and strkjv@2Peter:2:10|. {Not soon angry} (\orgilon\). Old adjective from \org\ (anger). Here only in N.T. Vulgate, _iracundum_. For "brawler" and "striker" see strkjv@1Timothy:3:2|. {Not greedy of filthy lucre} (\aischrokerd\). "Not greedy of shameful gain." Used of deacons in strkjv@1Timothy:3:8|, \aphilarguron\ used of elders in strkjv@1Timothy:3:3|.
rwp@Titus:1:8 @{A lover of good} (\philagathon\). Late double compound (\philos, agathos\). See Wisdom strkjv@7:22. Here only in N.T. Just (\dikaion\), holy (\hosion\) not in strkjv@1Timothy:3|. {Temperate} (\egkrat\). Old and common adjective (\en, kratos\, strength), having power over, controlling, here only in N.T. Picture of self-control.