The Pulpit Commentary on Titus 1:6

The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public domain

Any man is for any be, A.V.; children that believe for faithful children, A.V.; who are not for not, A.V. Blameless ( ἀνέγκλητος); see 1 Timothy 3:10, note. The husband of one wife (see 1 Timothy 3:2, note£).

Having children that believe (see 1 Timothy 3:4). Mark the importance given to the "elder's" family as well as to his personal character. Not accused ( μὴ ἐν κατηγορίᾳ κ. τ. λ..); literally, not under an accusation (see 1 Timothy 5:19).

Riot ( ἀσωτίας); see Ephesians 5:18; 1 Peter 4:4; Luke 15:13. Used in Plato and Aristotle for "debauchery" or "profligacy," with the kindred words ἄσωτος ἀσωτεύομαι, etc. Unruly ( ἀνυπότακτα); Luke 15:10 and 1 Timothy 1:9, note.

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