the “bishop” (ἐπίσκοπος), as “for” (οὖν) in v. 2* shows.13 ■ 2*, 3* “Without reproach” (ἀνεπίλημπτος)14 is found in the NT only in this epistle, but it is common in the higher Koine.15 With regard to “the husband of one wife” (μιᾶς γυναικὸς ἄνδρα, see v. 12*), the question has long since been raised (as it has with regard to Tit 1:6* and 1 Tim 5:9*) whether unchastity, viz. polygamy, or a second marriage, is excluded.16 The arguments for the latter assumption are: 1.
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