In I Timothy 3:2 what does "apt" mean?

Answer 1

Actually, there is no single word "apt" in this verse.

The Greek word "didaktikos" is translated "apt to teach" --that is, it means "skillful in teaching".

The same word is used in 2 Tim 2: 24.

And, those are the only two times this word is used in the entire New Testament!

Answer 2

Especially do congregation overseers have a responsibility to abide by their agreements. According to 1 Timothy 3:2, an overseer should be “irreprehensible.” This is the rendering of a Greek term meaning “not able to be taken hold of, irreproachable, beyond reproach.” It “implies not only that the man is of good report, but that he is deservedly so.” Since an overseer must be irreprehensible, his promises should always be reliable.

The apostle Peter and other approved servants of God holding positions of authority in the early Christian congregation were married men. (Matthew 8:14; Acts 18:2; 21:8, 9; 1 Corinthians 9:5) The apostle Paul’s directions to Timothy on the appointment of congregation overseers, or “bishops,” make this clear. He writes: “A bishop must be above reproach, the husband of one wife.” (1 Timothy 3:2, Revised Standard Version, Catholic Edition)
Notice that there is no suggestion at all that it was unfitting in any way for “a bishop” to be married. Paul simply indicated that “a bishop” should not be a polygamist; if married, he should have only one wife. In fact, the Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature, by McClintock and Strong, concludes: “No passage in the N[ew] T[estament] can be interpreted into a prohibition against the marriage of the clergy under the Gospel dispensation.”

Husband of one wife. (1 Timothy 3:2, 12) This does not mean that only married men can be ministerial servants and elders. If married, though, a man must have only one living wife and be faithful to her. (Hebrews 13:4) Unlike many non-Christian men in the first century, he cannot be a polygamist.

Answer 3

1 Timothy 3:2:
2Now the overseer must be above reproach, the husband of but one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,

Answer 4

"A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, temperate, sober-minded, of good behavior, hospitable, able to teach" If you are having trouble understanding the version of the Bible you have, try getting another translation.

Answer 5

Therefore, a bishop must be irreproachable, married only once, temperate, self-controlled, descent, hospitable, ABLE to teach.

APT to teach = ABLE to teach

Answer 6

apt-most likely to happen

Answer 7

It means "inclined," as in "inclined to teach."

Answer 8

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Answer 9

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I'm suprised you don't know what that means.

Answer 10

able