Albert Barnes Commentary Titus 2:3

"that aged women likewise be reverent in demeanor, not slanderers nor enslaved to much wine, teachers of that which is good;" — Titus 2:3 (ASV)

The aged women likewise. This refers not only to those who may hold the office of deaconesses, but to all older women.

That they be in behaviour as becometh holiness. A margin note says, holy women. The Greek word is not found elsewhere in the New Testament. It means appropriate to a sacred place or person, or fitting for religion. Their conduct should be such as the gospel requires.

Not false accusers. A margin note says, those who stir up strife. Greek: diabolous, the word commonly applied to the devil—as the accuser. See it explained in Barnes' commentary on 1 Timothy 3:11, where it is rendered slanderers.

Not given to much wine. See Barnes' commentary on 1 Timothy 3:3.

Teachers of good things. That is, instructing the younger women—whether their own children, or whether they hold the office of deaconess and are appointed to give instruction to younger women. Compare Barnes' commentary on 1 Timothy 5:2–6.