Women (γυναικας). Accusative with δε εινα understood (οσαυτως, likewise) as in verse 8. Apparently "women as deacons" ([Reference …

Even so must their wives be grave. Chrysostom, Theophylact, Grotius, Bloomfield, and many others, suppose that by the word wives,…

Even so must their wives . . .—The position of this solitary charge, respecting deacons’ wives, in the midst of regulatio…

In the Greek language the same word is used for “woman” and “wife” (GK 1222). Since this word is found here for “their wives,” there are three poss…

Likewise the wives He means the wives both of deacons and of bishops, for they must be aids to their husbands in their office; which is no…

Even so must their wives be grave
Some instead of "wives" read "women", and understand them of deaconesses, such as …

The deacons were at first appointed to distribute the charity of the church and to manage its concerns, yet pastors and evangelists were among them…

1. Previously, the Apostle outlined the qualities a bishop should po e in himself. Now he describes the qualities he should have in his rela…