Behaviour (xatacrnjuwatt). N. T.°. See on xatacrory apparel, 1 Tim. ii. 9. It means, primarily, condition or state. Once in LXX, 8 Mace. v. 45, caradotnua pariddes the mad- dened state into which the war-elephants were excited. Hence the state in which one habitually bears himself — his deportment or demeanour.
As becometh holiness (cepompereis). N. T.°. LUXX, 4 Mace. ix. 25; xi. 20. In the Theages (wrongly ascribed
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to Plato), 7@ viel Td dvoua Pov Kal iepomperés you have given your son (Theages) an honorable and reverend name (122 D). It means beseeming a sacred place, person, or matter. Thus Athenaeus, vii, of one who had given a sacred banquet, says that the table was ornamented ‘epomperéctata in a manner most appropriate to the sacred cirewmstances. The meaning here is becoming those who are engaged in sacred service. This is the more striking if, as there is reason to believe, the mpeo- Bobrides represented a quasi-official position in the church. See on 1 Tim. v. 3, and comp. 1 Tim. ii. 10; Eph. v. 3.*
False accusers (d:aBedovs). Better, slanderers. See on Matt. iv. 1, and 1 Tim. iii. 6, 11.
Given to much wine (otvm woAd@ SedovAwpevas). More correctly, enslaved to much wine. The verb only here in Pastorals. Comp. 1 Tim. ii. 8.
Teachers of good things (xarodsvdacKxddous). N. T.°. °L XX, °Class.
4, They may teach (cadpovifwor). Better, school or train. N. T.°, °LXX. The verb means to make sane or sober-minded ; to recall a person to his senses ; hence, to moder- ate, chasten, discipline.
To love their husbands, to love their children (d:rav- Spous eivat, prrorécvous). Lit. to be husband-lovers, children- lovers. Both adjectives N.T.°. °L.XX. éAavépos in Class. not in this sense, but loving men or masculine habits ; lewd. In the better sense often in epitaphs. An inscription at Perga- mum has the following: "IovAvos Bdooos "Oranirla Horry TH yaucutdrn yovatkl, pirdvdpw kal piroréxve cupBrocdoy duéurtas @rn 0! Julius Bassus to Otacilia Polla my sweetest wife, who loved her husband and children and lived with me blamelessly for thirty years.
* Tn accordance with this view von Soden renders priesterlich. 'The A.V. is better than the Rev. reverent, which is colourless.
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5. Keepers at home (oixoupyovs). Wrong. Rend. work- ers at home. N. T.°. SLXX, °Class.*
Good (ayaOds). Not attributive of workers at home, but independent. Rend. kindly. The mistress of the house is to add to her thrift, energy, and strict discipline, benign, gracious, heartily kind demeanour. Comp. Matt. xx. 15; 1 Pet. ii. 18; Acts ix. 36. See on Acts xi. 24; Rom. v. T.f
Obedient (iotaccopdévas). Better, subject or in subjec- tion. Frequent in Paul, but not often in the active voice. See on Jas. iv. 7; Rom. viii. 7; Philip. iii. 21; and comp. 1 Cor. xiv. 34; Eph. v. 22; Col. iii. 18.
7. In all things (aepi mavra). Lit. concerning all things. The exact phrase, N. T.°. For analogous use of zrept comp. L. x. 40, 41; Acts xix. 25; 1 Tim.i.19; vi. 4, 21; 2 Tim.
li. 8.
Shewing thyself (ceavrov wapeyouevos). See on 1 Tim. i.4. The phrase N. T.°. but occurs in Class., as, to show one’s self holy or righteous; wise or skilful; wapéyew éavtov omdv- tov to make himself scarce. t
Incorruptness (apOopiav). Const. with shewing. N. T.°. Class. LXX once, Hag. ii. 18. Omit sincerity.
8. Sound speech (Adyor byuH). “Trers sound, only here in Pastorals. The usual form is the participle, as tysavev- Tov Aoyov, 2 Tim. i. 18; tyatvover Adyous, 1 Tim. vi. 3.
* A.V. follows the T. R. ofxovpo’s. Even with this reading the rendering is not accurate. The meaning is not stayers at home, but keepers or guard- tans of the household.
+ Some interesting remarks on the use of dyaéés by Homer may be found in Gladstone’s Homer and the Homeric Age, ii. 419 ff.